NCSES Module 2

Module 2 Zoom MEETINGS

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Day 1: Nov 3 Day 2: Nov 4 Day 3: Nov 5 Day 4: Nov 8

Day 5: Nov 9 Day 6: Nov 15 Day 7: Nov 16

DAY 1

OVERVIEW, PROJECT SCOPING, AND PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

  • 55 mins: Overview, Project Scoping, and Privacy and Confidentiality

  • 5 mins: Break

  • 55 mins: Group work

  • 5 mins: Preview of Day 2

day 2

class materials

Project Template

Chapter 2 + Chapter 4

Slide Deck

Feedback Form

homework for day 3

Notebook Video (slides) / Questions

01_Data_Exploration_SED_SDR.ipynb (in ADRF)

01_Data_Exploration_SED_SDR_checkpoints.ipynb (in ADRF)

Dataset introduction SED and SDR

  • 55 mins: Dataset Exploration

  • 5 mins: Break

  • 55 mins: Group work

    • Accessing Notebooks in the ADRF

  • 5 mins: Preview for Day 3

day 3

Dataset introduction UMETRICS

  • 30 mins: Dataset Exploration

  • 5 mins: Break

  • 1 hour 20 mins: Group work

  • 5 mins: Preview of Day 4

class materials

Project Template

Slide Deck

Feedback Form

Homework for day 4

Notebook Video (slides) / Questions

02_Data_Exploration_UMETRICS.ipynb (in ADRF)

02_Data_Exploration_UMETRICS_checkpoints.ipynb (in ADRF)

Record linkage video /Questions

day 4

RECORD LINKAGE

  • 40 mins: Dataset Construction and Measurement

  • 5 mins: Break

  • 70 mins: Group work

  • 5 mins: Preview of Day 5

class materials

Project Template

Slide Deck

Feedback Form

homework for day 5

03_Linkage.ipynb (supplemental in ADRF)

Notebook Video (slides) / Questions

05_Visualization.ipynb (ADRF)

05_Visualization_checkpoints.ipynb (ADRF)

day 5

class materials

Project Template

Chapter 6

Slide Deck

Feedback Form

Visualization Examples in R

homework for day 6

Notebook video (slides) / Questions

06_Text_Analysis.ipynb

06_Text_Analysis_checkpoints.ipynb

BASICS AND APPLICATIONS OF DATA VISUALIZATION

  • 50 mins: Basics of Data Visualization

  • 5 mins: Break

  • 1 hr: Group work

  • 5 mins: Preview of Day 6

day 6

class materials

Project Template

Slide Deck

Feedback Form

Homework for day 6

Prepare for presentation

Text Analysis

55 mins: Text Analysis

  • 5 mins: Break

  • 55 mins: Group work

  • 5 mins: Preview for Day 7

day 7

Project Template

Slide Deck

Presentation Feedback Form (for each group)

Zoom chat history

Interim presentations

  • 1 hour 30 mins: Module 2 Project Status Presentations

    • Present work and what has been accomplished thus far and include future work to be accomplished before Module 3.

    • 7 minutes presentation + 8 minutes Q&A for each group