Assignments and Tentative Schedule

Projects will be weekly and scores will be posted in D2L . Before attempting problems, you are expected to read the material carefully. You are strongly encouraged to discuss assignments with your instructor and to work with your fellow classmates. However, you are expected to write up your own solutions. The semester will conclude with a final project presentation to take place during scheduled final exam day and time.

It is assumed that each student has their own laptop. There are also two computer labs located in Old Main 3041 and 3013. The computers in the library may not have all relevant software we need but if you click on this link then 'VMware Horizon HTML Access', you will be able to access the virtual desktop.

Daily activities and assignments

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
9 Jan How to connect to the virtual desktop and a quick introduction to RStudio. Click here for slides from a recent talk.	11 Jan Click here for Introduction to RStudio .	13 Jan Class canceled; instead click here for Project 1 due Fri 20 Jan. (last updated Jan 15)
16 Jan No Classes	18 Jan Reading material: An Introduction to R. Click here for intro to plots, tapply, and data frames.	20 Jan Click here for Project 2 due Fri 27 Jan. (last updated Jan 22)
23 Jan Reading material: R Graphics Click here for intro to data visualization and graphics.	25 Jan	27 Jan Click here for Project 3 (last updated Jan 29)
30 Jan Click here for continued study of data visualization; intro to data structures.	1 Feb Windows users, please visit Cygwin and PuTTY/VNC .	3 Feb Click here for Project 4 (last updated Feb 3)
6 Feb Click here an introduction to R Markdown and ggplot.	8 Feb	10 Feb Click here for Project 5 (last updated Feb 19)
13 Feb Click here for an introduction to using the terminal window.	15 Feb Click here for an introduction to SQLite.	17 Feb No Classes
20 Feb Click here for SQLite in R (in mathvnc). Click here for MySQL in R (in virtual machine).	22 Feb Click here for regular expressions in SQL.	24 Feb guest speaker Dr. Anabela Maia from Biology
27 Feb Click here for an introduction to statistics in R.	1 Mar	3 Mar Click here for Project 6 due today (last updated Mar 5)
6 Mar Click here for an introduction to ANOVA.	8 Mar EIU Career Services; current EIU graduate student; UIUC resume writing and samples ; industry and government careers; latex resume templates in Overleaf.	10 Mar Final Project Brainstorm! Project 7 due today (last updated Mar 3)
20 Mar regular expressions 101	22 Mar Job Search: indeed.com, linkedin.com, usajobs.gov.	24 Mar Project 8 due: Cover letter for a job, Resume, and read Ch 3 of WMD guest speaker Dr. Barry Kronenfeld.
27 Mar Analyzing Chicago Crime Statistics	29 Mar Monte Carlo Simulations	31 Mar Project 9 due today (last updated Mar 28)
3 Apr Ch 4 WMD Click here for an introduction to ggmap.	5 Apr maps	7 Apr Project 10 (last updated: 5 Apr) due Wed 19 Apr.
10 Apr Ch 5 WMD Click here for an introduction to htmltab.	12 Apr	14 Apr guest speaker Mr. Ahmed Salim Nuhu
17 Apr Ch 6	19 Apr Ch 7 guest speaker Dr. Andrew Mertz	21 Apr Ch 8 5 minute project presentation
24 Apr Ch 9 JSON to CSV Converter Data.json Merge Tool	26 Apr Ch 10 reddit datasets reddit data is beautiful reddit beautiful maps	28 Apr Conclusion 5 minute project presentation

Course Grade

The course grade will be composed of the grades on the projects and be determined using the following distributions. A: 90-100%, B: 80-89%, C: 70-79%, D: 60-69%, and F:0-59%.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend class meetings as scheduled. When an absence does occur, the student is responsible for the material covered during the absence. When possible, the student should notify the instructor in advance of an anticipated absence.

Course and Instructor Evaluations

During the last few weeks of the semester, you will be provided an opportunity to evaluate this course and your instructor. Your feedback is vital to improving education at Eastern Illinois University. I strongly urge you to participate in the evaluation system.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Click here to view information regarding accommodations.

Academic Dishonesty

Eastern Illinois University faculty and students commit themselves towards maintaining a culture of academic integrity and honesty. Click here to view the Student Code of Conduct. Violations will be reported to the Office of Student Standards, which can result in a failing grade for the course.

Student Success Center

Students who are having difficulty achieving their academic goals are encouraged to contact the Student Success Center. The center provides individualized consultations for assistance with time management, test taking, note taking, avoiding procrastination, setting goals, and other skills to support academic achievement.

Take Care of Yourself

Diminished mental health, including significant stress, mood changes, excessive worry, or problems with eating and/or sleeping can interfere with optimal academic performance. The source of symptoms might be related to your course work; if so, please speak with me. However, problems with relationships, family worries, loss, or a personal struggle or crisis can also contribute to decreased academic performance. Know that help, if needed, is available.

EIU provides cost-free mental health services through the Counseling Center to help you manage personal challenges that threaten your personal or academic well-being. Visit them on the first floor of the Human Services Building, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am-4:30 pm. You may also contact them at 217-581-3413. For after-hours emergencies, contact their emergency number at 217-549-6483.

If you are uncomfortable seeking on-campus services, LifeLinks in Mattoon offers mental health services. Although they charge fees for some services, they have a no-cost toll free Crisis Line (866-567-2400); when a caller phones the toll free number, they are immediately connected to a trained crisis clinician. There is no cost for this service, and it is available 365 days per year, 24 hours per day.

Remember, getting help is a smart and healthy thing to do - for yourself and for your loved ones.