Weekly Schedule
May 15-17
May 15th – Wednesday
- Location
- Durham 171
- Daily Goals
- DSPG Introductions, Data Camp Assessments, and Data Team Activity
- 8:00 – 8:30:
- Introduction to the DSPG Program (Slide Deck of Past Projects and General Goals)
- Introductions between DSPG Scholars, Fellows, and Project Advisers
- 8:30 – 9:30:
- Share information about student expectations
- Share scheduling information
- Share calendar information of the program
- 9:30 - 12:00:
- DataCamp Assessments
- Analytic Fundamentals
- R Programming
- Python Programming
- AI Fundamentals
- DataCamp Assessments
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 1:15: Data Team Activity Introduction
- 1:15 - 3:15: Data Team Activity Work Time
- 3:15 - 4:00: Data Team Activity Presentations
May 16th – Thursday
- Location
- Durham 171
- Daily Goals
- Git, GitHub, Teams, Outlook Calendar, CyBox, and Blogs Setup
- 8:00 – 10:00:
- Create a GitHub Account and Join GitHub Education
- Read through What is Git? The Complete Guide to Git
- Complete the Introduction to GitHub Lesson
- Complete the Review Pull Requests Lesson
- Complete the Resolve Merge Conflicts Lesson
- Complete the Communicate Using Markdown Lesson
- Other GitHub Skills to Explore
- 10:00 – 10:30:
- Go over the Teams Channels
- Go over CyBox setups
- Go over Outlook Calendar
- 10:30 – 12:00:
- Introduction to the Blogging System
- Introduction to GitHub Classrooms System
- Quarto Blogs Setup and Training
- 12:00 – 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 – 4:00:
- Students Receive First Blog Assignment on Their Introductions
- Render Blog with Student Files at the End of Day
May 17th – Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268 (EVERY FRIDAY)
- Daily Goals
- Blog Student Introduction Presentations and DataCamp
- 8:00 – 12:00:
- Student Introduction Presentation Preparations
- DataCamp Training
- Select either of the Introductory R or Python Track Assignments
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 – 3:00: Student Introduction Presentations
May 20-24
May 20th – Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311 (EVERY MON-THUR)
- Daily Goals
- Tidycensus Training
- 8:00 – 9:00: Graphics Monday Exercise
- 9:00 - 12:00: Tidycensus Training Starts
- Introduction: Read through the Topics below on Census Reporter
- Getting Started
- About the Census
- Geography
- Look through the Table Codes to get an idea of what’s available
- The Census Subjects headings detail how each variable is collected and what tables are associated with those variables
- Practice in R: Read through the Designated Sections of the Analyzing US Census Data Book
- Review the material from the Preface up to Chapter 5: Census Geographic Data and Applications in R
- Introduction: Read through the Topics below on Census Reporter
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 4:00: Tidycensus Training Continues
- Recent Materials: Review the Working with the 2022 ACS and Analyzing 2020 Decennial US Census Data in R presentations. There is a lot of overlap with the book, but you can click the hamburger icon on the bottom left to navigate the menu when its information you’ve already learned.
- Census Mapping: Go through the Doing ‘GIS’ and making maps with US Census data in R presentation. This will be new information so practice the code on the presentation with areas of interest to you. You can use these materials for your upcoming blog post.
May 21st – Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Project Assignments, Matthew Voss on Quarto Documents, and Tidycensus assignment
- 8:00 – 9:00: Team Assignments and Project Introductions
- 9:00 - 12:00: TidyCensus Assignment Start
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 2:00: Presentation on Quarto Document Generation
- 2:00 - 4:00: Complete Tidycensus Assignment
May 22nd – Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Students Hold Their First Client Meeting
- 8:00 - 9:00: Complete
- 9:00 - 10:00: Start Project Specific DataCamp Training
- 1:00 - 4:00: Client Meetings for All Teams
- Zoning Guide Meets at 2321 N Loop Dr. Suite 121 (link to Google Maps)
- Housing and AI Meets at 2321 N Loop Dr. Second Floor West Conference Room
- Capitals at East Hall 311
May 23rd – Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
*Zoning Guide Team Completes Their Assignments from Client Meeting
- 8:00 - 9:00: Solomon Eshun Presentation
- 9:00 - 12:00: Project Specific Training Continues
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 2:00: Guest Speaker - Félix A. Báez-Santiago
- 2:00 - 4:00: Project Specific Training Continues
May 24th - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
DSPG is Half-day - Work Until 1:00
- 8:00 - 10:00: Complete Tidycensus-Retail Trade Presentations
- 10:00 - 12:00: Tidycensus-Retail Trade Presentations
- 12:00 - 1:00: DataCamp Training
Rest of the Day is Off
May 27-31
May 27th - Monday
Memorial Day Break - No DSPG
May 28th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Start Project Specific Work
- 8:00 - 9:00: Data Science Trivia
- 9:00 - 12:00: Project Members Meet with their Teams
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 4:00: Project Specific Work Continues
May 29th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Continue Project Work & Census Training with Sandy
- 8:00 - 9:00: Housing Data Sources Inventory
- 9:00 - 10:00: Project Specific Work Continues
- 10:00 - 12:00: Sandra Burke Census Presentation
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 4:00: Project Specific Work Continues
May 30th - Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Continue Project Work & Learn about Coding Functions with Karthik Hanumanthaiah
- All Day: Project Specific Work Continues
May 31st - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- Daily Goals
- Create First Weekly Team Blog
- 8:00 - 10:00: Complete this Week’s Project Goals
- 10:00 - 12:00: Student’s Create Weekly Team Blog
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 3:00: Student’s Present Team Weekly Blog
- 3:00 - 4:00: Review Feedback and Submit Final weekly Blog
June 3-7
June 3rd - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Continue Project Work & Functions Presentation
- 8:00 - 10:00: Karthik Hanumanthaiah Functions Presentation
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 4th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Daily Goals
- Guest Speaker
- 8:00 - 11:30: Continue Project Work
- 11:30 - 12:30: Guest Speaker - Dr. Cass Dorius
- 12:30 - 1:30: Lunch Break
- 1:30 - 4:00: Continue Project Work
June 5th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 10:00: Graphics Activity
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 6th - Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:00: Assign Personal Blog Assignment
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 7th - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- 8:00 - 9:00: Data Science Trivia
- 9:00 - 12:00: Complete Project Work
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 2:30: Complete Weekly Team Blogs
- 2:30 - 4:00: Present Team Blogs
June 10-14
June 10th - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:00: Last Week’s Blog Wrap-Up & Presentations
- 9:00 - 11:00: Continue Project Work
- 11:00 - 12:00: Jay Maxwell - ArcGIS Pro Workshop
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 11th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
June 12th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 11:30: Continue Project Work
- 11:30 - 12:30: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 2:00: Guest Speaker - Dr. Scott Samuelson
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 13th - Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:30: Graphics Activity
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 14th - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- 8:00 - 9:00: Data Science Trivia
- 9:00 - 12:00: Complete Project Work
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 3:00: Complete Weekly Team Blogs
- 3:00 - 4:00: Present Team Blogs
June 17-22
June 17th - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:00: Last Week’s Team Blog & Personal Blog Completion
- 9:00 - 12:00: ITAG Presentation Work
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 18th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:45: Graphics Activity
- 9:45 - 12:00: ITAG Presentation Work
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 19th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 12:00: Continue Project Work
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 2:00 - 3:00: ITAG Mock Presentations
June 20th - Thursday
- Location
- Meet Across Lake Laverne at 7:00AM
- All Day: ITAG
June 21st - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- 8:00 - 9:00: Data Science Trivia
- 9:00 - 12:00: Complete Project Work
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 3:00: Complete Weekly Team Blogs
- 3:00 - 4:00: Present Team Blogs
June 24-28
June 24th - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:00: Graphics Activity
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 25th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Throughout the Day: Student One-on-One Meetings
- All Day: Continue Project Work
June 26th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Throughout the Day: Student One-on-One Meetings
- Throughout the Day: Client Meetings
June 27th - Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 9:00: Data Science Trivia
- Throughout the Day: Student One-on-One Meetings
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
June 28th - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- 8:00 - 12:00: Continue Project Work
- 1:00 - 3:00: Weekly Blog Preparations
- 3:00 - 4:00: Weekly Blog Presentations
July 1-5
July 1st - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
July 2nd - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- 8:00 - 11:00: Tableau Workshop by Christopher Seeger
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
July 3rd - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
Tentative: DSPG is Half-day - Work Until 12:00
July 4th - Thursday
July 4th Break - No DSPG
July 5th - Friday
July 4th Break - No DSPG
July 8-12
July 8th - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
July 9th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
July 10th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
July 11th - Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
July 12th - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- 8:00 - 12:00: Continue Project Work
- 1:00 - 3:00: Weekly Blog Preparations
- 3:00 - 4:00: Weekly Blog Presentations
July 15-19
July 15th - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
July 16th - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
- 3:30 - 4:00: ISU High Performance Computer Tour
July 17th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
- 12:00 - 1:00: Guest Speaker - Kelsey Van Selous
- 1:00 - 2:00: Lunch Break
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
July 18th - Thursday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Project Work
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 2:00: Guest Speaker - Erik Goodale
- Rest of Day: Continue Project Work
July 19th - Friday
- Location
- Carver 0268
- 8:00 - 12:00: Project Work Wrap-Up
- 12:00 - 1:00: Lunch Break
- 1:00 - 3:00: Work on Final Presentation Outlines
- 3:00 - 4:00: Present Presentation Outlines
July 22-26
July 22nd - Monday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Presentation Preparations
July 23rd - Tuesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- All Day: Continue Presentation Preparations
July 24th - Wednesday
- Location
- East Hall 311
- Morning: Mock Presentations to Project Advisors
- Afternoon: Incorporate Feedback into Presentations
July 25th - Thursday
- Location
- Student Innovation Center 0114
Final Presentation Rehearsals
- Morning: Mock Presentations
- Afternoon: Incorporate Feedback into Presentations
July 26th - Friday
- Location
- Student Innovation Center 0114
Final Presentations
Presentation Schedule
- 9:15 - 9:30: Introduction to DSPG Presentations
- 9:30 - 10:15: Presentation: Housing and AI Project
- 10:15 - 10:30: Session Q&A
- 10:30 - 11:15: Presentation: Community Capitals
- 11:15 - 11:30: Session Q&A
- 11:30 - 12:15: Presentation: Iowa Zoning Guide Project
- 12:15 - 12:30: Session Q&A
- 12:30 - 12:40: Concluding Remarks