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+# DSJC Course Canvas Information
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+Everything needed to prepare the Data Science Journal Club (DSJC) Course on Canvas.
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+## Syllabus
+
+To obtain the latest copy of the syllabus, please go [here](https://gitlab.rc.uab.edu/rc-data-science/communications/dsjc-course/-/blob/main/data_science_journal_club_syllabus.html) and click the download button on the far right, just above the code. Looks like a downward facing arrow point into an inbox.