The intent is to have the course run every session each year: Fall, Spring, Summer. The UAB Academic Calendar dictates when classes start for each session, and the goal should be to have the course published the week before classes start.
Instructor of Record: Kristina M. Visscher <mailto:kmv@uab.edu>
UAB Academic Calendar: <https://www.uab.edu/students/academics/academic-calendar>
## The Checklist
- [ ] Merge GBSC and IDNE sections. Requires a ticket via course instructor Kristina Visscher <mailto:kmv@uab.edu>.
- [ ] Add course TAs and instructors as needed. Requires a ticket via course instructor Kristina Visscher <mailto:kmv@uab.edu>. This must occur _after_ the merger! Please instruct central IT on this point.
-[ ] Upload the [syllabus](data_science_journal_club_syllabus.html)
- Click the `</>` symbol at the bottom-right of the big text box and copy-paste the HTML (linked above) into the box. Click the symbol again to verify the formatting is correct.
- Show Course Summary: checked
-**Manually verify all links!**
-[ ] Set up the [assignments](data_science_journal_club_assignment.html)
- Assignment name e.g. `Demonstration #1`
- Click the `</>` symbol at the bottom-right of the big text box and copy-paste the HTML (linked above) into the box. Click the symbol again to verify the formatting is correct.
-**Change the "Syllabus" link to the new course syllabus URL.**
- Points: `1`
- Display Grade as: `Complete/Incomplete`
- Submission Type: `No Submission`
- Group Assignment: unchecked
- Peer Reviews: unchecked
- Assign:
- Assign to: Everyone
- Due: last day of final exams according to the current session on <https://www.uab.edu/students/academics/academic-calendar>
- Available from/until: blank
- Click save and publish! Ensure the assignments are published in the Assignments main page, with a green checkmark icon next to each.
Once the first one is created, go to the main Assignments page. Click the vertical three dots next to the assignment you created. Click "Duplicate" and go from there.
-**Manually verify all links!**
- [ ] Adjust settings
The course is a collaboration between Kristina Visscher of the UAB Department of Neurobiology and UAB IT Research Computing. The intent of the course is to provide a guided platform for self-motivated students to learn more about Data Science and its important accessory skills. Accessory skills include software development, programming, data engineering, image and signal processing, visualization development, and high performance computing.
The course runs every session each year: Fall, Spring, Summer. The UAB Academic Calendar dictates when classes start for each session. As instructors, our goal should be to have the course published the week before classes start.
## Course Setup Checklist
Steps can be performed by any Instructors unless otherwise noted.
- UAB Academic Calendar: <https://www.uab.edu/students/academics/academic-calendar>
### Abbreviations
-**IOR**: Instructor of Record
-**TA**: Teaching Assistant
-**SLA**: Service Level Agreement
-**WYSIWYG**: What You See Is What You Get
- Refers to a kind of text editor that lets you see what the resulting document will look like as you make changes.
- Microsoft Word is WYSIWYG.
- Most Canvas Page text entry boxes are WYSIWYG by default.
## Notes on Using Canvas
Most Canvas Page text entry boxes, including those of Syllabus and Assignments, have a WYSIWYG HTML editor. The entry mode can be changed to raw HTML mode by clicking the `</>` symbol at the bottom-right of the box. We use raw HTML mode extensively, allowing us to version control invidividual pages for the content of the course.
