Dates
Tuesdays from 4:30-6:00pm, July 6, 2021 - August 10, 2021
Location
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Instructors
Dr. Katie Lotterhos
Associate Professor of Marine & Environmental Sciences
Northeastern University
Dylan Titmuss
B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & English
Northeastern University
Outline
Week 1: Giving instructions to a computer
Date
July 6
Overview
Meet the participants, go over coding terminology, practice giving explicit instructions, and try paired coding.
Week 2: Learn to code in Scratch
Date
July 13
Overview
Become familiar with coding basics by learning to code in Scratch.
Week 3: Northeastern's HPC & Introduction to R - swirl()
Date
July 20
Overview
Begin learning the basics of coding in R using the program swirl().
Week 4: More with R - swirl()
Date
July 27
Overview
Continue using swirl() to learn to code in R, exploring vectors, matrices, and dataframes.
Week 5: Make a plot with R
Date
August 3
Overview
Build on the previous activities by making plots in swirl(), and then create a plot using external data.
Week 6: Into the future!
Date
August 10
Overview
Learn how to download and use R on your own, make a resume, and discuss career opportunities involving data science and coding.