Meetup 1 Slides

Click here to download slides for Meetup 1.

I have posted the slides for Meetup 1 which you can view by clicking here

This week we are going to discuss the nuts and bolts of what this course is about, and give a brief introduction to the data science workflow and the tools that you will be using.

Here are some key first steps (duplicated from the initial announcement):

• Read the syllabus.
• Go through the course overview materials, and complete the week 1 readings.
• Download, install, and configure R, then RStudio.
• Sign up for a (free) GitHub account.
• Introduce yourself on the course discussion forum on Brightspace.
• Join our Slack workspace:
  • I will invite you to our DATA 607 Slack Channel within that workspace
    
• Attend our first meetup on Monday at 6:45 p.m. ET on Zoom
• Use the google doodle poll to sign up for your Data Science in Context presentation