Class Overview
Why is this important?
This brief labs session helps us identify any troubleshooting issues relating to the remote labs. We will work with some of the software that requires academic licensing to ensure that the lab license are running correctly. This is important as technical and software issues with the remote labs can affect your ability to meet your learning goals and complete the course deliverables.
What will we do?
This pre-quarter one hour session is part of the MPAcc Orientation. This short class aims to identify any troubleshooting issues relating to using the Remote labs.
How this relates to other classes:
We will work on the Foster Remote Labs to test various software. The datasets we will work with have common data quality issues we will address and provide a good reason to consider visualization.
Materials and Preparation
Class Materials
- Case: Analytics_mindset_case_studies_ETL_Overview
- Slides: PowerPoint or PDF
- Analytics Tools: Git and GitHub, Alteryx, Tableau
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Suggested Pre-Class Preparation
- There is no required preparation for this class.
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Class Plan
- We will log into the remote labs.
- We will set up the data delivery system by executing a command line prompt
git clone https://github.com/ashercurtis/datasets.io - We will set up folders in the U drive and discuss some early digital proficiency goals.
- Finally, we will open some of the important software for the MPAcc labs and build an introductory workflow.