Technical Topics

The intent is to teach students how to learn new tools. More specifically, what to look for in setup instructions, how to google for help, and how to use documentation. First, follow the setup instructions in the bottom of the github repository for this class.

- github getting started

how to use git for version control

- python fundamentals

- pandas

data cleaning and other spreadsheet functions

- github usage

how to collaborate with teammates

- easy scraping

using free tools like google scraper

- graphing

- predictive data analysis




Quick Intros

- basics of websites

- javascript fundamentals

- fancy graphing (d3)

- get data using api

- advanced scraping