class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide .title[ # DS 2020 Final Projects ] .author[ ### Will Ju ] --- ## Final Project Basics - team based project (2 - 3 members) - maximum of 5 members, larger teams are expected to deliver longer report - each individual is expected to ask at least 2 questions based on the data. Thus, each individual is expected to make at least two visuals in the report - real-world datasets are highly encouraged --- ## Final Project Evaluation - Report (22.5% of entire grade) - the report evaluation rubric will be posted on Canvas - Presentation (7.5% of entire grade) - Extra credit - use real-world dataset - submit proposal on Canvas - submit report draft on Canvas - ... --- ## Timeline - Start of November: Project proposal due - End of November: Report draft due - Week of Dec 8 and Dec 15: Presentation - Dec 15: Report due --- ## Project Proposal - Research topic (title) - Team members - Data - Questions to be addressed --- ## Final Report Your final project report is expected to be structured as the following: - Introduction / background - Data - Could include data processing - Methods if applicable - Results - Your findings - Conclusion Take a look at [A good example from previous semester](https://github.com/BraedenCollings/Final-Project-DS202) --- ## Final Presentation - You will need to select a time slot for your final presentation on either Dec 8, Dec 10, or Dec 15 - The length of your presentation time slot depends on the number of students of your team. Each student is expected to have 5 minutes; e.g. A team of 3 students will have 15 minutes for final presentation - You will make slides (PowerPoint/Keynote/Google Slides) for your final presentation covering the intro, data, main results, and conclusion of your project