Practical
Data Management and Statistical Computing (BioEp691F)
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Course Outline and Schedule
Last update: 20OCT2011 (subject to change)
| Class Session: | Topic |
| Tu 09/06/11 | Introduction / Course Overview: Expectations and Management |
| Th 09/08/11 | Complete Hardware and Software / Introduction to Dreamweaver |
| Tu 09/13/11 | Dreamweaver / Website Design and Management |
| Th 09/15/11 | Data Management Systems |
| Tu 09/20/11 | Review of class websites Design of Data Collection Instruments / Introduction to Case Studies |
| Th 09/22/11 | The Butterfly Ballot: Anatomy of a Disaster Managing Data Collection, Coding and Entry / Introduction to Databases / MS Access |
| Tu 09/27/11 | Data Management Systems |
| Th 09/29/11 | Data Management Systems / Preparing forms for data entry |
| Tu 10/04/11 | MS Access: Database Development Notes: |
| Th 10/06/11 | Quality Control and Documentation -- Introduce GROUP PROJECT |
| Tu 10/11/11 | NO Class -- UMass is following Monday schedule |
| Th 10/13/11 | Privacy and Protection of Data / GROUP PROJECT Time |
| Tu 10/18/11 | Privacy and Protection of Data -- GROUP PROJECT time |
| Th 10/20/11 | Privacy and Protection of Data -- Group Project Time Example Data Use Agreement Example Authorization |
| Tu 10/25/11 | Privacy and Protection of Data: Security / GROUP PROJECT time - Part I due in class |
| Th 10/27/11 | GROUP PROJECT time |
| Tu 11/01/11 | SAS: More on the DATA step -- lengths; set vs. merge; computation of new variables |
| Th 11/03/11 | More on the DATA step -- input, infile, file, put; missing values; formats, labels |
| Tu 11/08/11 | More on the DATA step -- lengths; set vs. merge; computation of new variables |
| Th 11/10/11 | Unit 3: Data set restructuring; |
| Tu 11/15/11 | Unit 3: multiple operations (arrays) |
Th 11/17/11 |
Unit 4: PUT statement; Date/Time values |
| Tu 11/22/11 | Unit 4: SAS Data step Functions |
| Th 11/24/11 | Thanksgiving Holiday - No class |
| Tu 11/29/11 | Unit 5: Summary Statistics and Frequency Tables |
| Th 12/01/11 | Unit 5: Reporting Procedures FINAL EXAM POSTED |
Tu 12/06/11 |
Unit 6: Procedures for Managing Data |
| Th 12/08/11 | Last Class |
| Th 12/16/11 | FINAL EXAM DUE by noon! |