Schedule

The schedule below provides a tentative outline of our plans for the semester.

For each class period, the table below will list the topic, tasks that should be completed before class (Before), materials we will cover during class (During), and tasks that should be completed after class (After).

Use this page, in combination with the STAT 494 Google Calendar, to stay up-to-date on course deadlines and other important dates.

Week Date Topic Before During After
1 1/23 Onboarding Skim syllabus & website Introductions

Learning Goals Brainstorm
1. Submit Syllabus Reflection (due 1/24)
2. Prep for JC1 (Journal Club 1)
3. Update R/RStudio (instructions)
2 1/28 Onboarding Prep for Journal Club Journal Club 1

Journal Club Sign-Up
1. Sign up for Journal Club slot
2. Prep for Lab 1:
- Update R/RStudio
- Read (Sec 3.3–3.4)
- Watch (5 min)
- Watch (14 min)
3. Start prep for JC2
2 1/30 Big Data Prep for Lab 1 (least squares reading/videos) Intro to GWAS

Lab 1: The \(p>n\) Problem
1. Finish prep for JC2
2. Continue Lab 1
3. Start Initial Learning Reflection
3 2/4 Big Data Prep for Journal Club Journal Club 2

GWAS Methods
1. Prep for Lab 2: install snpStats [link], tidyverse, broom, & qqman
2. Continue Lab 1 & Initial Learning Reflection
3. Start prep for JC3
3 2/6 Big Data Prep for Lab 2 (install R packages) GWAS Implementation

Lab 2
1. Submit Lab 1 & Initial Learning Reflection (due 2/7)
2. Finish prep for JC3
3. Continue Lab 2
4 2/11 Big Data Prep for Journal Club Journal Club 3: activity & slides

GWAS Implementation (continued)
1. Continue Lab 2
2. Start prep for JC4
3. Start CS1 (Content Summary 1)
4 2/13 Big Data   Multiple Testing

Lab 3
1. Submit Lab 2 (due 2/14)
2. Finish prep for JC4
3. Continue CS1
5 2/18 Big Data   independent work day
(Kelsey’s sick)
1. Continue CS1
2. Finish prep for JC4
5 2/20 Observational Data Prep for Journal Club Journal Club 4

Intro to Genetic Ancestry
1. Finish CS1 (due 2/21)
2. Prep for JC5
3. Brainstorm project topics
4. Plan your Capstone Days schedule
6 2/25 Observational Data Prep for Journal Club Journal Club 5

Intro to PCA

Lab 4
1. Finalize your Capstone Days schedule
2. Prep for JC6
3. Brainstorm project topics
4. Continue Lab 4
6 2/27 Capstone Days   No class today.

Attend MSCS Capstone Days!
1. Prep for JC6
2. Finish Capstone Reflection
3. Brainstorm project topics
4. Continue Lab 4
7 3/4 Observational Data Prep for Journal Club

Finish Lab 4 Part 1

Bring Capstone Reflection to class
Journal Club 6

Ancestry Inference Continued

Lab 4 (continued)
1. Prep for next class
2. Continue Lab 4
3. Continue project brainstorm
4. Start Midterm Reflection / sign up for Midterm Conference
7 3/6 Observational Data Finish Lab 4 Part 2

Watch two videos:
- Bias & Variance Intro (focus on bias)
- Bias Examples
Confounders & Colliders

Project Preferences Survey
1. Submit Lab 4 (due 3/6)
2. Continue Midterm Reflection
3. Start CS2
8 3/11 and 3/13 Midterm Conferences Prep for Midterm Conference

Submit Midterm Reflection 48 hrs prior
No class this week.

Attend / prep for your conference

Work on CS2 and Topic Proposal
1. Finish CS2 (due 3/14) Continue CS2 (due 3/28)
2. Finish Topic Proposal (due 3/14)
9 3/18 and 3/20 Spring Break   No class this week.

Enjoy your break!
 
10 3/25 Observational & Correlated Data   Catch-Up Day 1. Prep for JC7
2. Continue CS2
3. Continue project (next checkpoint = Intro Prez 4/3)
10 3/27 Correlated Data Prep for Journal Club Journal Club 7

Intro to Correlated Data
1. Submit CS2 (due 3/28)
2. Continue Lab 5
3. Continue project
11 4/1 Correlated Data Finish Lab 5 variance derivations Lab 5 1. Continue Lab 5
2. Prep Intro Presentation / continue project
11 4/3 Correlated Data & Project Submit Intro Presentation slides by 9am Project Presentations and Work Day 1. Submit Lab 5 (due 4/4) Continue Lab 5 (due 4/11)
2. Continue project
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