πŸ’» Week 11 Lab

Group Project Definition + Tech Support

Author

Dr Jon Cardoso-Silva

Published

01 April 2025

πŸ₯… Learning Goals
This lab session focuses on defining group projects and providing technical support for your ongoing work.
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Last Updated: 1 April 2025, 12:00

πŸ“’ Important Note: This lab session is designed to help you define your group projects and provide technical support for your ongoing work.

Jon will look at the shared MS Word document later to check if you have formed groups. If there are multiple groups with the same project, Jon will randomly assign you to one of them.

Then, once all groups have been formed, Jon will update Moodle with the necessary information about the next steps.

πŸ“‹ Preparation

To make the most of this lab session, please:

  1. Bring your laptop with your current implementation.
  2. Have specific questions ready about any issues you’re facing.
  3. Be prepared to share your screen if you’d like help with your code.

πŸ“ Session Details

  • Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2025
  • Time: Your scheduled lab time
  • Location: Your usual lab room

πŸ›£οΈ Lab Structure

🎯 ACTION POINTS

  1. Course Evaluation Survey (5 minutes)

    As soon as you come in, please complete the Course Evaluation Survey about DS205. Your feedback is important, and Jon counts as your β€˜teacher’ there!

  2. Group Formation (30-∞ minutes)

    In keeping with the spirit of DSI courses, the last piece of assessment in this course is a group project. You will submit your final project via GitHub by ⏳ 29 May 2025.

    Talk to your colleagues and form groups of 3-4. Review the project definitions on the live Sharepoint document and decide which project you want to pursue. Make sure to add your names to your preferred project.

    You can also add your names to multiple projects if you like several options. Try to indicate your preferences in the document.

  3. ✍️ Problem Set 2 Support (remaining time)

    Use any remaining time to continue working on ✍️ Problem Set 2. Alex and Barry will be available to provide help, so don’t hesitate to ask for assistance.

πŸ› οΈ Technical Support

This session will also provide technical support for your ongoing projects. Feel free to ask for help with:

  • Database setup and configuration
  • Data pipeline implementation and troubleshooting
  • Embedding generation and similarity search
  • General guidance and advice