LSE DS202
Data Science for Social Scientists
π Communication
Find out how to reach out to your peers, teaching and administrative staff during this course.
Slack
- Most of our βinformalβ communication and interactions will happen through Slack.
- Slack is a platform used by many companies and institutions where teams can collaborate and communicate about a specific project.
- There will be channels dedicated to discussing each weekβs content, a channel for sharing useful links and events, plus a random channel to share random stuff about data science.
You will receive an invitation to join our Slack group via e-mail. Send an if you have not received an invite by the time of the first lecture.
Check out the following links to understand more about this tool:
π¨οΈ Office Hours
- It is probably a good idea to book office hours if:
- you struggled with a technical or theoretical aspect of a problem set in the previous week,
- you have queries about careers in data science,
- you want guidance in how to apply data science to other things you are studying outside this course.
- Come prepared. You only have 15 minutes.
- Ask for help sooner rather than later.
- Book slots via StudentHub up to 12 hours in advance.
β οΈ Reserve π§ e-mail for formal requests: extensions, deferrals, etc. No need to e-mail to inform you will skip a class, for example.