====== Student Workspace Template ======

Copy this template into your individual student workspace page and update it regularly during the semester.

====== Student Name - Data Skills Pathway Workspace ======

===== Student Information =====

**Name:**  

**Major:**  

**Year:**  

**Semester:** Fall 2026  

**Email:**  

===== Mentor Information =====

**Mentor Name:**  

**Mentor Department / Program:**  

**Mentor Email:**  

**Meeting Schedule:**  

===== Project Interest =====

Describe the topic or area you are interested in.

Examples:

  * Aerospace
  * Aviation
  * Weather
  * Sensors
  * Engineering
  * Cybersecurity
  * Artificial Intelligence
  * Data visualization
  * Environmental science
  * Other applied research area

===== Project Question or Problem =====

Write your current project question or problem.

Example:

> I am interested in __________ and want to explore __________ using data.

===== Project Brief =====

**Project Title:**  

**Project Goal:**  

**Data Source:**  

**Method or Tools:**  

**Expected Output:**  

**Why this project matters:**  

===== Learning Goals =====

List the skills you want to develop during the pathway.

  * Skill 1
  * Skill 2
  * Skill 3

===== Work Schedule =====

Describe when you plan to work on this project each week.

  * Weekly Data Skills Pathway meeting:
  * Mentor meeting:
  * Independent work time:

===== Data Sources =====

List datasets, files, instruments, models, websites, or other sources used in the project.

  * Data source 1:
  * Data source 2:
  * Data source 3:

===== Tools and Skills =====

List the tools you are using or learning.

  * Python
  * Jupyter Notebook
  * Excel / CSV files
  * Google Scholar
  * Zotero
  * GitHub / GitLab
  * Mapping or visualization tools
  * Other:

===== Papers and References =====

List papers, reports, websites, datasets, or other sources related to your project.

  * Reference 1:
  * Reference 2:
  * Reference 3:

===== Weekly Progress Updates =====

==== Week 1 ====

**Date:**  

**What I completed:**  

  * 

**What I learned:**  

  * 

**Paper, figure, dataset, tool, script, or output shared:**  

  * 

**Question or blocker:**  

  * 

**What I tried:**  

  * 

**Next step:**  

  * 

==== Week 2 ====

**Date:**  

**What I completed:**  

  * 

**What I learned:**  

  * 

**Paper, figure, dataset, tool, script, or output shared:**  

  * 

**Question or blocker:**  

  * 

**What I tried:**  

  * 

**Next step:**  

  * 

==== Week 3 ====

**Date:**  

**What I completed:**  

  * 

**What I learned:**  

  * 

**Paper, figure, dataset, tool, script, or output shared:**  

  * 

**Question or blocker:**  

  * 

**What I tried:**  

  * 

**Next step:**  

  * 

===== Figures, Tables, Scripts, and Outputs =====

Add links or file paths to project outputs.

  * Figure:
  * Table:
  * Script:
  * Notebook:
  * Dataset:
  * Presentation:

===== Results and Interpretation =====

Write short notes explaining what your results show.

  * Main result:
  * What it means:
  * Limitation or uncertainty:
  * Next step:

===== Final Product =====

Your final product may include a short presentation, poster, report, figure, table, script, notebook, dataset summary, or other project output.

**Final Product Link or File Path:**