This page shows students how to organize their individual Data Skills Pathway workspace.

Each student workspace should be simple, clear, and updated regularly.

Each student page should include the following sections:

• Student Information
• Project Interest
• Mentor Information
• Learning Plan
• Project Brief
• Data Sources
• Tools and Skills
• Weekly Progress Updates
• Papers and References
• Figures, Tables, Scripts, and Outputs
• Questions and Blockers
• Final Product
• Next Steps

Use this format each week:

Date: YYYY-MM-DD

What I completed this week:

• Item 1
• Item 2

What I learned:

• Item 1
• Item 2

Figure, table, script, paper, or output shared:

• Link or file path here

Question or blocker:

• Describe the question or issue.

What I tried:

• Describe what you already tried before asking for help.

Next step:

• Item 1
• Item 2

A well-organized project should include:

• A clear project question.
• A short description of the data.
• A list of tools used.
• Notes about data quality.
• Links to scripts, notebooks, figures, and outputs.
• Short explanations of results.
• Papers or references connected to the project.
• A final summary or presentation.

• Update your workspace every week.
• Use clear headings.
• Use dates in your updates.
• Link to files instead of leaving them only on your personal computer.
• Keep raw data separate from processed data.
• Do not overwrite old versions without keeping a record.
• Save papers and references in Zotero or another organized reference list.
• Ask questions early when you are stuck.