Each student has a dedicated workspace to document progress and deliverables.

• student/ is shared (student + mentor)
• mentor/ is mentor-only (private notes and drafts)

/Data_Skills_Pathway/students/lastname_firstname/
├── student/
│   ├── 00_admin/
│   ├── 01_orientation/
│   ├── 02_tools_workshop/
│   ├── 03_data_collection_or_modeling/
│   ├── 04_guided_analysis/
│   ├── 05_capstone_project/
│   ├── 06_deliverables/
│  
└── mentor/
    ├── 00_meeting_notes/
    └── 01_feedback_drafts/

This is the main working space. Everything the student produces should be documented in this workspace. This workspace will be shared between the student and mentor.

Purpose: setup + planning + project organization. Put here:

• learning plan (goals + skills to practice)
• work schedule (weekly plan + meeting time)
• project brief (project title, question, scope, success criteria)
• contacts + quick links + access notes (tools/data locations)
• any required forms/templates

Purpose: Week 1–2 orientation products. Put here:

• orientation reflections
• career/skills goal notes
• project interests + initial project selection notes

Purpose: Week 3–4 training outputs. Put here:

• practice notebooks/scripts
• “how-to” notes (plotting, data cleaning, reading files)
• small exercises and mini-checkpoints

Purpose: Week 5–10 data intake and/or model output preparation. Put here:

• raw data notes (where data came from, time ranges, variables)
• configuration/metadata notes
• model run notes (if applicable)
• data/model log (what you downloaded/processed and why)

Purpose: Week 5–10 analysis with mentor guidance. Put here:

• weekly progress log (weekly)
• analysis notebooks/scripts used for figures/results
• figures/ (plots + captions)
• intermediate findings and “next steps” notes

Purpose: Week 11–15 capstone mini-project build. Put here:

• project plan + milestones
• final analysis notebook/script versions
• final figure set
• draft report text and draft slides

Purpose: final submission package (clean and complete). Put here:

• final_report.pdf (or .docx if requested)
• final_slides.pdf (or .pptx)
• reproducibility_readme.md (how to reproduce the results)
• final figures (publication-ready)

This folder is not for student writing. It is for mentor-only notes and drafts. The mentor can share his notes with the student (when needed).

Purpose: internal meeting records. Put here:

• meeting date + attendance
• Tasks + notes and follow-up items

Mentor notes are private by default. If the mentor wants to share feedback with a student, the mentor will place a cleaned version inside the mentor workspace and use a clear filename such as:

• feedback_shared_YYYYMMDD.md

• Project Menu (Mentor-Suggested Projects)
• Student Expectations
• Mentor Guide