LAS 6292: Data Collection & Management

Course Overview

INTRODUCTIONS

  • Name
  • In what city were you born?
  • What you consider your “hometown”?
  • Program and Degree?
  • Hobbies or what you do to relax

DISCUSS

  • Motivation for taking the class
  • Concerns about this class (in particular) and this semester (in general)?
  • Big Question on the next slide 1

What are

   

‘DATA’?

(discuss)

So then…What are

   

‘DATA’?

Kristen Briney:

           

“Anything you perform analysis on.”

Page 6 of Data Management for Researchers.

With that in mind…

     

  1. Identify different kinds of data collected in different disciplines.
  2. How are these data collected & recorded?

   

But first…

What is

MY

motivation?

short answer: data management might be the most important skill you learn at UF

Longer answer: Part 1

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Stress minimization

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Longer answer: Part 2

Longer answer: Part 3

Longer answer: Part 4

Putz, F.E., Biotropica, 1983

(courtesy of FE Putz)

With that in mind…

  1. Identify different kinds of data collected in different disciplines.

  1. How are these data collected & recorded?

(also…time for a break!)

Before Class

  1. Read, Watch, Reflect


During Class

  1. Exercises to Reinforce key ideas
  2. Discussion of Readings
  3. Work on Individual Data Management Project

Let’s find out a little more…

Live On Canvas: Assignments: Week 1: Intro Survey