The RRCHNM data working group meets every other week each semester. The working group exists to aid and abet one another as we seek to create data-driven histories. In our sessions, we share work-in-progress, discuss readings, and teach one another the techniques of the trade. Each semester we create the schedule collaboratively. Here is our schedule for spring semester, 2023.
- 1 February 2023: Check-in and planning
- 15 February 2023: Discussion of readings
- 1 March 2023: Text analysis techniques
- 29 March 2023: Notebook computing
- 12 April 2023: Creating and consuming data APIs
- 26 April 2023: Data visualization challenge
New this semester is our data visualization challenge. Participants in the group will all work on the same dataset (to be determined) and create a data visualization. We will then compare results to see how different people approached the problem. There won’t be a single winner: instead, we will give out yearbook-style superlatives (“most likely to succeed,” “quirkiest,” “most likely to work in finance” and so on).
If you are a part of RRCHNM or GMU more broadly and are interested in participating, please reach out to Lincoln Mullen lmullen@gmu.edu.