Assessment:

Assignment (a out of 10): Complete 3 individual assignments. Hand in any n pieces of them to get a = min(5n, 10). Aims:

• 1. start appreciating the art of programming; and

  2. skillfully search for potential solution in the Internet.

Presentation (p out of 10): Each group is needed to deliver a 25-minute presentation on an assigned topic. Aims:

• 1. successfully attract the audience’s interest;

  2. concisely outline the problem;

  3. intuitively explain the solution; and

  4. precisely present an R-program to illustrate and/or solve the problem.

Report (r out of 10): Each student is required to write a one-page report on his/her presented topic individually. Aims:

• 1. complete the report by LaTeX;

  2. contain one graph produced by R;

  3. demonstrate your own understanding toward the problem; and

  4. neatly summarize the problem and the solution.

Discussion (d out of 10): One group is selected randomly (without replacement) before each presentation. They are required to lead the discussion section after the presentation. Aims:

• 1. raise interesting and relevant questions;

  2. help criticizing and/or appreciating the presented material;

  3. clarify unclear parts of the presented material; and

  4. successfully lead all other students to get involved in the discussion.

Bonus (b out of 1): Bonus points are given to students who enthusiastically participate in this course, including lectures, presentations, discussions, tutorials, etc. Possible ways to earn the bonus points include (but not restricted to):

• 1. prepare a 5-minute video on your presented topic; and

  2. enthusiastically participate in class and tutorial.

Assignments

• Assignment 1. Due: 28 September (Monday) at 6:00 pm

• Assignment 2. Due: 5 October (Monday) at 6:00 pm

• Assignment 3. Due: 4 December (Friday) at 6:00 pm

Course material in the previous years can be downloaded here.