Data Carpentry -for- Ecologists

Teaching the tools to get computers to do cool science

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Assignment

Learning Objectives

Following this assignment students should be able to:

  • Insert objective 1
  • Insert objective 2
  • Insert objective 3

Reading

Lecture Notes

Insert Markdown and links to materials file

Exercises

  1. -- Exercise Template --

    1. Determine the topic, title, and language from the front matter of your new or modified exercise.
    2. Name the file with the format Topic-title-Language.md in the exercises/ directory such as Templates-exercise-template-Python.md. The file must start with an UPPER case letter.
    3. Generate or repair course linkages.
      • The title may be listed in assignments/
      • An output file or set of files can be stored in solutions/ with matching Topic-title-Language format. The file retains its file extension. Multiple files are numbered such as: Templates-exercise-template-Python-1.txt, Templates-exercise-template-Python-2.jpg, …
      • Reference the exercise in a follow-up link: [Title](/ECOL-8030/exercises/Topic-title-Language)
    4. Be sure to contribute your new exercise to the Data Carpentry Repository.
    [click here for output]

  2. -- Exercise Template --

    1. Determine the topic, title, and language from the front matter of your new or modified exercise.
    2. Name the file with the format Topic-title-Language.md in the exercises/ directory such as Templates-exercise-template-Python.md. The file must start with an UPPER case letter.
    3. Generate or repair course linkages.
      • The title may be listed in assignments/
      • An output file or set of files can be stored in solutions/ with matching Topic-title-Language format. The file retains its file extension. Multiple files are numbered such as: Templates-exercise-template-Python-1.txt, Templates-exercise-template-Python-2.jpg, …
      • Reference the exercise in a follow-up link: [Title](/ECOL-8030/exercises/Topic-title-Language)
    4. Be sure to contribute your new exercise to the Data Carpentry Repository.
    [click here for output]

Assignment Management

  1. Determine the title and language of your new or modified assignment.
  2. Add learning objectives.
  3. Name the file with the format: language-short-description.mdin the assignments/ directory. The file must start with a lower case letter.
  4. Generate an exercises: list of exercises/ title:.
  5. Add assignment title: to schedule.md assignments: list.