Project

Students will complete a final project that applies methods and approaches discussed in the course. The project must submitted as a single Jupyter notebook with text, code (Python only), results, and figures that describe the problem, the methods, and the results. You must also submit a 5 minute presentation as a video recording. In this recording you will present the problem, methods, and results in English.

• The scope of the project should be similar to an average lecture or an assignment in the course.
• You must submit a proposal (see below).
• You may work on a project alone or in pairs (see below). The scope of the project in pairs is expected to be larger, the presentation should be 7 minutes, and both students must participate in the presentation.
• You may use methods we discussed in the course or new methods in the same spirit.
• You may do a project that relates to your thesis or job, but it has to be something new that you haven't done yet.

Proposal

• You must submit a proposal describing the project you plan to do.
• The proposal should be in English, one page, font size 11, 1.5 space between lines, standard margins.
• The following is a good template for a proposal. You don't have to follow it, but it is recommended. Each section should only include one or two paragraphs:
  • Introduction: introduces the question you are asking and your hypothesis.
  • Models and Methods: briefly describing the models, methods, or algorithms you plan to apply, their suitability to the question you're asking, and if you plan to implement them or use a package.
  • Expected Results: what you expect the results to be (there could be more than a single expectation), and how the results will be interpreted to answer the question.
  • Schedule: an estimation of when you will do the required tasks and how long they will take. If working in pairs, describe the division of labor.
• Please indicate if you are interested in presenting a 5-10 min presentation of your project.
• Note the deadline and late policy below; late submission will either be declined entirely or will reduce the grade.

Grades

• The final project grade will determine 80% of the course grade: final_grade = int(0.2 * assignments_grade + 0.8 * project_grade)
• Specifically, you cannot pass the course without submitting a project.
• To appeal the final project grade please submit a detailed appeal by email to the course instructor.

Deadline

• Proposal: July 11, 2020, 23:59.
• Project: August 30, 2020, 23:59.

Late Policy:

• Late submissions are not allowed.
• Even if late submissions are accepted by the instructor, the grade will be penalised.
• Exceptions: reserve duty, pregnancy, illness, etc. See IDC official policy.
• You may not use late days for the final project.

Submission instructions

• Everything must be done in English
• The submitted notebook should introduce the question and hypothesis, describe the models, methods, and algorithms, present the results and their interpretations with regard to the hypothesis (see Proposal).
• The names and emails of the authors should be included in the notebook.
• The file name should simply be final.ipynb.
• Please submit exactly one notebook file (.ipynb) containing all your figures (i.e. use %matplotlib inline).
• You must also submit a recorded presentation of your project (5 min, or 7 min for pairs). The presentation format is flexible: you can explain the notebook, you can use a PowerPoint presenation, or use another approach.
• The recordings will be viewed only by the course staff.
• The project should be submitted on Moodle.
• Do not email your project.

Collaboration Policy

• You may work in pairs. State the names of both authors both on the proposal and on the notebook submission.
• You may discuss your project with other students.
• You may not share project code with other students (except your partner)
• You may not write project code together with other students (except your partner).