22 Announcements summary

This is mostly to aid searching, as you can easily search the course guide, but not always as easily the full text of announcements on Quercus.

Title (and link) Date Key topics
Welcome to STA303/1002! 2022-01-10 3:03 p.m. ET
STA303 L0101 class starts online in 20 minutes (10:10 a.m.) 2022-01-12 9:50 a.m.

For L0101

  • Reminder that class starts at 10:10

  • Link to Zoom (and reminder to be licensed)

  • Link to slides on the course overview page
Make sure your Zoom is licensed! 2022-01-12 1:41 p.m. How to ensure authorization/license on your U of T Zoom account
STA303 L0201 class starts online in 20 minutes (3:10 p.m.) 2022-01-12 2:50 p.m.

For L0201

  • Reminder that class starts at 3:10

  • Link to Zoom (and reminder to be licensed)

  • Link to slides on the course overview page

  • Note that the first part of the session will probably run long
Team Up!: Important information for tutorial sessions today 2022-01-13 10:15 a.m.

  • What you need to participate in Team Up! activities

  • What to do before the activity

  • Rules and logistics
Reminders before the 5 p.m. team up 2022-01-13 4:31 p.m.

  • Reminder to read previous announcement carefully

  • Key points
‘Getting to know you’ survey grades posted 2022-01-13 7:56 p.m.
An end of week recap 2022-01-14 2:30 p.m.

  • Slides and recordings from class as well as a version of the Team Up! questions with answers are all available on the Course overview page.

  • Join Piazza, our course discussion board.

  • Frequently Asked Questions are answered here in the course guide. (Save yourself and others time: Please check this and the syllabus before asking on Piazza.)

  • Module 1 writing reminder.
Module Team Up! grades posted 2022-01-17 10:05 a.m. See the FAQs in this announcement.
Knowledge basket (overall grade return) grade updated 2022-01-17 10:07 a.m. See the FAQs in this announcement.
Week 2 overview 2022-01-17 10:10 a.m.

  • 🧺Knowledge basket grades have been updated

    • If your Team Up! grade is missing it is because your team didn’t submit or you ended up in a solo group ID

  • Grad school info session and panel on Wednesday (in class) + Prof office hours

  • TA office hours on Thursday

  • Get a head start on Module 2 with these readings and case study

  • Welcome to those who have just joined off the waitlist (don’t worry about any missed assessments)
Second Wednesday speaker series: grad school info session and panel + office hour today 2022-01-19 9:30 a.m. FAQ for the grad school info session and panel.
M1: Updates, reminders and resources 2022-01-20 12:00 p.m. ET

  • What does the announcement about in-person/online mean for STA303/1002? (Not much.)

  • To-dos (Things due today, tomorrow, or that you can work on now)

  • TA office hours in tutorial times this week (12 p.m. and 5 p.m.)

  • Resources mentioned in Wednesday’s grad school information session and panel
Module 1 graduate school info session and panel 2022-01-24 10:34 a.m. ET
Pre-knowledge check (final grade return) 2022-01-24 10:34 a.m. ET Will be updated again after the workshop
Module 1 check-in 2022-01-24 10:34 a.m. ET
Knowledge basket (overall grade return) 2022-01-24 10:34 a.m. ET Updated with new assessments
‘Getting to know you’ survey 2022-01-24 10:35 a.m. ET See previous release, this was for any remaining hidden grades from folks who had recently joined the course.
Pre-knowledge check (quiz) 2022-01-24 10:36 a.m. ET
Module 1 writing 2022-01-24 10:36 a.m. ET
Module 2: Launch + Knowledge basket update 2022-01-24 10:45 a.m. ET

  • Module 2: Professional skills for data analysis is available now

    • Mini-portfolio instructions will be up by tomorrow and we will go over it in class on Wednesday

  • 🧺Knowledge basket grades have been updated (if you have a question about your grade, please make sure you read this section carefully before posting)

  • What happens if you/someone you know were removed from the course (UCheck)?

  • What to do if you’ve joined off the waitlist (don’t worry about missed  🧺knowledge basket assessments)

  • Statistics job opportunities + student rep opportunities
M2: Mid-week megaphone 📣 | 2022-01-26 9:00 a.m. ET | - Mini-portfolio instructions now available and we will go over the assessment in class today | | | | - Deadlines this week | | | | - Team Up! tomorrow | | | | - Opportunities: Toronto Data Workshop & funded training in teaching technical skills | | | | - No points practice version of the pre-knowledge check available now
Module 2 Team Up! grades posted 2022-01-31 5:28 p.m. See the FAQs in this announcement.
M2: Second week overview + TA OH in 30 minutes 2022-01-31 5:30 p.m. ET
Mini-portfolio office hour starts NOW

2022-02-01

2:10 p.m. ET

Timing: Tuesday, February 1, 2:10 to 4:00 p.m. ET
Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81630651947 (Links to an external site.)

Have you:
Help notes pre mini-portfolio submission 2022-02-02 2:38 p.m. ET

My last office hour before the submission of the mini-portfolio is today, 4:10 to 5:00 p.m. ET (after the workshop in the first half, same link). All are welcome, regardless of section enrolment or attendance at the first part.

Just so you’re aware, I can’t stay past 5:00 p.m. ET today (though some weeks I can/do) and will be minimally available tomorrow due to my other teaching and meeting commitments. Please plan accordingly.

There will also be a TA office hour tomorrow from noon to 1:00 p.m. (and one at 5, but that is after the due time, which is, of course, 3:03 p.m. ET on MarkUs).

Please make sure you’re knitting early and often and have checked out some of the Piazza posts I highlighted as very helpful in this announcement. Test out your access to MarkUs and upload as many times as you like before the deadline.

I’m sure you know this already, but just in case: not having your Piazza question answered, knitting errors, or not knowing where to submit are not reasons I will grant you an extension.
Module 3: Portfolio + R resources + module 2 check-in responses 2022-02-08 8:00 a.m. ET

  • Module 3: Linear Mixed Models is available now

    • Portfolio instructions are available and we will go over them in class on Wednesday

  • 🧺 Knowledge basket grades have been updated (if you have a question about your grade, please make sure you read this section carefully before posting)

  • Team Up! activities will remain online (but this doesn’t mean you can’t meet in person!)

  • R resources

  • Reminders

    • Need to request an extension or declare an illness/personal emergency? Please use the form!

    • UTORid ≠ student id number. In almost all admin situations (like managing extensions) I need your UTORid which will be based on your name and may or may not have a number.
Module 2 check-in grades posted 2022-02-08 9:15 a.m. ET
Pre-knowledge check (final grade return) grades posted 2022-02-08 9:58 a.m. ET Max score is 1 which could be earned by completing the pre-knowledge check quiz and scoring 80%+ OR by completing the quiz and attending the workshop (75% attendance + post-event survey). Partial marks also available. (0.5 for quiz alone, 0.5 for workshop alone).
Module 2 writing grades posted 2022-02-08 9:59 a.m. ET
Knowledge basket (overall grade return) grades posted 2022-02-08 10:34 a.m. ET Updated with new assessments
Mini-portfolio grades released 2022-02-11 6:44 p.m. ET Announcement of grades with sample solutions and feedback.
Module 3 check-in grades released 2022-02-23 4:29 p.m. ET

Updates discontinued, page just kept to avoid broken links.

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Volunteers report that by giving back to the U of T community, their class attendance and notetaking skills improve.

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  2. Click on Volunteer Notetakers, and sign in using your UTORid.

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  4. Start uploading notes.

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22.0.1 Looking for student representatives for STA303

Our course is part of a small pilot of student representative pilot for the Department of Statistical Sciences and I am looking for two undergraduate student representatives to work with me to represent our course. (STA1002 students, there isn’t a grad version of this, but you can also provide feedback to these reps and I encourage you to also reach out to me directly!)

Student representatives work with their instructor to solicit and respond to student feedback throughout the semester. Representatives talk with their instructors about how the course is going, provide feedback to the department about student needs more generally and learn about department resources so that they can help connect students to these, as relevant.

You can learn more about the experience from previous reps here.

22.0.1.1 The role of a student representative

Once a rep is selected, they will:

  • Attend a mandatory training session.

  • Have their email made available to the class on Quercus so students can contact them. They may also introduce themselves in a synchronous class, or write a small blurb for an announcement or create a pre-recorded video. This is up to the student/instructor team.

  • Reach out to students to elicit feedback. Additional tasks (e.g., helping with optional student pulse surveys or organising study groups or class events, etc.) would be left to the discretion of the student representative and instructor (they are not a required part of the program).  

  • Keep in regular contact with the instructor as issues or concerns arise.

22.0.1.2 Benefits of being a student representative

  • Being part of creating a great learning experience for themselves and others.

  • Networking with other students and members of the Department.

  • Opportunities to work closely with an instructor that may mean they could be a strong referee for you and/or lead to taking a reading course with them etc.

  • A chance to demonstrate and improve communication, leadership, and organisational skills.

  • Something to put on a CV.

22.0.1.3 How to become a rep

If you are eligible (see below), you can put yourself forward via this form. Please make sure you choose the correct section, where applicable! Student representatives for each section will be selected via lottery from the eligible students that have expressed interest by Monday, January 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET.  

22.0.1.4 Eligibility criteria

  • You will need to be available to attend an online training, 11:10 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, 28 January 2022.

  • You must be enrolled in the section you put yourself forward for.

  • You don’t have to be enrolled in a DoSS program to put yourself forward for the role, though it may be of more interest/use to you if you are.

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