In order to successfully complete this course, you must demonstrate your understanding of the course materials by:
Here is an overview of all of the different types of assignments in the course. You can find detailed directions for the assignments and the grading rubrics in the module where they are assigned.
In the real world, scientists have to work collaboratively on complex data-driven tasks. This assignment provides you with the opportunity to collaborate with your peers and share data. Arriving at a consensus and presenting the results from a group is an integral part of science. Additionally, you will critically evaluate data, specifically its accuracy, analysis and presentation.
The individual assignments and discussions in each module are tied to specific learning objectives, and they are built on each other most of the time. Assignment guides are provided to help you learn the concepts and demonstrate how to solve the problems. Please make sure to read the assignment guides before you complete the assignments and the discussions.
In this course, you will learn the necessary commands to create folders, navigate among folders, move files, among other basic commands. This assignment provides you with an opportunity to check your understanding of the UNIX commands and help you make sure that you will be able to complete the Command Line Analysis assignment successfully.
There are two proctored assessments in the course. You are required to take the assessments in a proctored environment. Both proctored assessments will require you to complete projects, similar to those in the assignments. Allow about 2 hours to complete the assessments. You can find the information on how to take a proctored assessment in the Taking Proctored Assessments section of the Syllabus. Proctored assessment study guides are available for you to prepare for the assessments.