LibGuides: CMP-9701DS v3: Lesson 8 Resources

Lesson 8 Required Resources

Dissertation Proposal and Dissertation Manuscript and Template and Guide
Use the SOTE-Data Science Prospectus Template as your guide to success throughout this course. It not only provides the formatting and layout, but it is also full of hints and tips to help you improve your work. Most importantly, it also helps you build your work to create a much better Prospectus at the end of the course. Another document is the blank document, “Prospectus,” to add your content for your Prospectus. Use it from Lesson 1 to Lesson 8.
Prospectus Template
This is the document with the formatting needed for your assignments in this course. Use it for every lesson assignment, building your Prospectus in Lessons 1 through 8. Another document, the SOTE-Data Science Prospectus Template, is your guide to success. Throughout this course, it provides the formatting and layout; it is also full of hints and tips to help you improve your work. Most importantly, it also helps you build your work to create a much better Prospectus at the end of the course.

GitHub Docs
GitHub docs. (n.d.). GitHub. https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/start-your-journey/hello-world

Git started on your first repository in the third installment of GitHub for Beginners. Discover the essential features and settings to manage your projects effectively.
Google Colaboratory
Google Colaboratory. (n.d.). Google Colab. https://colab.google/

Colab is a hosted Jupyter Notebook service that requires no setup to use and provides free access to computing resources, including GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) and TPUs (Tensor Processing Units). Colab is especially well suited to machine learning, data science, and education.
Posit Cloud Documentation
Posit Cloud Documentation. (n.d.). Posit. https://docs.posit.co/cloud/

Posit makes it easy to deploy open-source data science work across the enterprise safely and securely. Share Jupyter notebooks, Plotly dashboards, or interactive applications built with popular R and Python frameworks. You may want to review documentation on how to set up a Posit Cloud Account.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: An Introduction
Academic integrity and plagiarism: An introduction. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/academicintegrity

What is Academic Integrity, and what to avoid when you are paraphrasing your peer-reviewed documents, and you are citing other’s work?
APA & MLA Styles
APA & MLA styles. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/APAStyle/basics7thEdition

This tutorial covers the basics of seventh edition APA Style. This tutorial was adapted from the tutorial featured in Academic Writer®, APA’s tool for teaching and learning effective writing.
APA Style: Common Reference Examples Guide
APA style: Common reference example guide. (2024). American Psychological Association. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf

A guide of examples for Common concepts and formatting in APA 7th.
Chapter 1
Chapter 1. (n.d.). National University. https://resources.nu.edu/c.php?g=1006886&p=9679765

Guidance on Chapter 1 synthesis from the Dissertation Center. A complete guide on how to write your Chapter 1.
APA Style: Student Paper Setup Guide
APA style: Student paper setup guide. (n.d.). American Psychological Association. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/student-paper-setup-guide.pdf