This TMA is provided as a pdf file, a lab notebook template and a word template. You should do all the coding work for this TMA in the enclosed notebook template and you should write all your answers to the questions, requested summaries and project repor
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Description
TM351 Data Management and Analysis
Spring 2020- TMA
(Cut-off date:
14th April 2020)
1. Preamble:
This section contains general rules and
guidelines for completing and submitting your TMA.
1.1 General guidelines
This TMA
is provided as a pdf file, a lab notebook template and a word template. You
should do all the coding work for this TMA in the enclosed notebook template
and you should write all your answers to the questions, requested summaries and
project report in the enclosed TMA word template. You will also work through
and submit the requested course notebooks as a separate zip file.
The TMA
requires that you demonstrate an understanding of course concepts and
techniques, including your ability to assess the contents and quality of data
and the ability to apply those concepts to sample problems. It also tests your
ability to formulate your own research question, investigate it, and report
your critical findings. Your tutor will be following a detailed marking scheme,
but he or she will particularly look for the following:
1. That
all work is your own
2. That
you have provided references in the proper format whenever required
3. That
you have used the course concepts, terminology and prescribed software
1.2
Using the e-library and other external sources.
When
asked to do so, you need to search the e-library and the internet to identify
relevant material. In particular, you are urged to use the following sources,
all of which are freely available to AOU students:
1. AOU’s
subscribed e-library, accessible through the LMS which includes a number of
different resources
2.
References provided in your course materials
3.
Online manual pages for languages, libraries and tools used
4. Help
forums and blogs
5. Other
resources
1.3 Submitting your TMA
For this
TMA, you will be required to submit a compressed directory containing four
different items:
1. The
coding work required to support your answers all inside the lab notebook
template as a sequence of markdown and well commented and solved code
cells following each question.
2. Your solved course notebooks in a compressed file.
3. The answers, summaries and conclusions as well as your
research report requested in the enclosed TMA word template.
4. Any required data sets in a separate directory named: data
