Exams

Procedure

All exams will be self-scheduled and administered through the Clark Science Center. Please read the procedures and plan accordingly.

Warning

No use of outside resources are permitted on the exams. Violations of Academic Integrity will be reported.

Content: git/GitHub

Learning how to use version control software is essential to becoming a practicing, collaborative data scientist. The following basic commands are so fundamental that I expect you to be able to use them from memory. There are many resources to learn about them, including the official documentation.

git status
git pull
git push
git checkout
git branch
git log
git fetch
git merge
git restore

Exam 1

  • Will take place the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026

Exam 2 (optional)

  • Will take place the weekend of Nov 13–15, 2026
  • If you are happy with your score on Exam 1, you do not need to take Exam 2
  • The content of Exam 2 will not be the same as the content of Exam 1. However, the questions will be of the same level of difficulty.

Content: Data science ethics

  • Will take place the weekend of Dec 4–6, 2026
  • See ethics essay.