2.4 What do you hope to get out of this course?

To close out this chapter, it would be healthy for you to reflect on what you’d like to get from this course. Take some time to think through each question below, and write down your answers. It is fine if your honest answer is I don’t know. In that case, try to come up with some possible answers that might be true.

  1. Why are you taking this course?
  2. If this course is required for your major, how do you think it is supposed to benefit you in your studies?
  3. What types of data sets related to your field of study may require data analysis?
  4. What skills do you hope to develop in this course, and how might they be applied in your major and career?

Submit your answers to the above reflection to Canvas. This will be your Progress Check 1.

Store your answers in a safe place, and refer to them periodically as you progress through the course. You may find that you aren’t achieving your goals and that some adjustment to how you are approaching the course may be necessary. Or you may find that your goals have changed, which is fine! Just update your goals so that you have something to refer back to.