Data Science Applications in Agriculture
This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the course.
Note that this schedule will be updated as the course progresses, with all changes documented here.
| Week | Date | Topic | Teachers | Prepare | Lecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1/20 (Tue) | Introduction to Python programming | Meike van Leerdam | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 1 | 1/21 (Wed) | Introduction to decision support | Meike van Leerdam | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 2 | 1/26 (Mon) | Cancelled -> Lec moved to lab | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 2 | 1/27 (Tue) | Introduction to the project | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 2 | 1/28 (Wed) | Project discussion | Dr. Hostens | - | -️ |
| 3 | 2/2 (Mon) | Work on Dodona at home | |||
| 3 | 2/3 (Tue) | RUFAS lecture and programming assignment | H. Hu and K. Reed | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 3 | 2/4 (Wed) | Project discussion | Meike van Leerdam | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 4 | 2/9 (Mon) | Guest lecture | Dr. de Vries | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 4 | 2/10 (Tue) | Programming assignment | TAs | - | - |
| 4 | 2/11 (Wed) | Project discussion with farmer | D. Westfall & M. van Leerdam | - | 🖥️ |
| 5 | 2/16 (Mon) | February break | - | - | - |
| 5 | 2/17 (Tue) | February break | - | - | - |
| 5 | 2/18 (Wed) | Guest lecture | Dr. Cabrera | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 6 | 2/23 (Mon) | Project discussion | Dr. Miel Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 6 | 2/24 (Tue) | Programming assignment | TAs | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 6 | 2/25 (Wed) | FAIR data principles for Animal/Agricultural Science | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 7 | 3/2 (Mon) | MyCow$ | Dr. Giordano | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 7 | 3/3 (Tue) | Programming assignment | TAs | - | -️ |
| 7 | 3/4 (Wed) | Effective visualisation using Tableau | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 8 | 3/9 (Mon) | DISC Assessment & Team DynamicS | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 8 | 3/10 (Tue) | Farm visit | Dr. Hostens and TAs | - | - |
| 8 | 3/11 (Wed) | Discuss results DISC | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 9 | 3/16 (Mon) | Project discussion | Dr. Miel Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 9 | 3/17 (Tue) | Discuss MSCW frontend and start backend | Meike | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 9 | 3/18 (Wed) | Project discussion | Dr. Hostens and Meike | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/23 (Mon) | Project discussion | Dr. Hostens and Meike | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/24 (Tue) | Work on project | self | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/25 (Wed) | Curse of dimensionality | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 11 | 3/30 (Mon) | Spring break | - | ||
| 11 | 3/31 (Tue) | Spring break | - | ||
| 11 | 4/1 (Wed) | Spring break | - | ||
| 12 | 4/6 (Mon) | Software and Azure | Bart de Zoete | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 12 | 4/7 (Tue) | Work on project and programming assignment | Meike | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 12 | 4/8 (Wed) | Project discussion | Dr. Hostens or Meike | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 13 | 4/13 (Mon) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 13 | 4/14 (Tue) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 13 | 4/15 (Wed) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 14 | 4/20 (Mon) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 14 | 4/21 (Tue) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 14 | 4/22 (Wed) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 15 | 4/27 (Mon) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 15 | 4/28 (Tue) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 15 | 4/29 (Wed) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | -️ |
| 16 | 5/4 (Mon) | Project | Dr. Hostens or TAs | - | - |
| 16 | 5/5 (Tue) | Final project presentation | Dr. Hostens and TAs | - | -️ |
| 17 | 5/14 (Thu) | Programming exam | Meike | MRS334 | -️ |