Digital Dairy Management and Data Analytics
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 | Introductory Multiple Choice Questions and Inventory Management | Dr. Hostens and Sumit Sharma | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 1 | 1/22 | Syllabus Review and Introduction | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 1 | 1/22 | (LAB) CURC Farm Tour & Presentation from CURC Manager | Dr. Hostens and Sumit Sharma | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 2 | 1/27 | Principles of Data Collection | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 2 | 1/29 | Principles of Data Visualization | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 2 | 1/29 | (LAB) Effective visualization using Tableau | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 3 | 2/3 | Understanding Milk Production Data (1) | Meike van Leerdam | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 3 | 2/5 | Understanding Milk Production Data (2) | Meike van Leerdam | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 3 | 2/5 | (LAB) Analyze CURC Milk Production Records | Meike van Leerdam | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 4 | 2/10 | Cancelled | - | - | |
| 4 | 2/12 | Using Relationships and Joins Between Datasets | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 4 | 2/12 | (LAB) Analyze CURC Milk Production Records | - | - | |
| 5 | 2/17 | February break (no class) | |||
| 5 | 2/19 | CURC Project status discussion | Dr. Hostens | ||
| 5 | 2/19 | (LAB) Analyze CURC Milk Production Records | Dr. Hostens | ||
| 6 | 2/24 | FAIR data principles for animal science | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 6 | 2/26 | Inventory Management in Dairy Systems | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 6 | 2/26 | (LAB) Inventory Calculations | Dr. Hostens | ||
| 7 | 3/3 | Integrating Reproductive Management with Farm Systems | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 7 | 3/5 | No class | |||
| 7 | 3/5 | No lab | |||
| 8 | 3/10 | Review Session for Midterm Exam | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 8 | 3/12 | Midterm Exam | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 8 | 3/12 | (LAB) Midterm Exam Presentation | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 9 | 3/17 | Animal Health Monitoring and Data-Driven Interventions | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 9 | 3/19 | No class | |||
| 9 | 3/19 | (LAB) Analyze CURC SCC Trends | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/24 | Nutrition Basics and Data-Driven Feeding Strategies | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/26 | Interpreting Feed Analysis Reports and Intake Data | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/26 | (LAB) CURC Visit - Feed Systems | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 10 | 3/31 | Spring Break (no class) | |||
| 10 | 4/2 | Spring Break (no class) | |||
| 11 | 4/7 | Systems Thinking: Connecting Health, Nutrition, and Production | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 11 | 4/9 | Student Team Presentations on Health/Nutrition | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 11 | 4/9 | (LAB) Peer Evaluation & Group Discussion | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 12 | 4/14 | No class | |||
| 12 | 4/16 | Case Study: Using Data to Evaluate Management Changes | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 12 | 4/16 | (LAB) Calculate IOFC & Economic Modeling | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 13 | 4/21 | Integrating Data for Strategic Decision-Making | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 13 | 4/23 | SWOT Analysis Framework and Capstone Expectations | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 13 | 4/23 | (LAB) Synthesize Data & Draft SWOT | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 14 | 4/28 | Effective Communication for Decision-Makers | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 14 | 4/30 | Practice Presentations (Internal Peer Review) | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 14 | 4/30 | (LAB) Finalize SWOT & Peer Feedback | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |
| 15 | 5/5 | Capstone Management Meeting & Course Wrap-Up | Dr. Hostens | 📖 | 🖥️ |