For assessment, here's some specifics that I'm thinking about
Weekly project updates:
On Tuesdays at the beginning of class
Two people present from the group, rotate each class
2 minutes each
Project deliverables:
Report styled as a journal article: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion (can make more / different sections if they want)
All the code: project results must be reproducible by someone else
10 minute presentation with 2 minutes for questions, styled as a conference presentation (assume not too much familiarity with the topic in the audience)
The final project will be starting next week! Here are some action items to do (ideally before Thursday):