Merge pull request #1051 from ethanwhite/first-day-updates

Updates to first day materials for 2024

lectures/SQL-data.md

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ language: SQL
 ---
 
 1. [Course Introduction]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/course-intro)
-2. [Demo Code for Where Students Can Get in the Course]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/first-day-demo)
-3. [Accessing Excel Online at UF]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/excel-online-uf)
-4. [Tidy Data]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/tidy-data)
-5. [Data Entry]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/data-entry)
+2. [Accessing Excel Online at UF]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/excel-online-uf)
+3. [Tidy Data]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/tidy-data)
+4. [Data Entry]({{ site.baseurl }}/materials/data-entry)

materials/course-intro.md

@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ Each step of the course builds on the last step and students who get behind ofte
 ### Syllabus
 
 * Grading
-    * Produces the correct answer using the requested approach: 100%
-    * Generally uses the right approach, but a minor mistake results in an incorrect answer: 90%
-    * Attempts to solve the problem and makes some progress using the core concept: 50%
-    * No answer or answer lacking basic understanding of core concept: 0%
+  * Code runs, uses the requested approach, and produces approximately the correct answer: 100%
+  * Attempts to solve the problem and makes some progress using the core concept, but does not produce approximately the correct answer or demonstrate basic comfort with the core concept: 50%
+  * Not submitted or no meaningful effort demonstrated: 0%
+* Challenge exercises
 * Give it a read and let me know if you have any questions
 
 ### Office Hours
 
-* Wednesday: 10-11 am
+* Friday, 10-11 am, in-person in Building 150, or on Zoom
 
 
 ### Canvas

materials/tidy-data.md

@@ -161,4 +161,4 @@ messy and what we could do to improve it.
 ### Export data into easy to read formats
 
 * Save data in plain text files.
-* Files -> Save As -> Select .csv
+* Files -> Export -> Select 'Download this sheet as CSV (.csv)