This repository contains all of the code and data related to the module Data Science, Prediction, and Forecasting taken as part of the MSc in Cognitive Science at Aarhus University.

This repository is in active development, with new material being pushed on a weekly basis. Slides will be uploaded to Brightspace.

For the sake of convenience, I advise that everyone uses UCloud for development purposes. You can then fork this repo and pull any changes that are made on a weekly basis.

For those of you who do not wish to use UCloud, you are of course welcome to use your own machine. However, due to time constraints, we will not be providing any technical support if you choose to go this way.

If you still want to use your own machine, make sure to have at least Python 3.8 installed. Some of the code developed in the classroom will not be backwards compatible with earlier versions of Python.

This repository has been initialised with the following directory structure:

During classroom instructions, I will present you with some exercises to work on in groups, related to the content of the lecture. This semester, we will emphasize peer programming and interactive coding on UCloud. At the end of each class or at the beginning of the next class, we will discuss your solutions to the exercises. Note that unfortunately, due to time limitations, I will not be able to grade individual assignments.

Lectures take place on Tuesdays from 14-16; classroom instruction is on Wednesday from 8-10. For security reasons, I'm not going to post the room numbers to Github - you can find this via your AU Timetable.

A detailed breakdown of the course structure and the associated readings can be found in the syllabus. Also, be sure to familiarize yourself with the studieordning for the course, especially in relation to examination and academic regulations.

Make sure to read the studieording first if you have any questions relating to the course organisation, exam format, and so forth.

Your lecturers for this course will be Roberta and Mads Jensen, who is Senior Data Scientist at Norlys, and will take over for 4 weeks to talk about data science in industry settings, causal modeling and time-series modeling.

All communication to you will be sent via Brightspace.