DANL 101 · Fall 2026
Your semester map
Follow the path from analytical questions to R and visualization, then through the midterm, career preparation, generative AI, and a group data story. Open each published week for its focus, preparation, and materials.
Note
The official SUNY Geneseo calendar lists Labor Day on September 7, Fall Break on October 10–13, Thanksgiving Break on November 25–28, and the last day of classes on December 7. View the official academic calendar.
Week 01 · Aug 26–28Data analytics + workflowSyllabus, analytical questions, evidence, and the course process
Week 02 · Aug 31–Sep 4 · Coming soonR foundationsObjects, vectors, types, functions, and scripts
Week 03 · Sep 7–11 · Coming soonDescriptive statistics with RData frames, summaries, and interpretation
Week 04 · Sep 14–18 · Coming soonDatabases + data structuresTables, keys, tidy data, and relationships
Week 05 · Sep 21–25 · Coming soonTransforming datafilter(), arrange(), and analytical pipelines
Week 06 · Sep 28–Oct 2 · Coming soonJoining + visual grammarleft_join() and the logic of ggplot2
Week 07 · Oct 5–9 · Coming soonVisualizing distributionsCounts, bars, histograms, and comparisons
Week 08 · Oct 14–16 · Coming soonRelationships + timeScatterplots, groups, lines, and trends
Week 09 · Oct 19–23 · Coming soonMidterm examReview, exam, and synthesis
Week 10 · Oct 26–30 · Coming soonCareer studioRoles, portfolios, and communicating your skills
Week 11 · Nov 2–6 · Coming soonIntroduction to generative AIModels, examples, capabilities, and limits
Week 12 · Nov 9–13 · Coming soonWorking with AIIteration, prompting, critique, and judgment
Week 13 · Nov 16–20 · Coming soonResponsible AIVerification, disclosure, bias, privacy, and accountability
Week 14 · Nov 23–24 · Coming soonTell the storyAudience, message, evidence, and narrative
Weeks 15–16 · Nov 30–Dec 7 · Coming soonGroup presentationsPolish, present, reflect, and close the course
Major dates
| Date | Milestone | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | Labor Day | No classes |
| Oct 10–13 | Fall Break | No classes |
| Oct 19 | Midterm exam | During the scheduled course meeting |
| Nov 25–28 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes |
| Dec 2–7 | Presentations | Group data storytelling presentations |
| Dec 7 | Last day of classes | Final course meeting |
| Dec 10 · 8:30–10:30 AM | 101-02 final exam | Thursday |
| Dec 11 · 3:30–5:30 PM | 101-01 final exam | Friday |