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Typical NICAR Boot Camp Schedule
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SUNDAY
1 - 2 p.m. Introduction to seminar
2 - 2:45 p.m. Overview of computer-assisted reporting
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Introduction to lab
3:30 - 5 p.m. Introduction to spreadsheets
6 p.m. Dinner
MONDAY
9 - 10 a.m. Using spreadsheets for stories
10 - Noon Spreadsheets: Exercise 1
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 4 p.m. Spreadsheets: Exercise 2
4 - 5 p.m. Analyzing data with spreadsheets (Problem Solving)
5 - 5:15 Break
5:15 - 7 p.m. Open Lab
TUESDAY
9 - 10 a.m. Moving from spreadsheets to databases
10 - 10:30 a.m. Using database managers for stories
10:30 a.m. - Noon Database demonstration
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 4 p.m. Database exercises
4 - 5 p.m. Analyzing data with database software (Problem Solving)
5 - 5:15 p.m. Break
5:15 - 7 p.m. Open Lab
WEDNESDAY
9 - 10 a.m. Moving from flat files to relational databases
10 - 11 a.m. Using relational databases for stories
11 a.m. - Noon Databases: Exercise 1
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 3 p.m. Exercises for linking databases
3 - 5 p.m. Analyzing data with relational database managers (Problem Solving)
5 - 5:15 p.m. Break
5:15 - 7 p.m. Open Lab
THURSDAY
9 - 10 a.m. How to find and negotiate for data
10 - 11 a.m. Building databases
11 - 12:30 p.m. Building your own database
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 5 p.m. Problem solving using the Internet, spreadsheets, and database managers
6 p.m. Group dinner
FRIDAY
9 - 10:45 a.m. Review, questions and last exercise
10:45 a.m. - Noon How to take it all back home
This schedule is subject to change.