Syllabus - ESIIL Data Short Course 2025
Welcome to the Environmental Data Science Innovation and Impact Lab (ESIIL) Data Short Course 2025! We are excited to have you in class for the next 2 weeks as we introduce you to Earth and Environmental Data Science (EDS) fundamentals using GitHub and Python.
This is our second year of the ESIIL Data Short Course and we’re glad to be here with you all as the next cohort of participants. This program is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award # 2153040).
The ESIIL Data Short Course aims to meet the following objectives through technical training and project based learning:
- Train the next generation of Earth and Environmental Data Scientists
- Answer relevant GIS and Earth/Environmental science questions
- Develop Pathways into the EDS workforce
- Build capacity to teach & learn EDS
ESIIL is a part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) a partnership of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We are also affiliated with Earth Lab.
We appreciate these partnerships and look forward to working with you all!
Meet Our Team
Nate Quarderer
Elsa Culler
Curriculum
Week 1 - Monday, July 14 - Introductions; GitHub; Markdown
📝 Assignment:
- Create portfolio page using GitHub pages and Markdown
- Add name, GitHub username, link to profile to Course GitHub repository
📚 Readings:
Week 1 - Wednesday, July 16 - Mapping with OpenStreetMap
📝 Assignment:
- Create an interactive map of the University of Colorado Boulder
- Create an interactive map of your city, campus, or place that interests you
- Add your map to GitHub portfolio page
📚 Readings:
🎥 Week 1 Recordings:
Week 2 - Monday, July 21 - Open & Reproducible Science; Time-Series Data
📝 Assignment:
- Complete NOAA NCEI climate data workflow for Karachi, Pakistan
- Post link of your work to your GitHub portfolio page
📚 Readings:
Week 2 - Wednesday, July 23 - Spatial Data Fundamentals
📝 Assignment:
- Create a map of vegetation health (NDVI) for Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia
- Post link of your work to your GitHub portfolio page
📚 Readings:
🎥 Week 2 Recordings:
To Receive Certificate of Completion - Applications (You Pick Option 1 or 2!)
📝 Assignment
- (Option 1) Repeat one of the lessons (climate, vegetation) for a place, time, or event that is important to you or your students
- (Option 2) Develop a lesson, module, or other example that demonstrates how you will apply these new skills in your teaching or research
- Post link of your work to your GitHub portfolio page and to the course Discussion Board
Participants
Please add your name, organization, GitHub username, and link to GitHub portfolio to the table below. To do this you will need to fork this repository, make the changes, and submit a pull request so that your changes can be added to the course repo.
| Name | Organization | GitHub Username | GitHub Portfolio Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Quarderer (instructor) | ESIIL; Earth Lab | nquarder | https://nquarder.github.io/ |
| Elsa Culler (instructor) | ESIIL and Earth Lab | eculler | https://eculler.github.io/ |
| Kayleigh Ward (student) | ESIIL | kward-alt | https://kward-alt.github.io/ |
| Lilly Jones | CIRES Earth Lab | lijo8146 | https://lijo8146.github.io/ |
| Rachel Lieber | ESIIL | RachelLieber | https://rachellieber.github.io/ |
| Ana Maria Marangunic (student) | ESIIL | amarangunic | [https://amarangunic.github.io/] |
| Heather Leach (student) | Missoula Firelab (USDA Forest Service) | HeatherEL | https://heatherel.github.io/. |
| Alicia Swimmer (consultant) | Sicangu Climate Center | Zuya Tawa | https://AliciaSwimmer.github.io |
| Mary Beth Kolozsvary (participant) | Siena College; Environmental Studies & Sciences | mbkfrog | https://mbkfrog.github.io/ |
| Tederell Boyer (student) | US Forest service | tjboyer13 | https://tjboyer13.github.io/ |
| Lena Capece (PhD, MSc) | Silvestrum Climate Associates | lrcapece | https://lrcapece.github.io/ |
| Erich Eisenhart (student) | Universidade de Lisboa | erichceisenhart | https://erichceisenhart.github.io/ |
| Jackson Furlong (stude)nt) | Sinte Gleska Universtiy | j-furlong | https://j-furlong.github.io/ |
| Madhra Kulkarni (student | Northern Kentucky University | madhuravkulkarni | https://madhuravkulkarni.github.io |
Code of Conduct
(borrowed from the Carpentries)
- Use welcoming and inclusive language
- Be respectful of different viewpoints and experiences
- Gracefully accept constructive criticism
- Focus on what is best for the community
- Show courtesy and respect towards other community members