Week 1-2: Introduction to Data Science

 Lecture Topics:

 What is Data Science?

 Applications and Impact of Data Science
 Setting Up Python Environment for Data Science

 Interactive Activities:

 Data Science Trivia Quiz: Kahoot-style quiz with questions about data science concepts,
history, and famous data scientists.
 Python Code Pictionary: Teams take turns drawing Python code snippets on a shared
whiteboard and guessing the functionality.

Week 3-4: Data Wrangling and Cleaning

 Lecture Topics:

 Data Collection Techniques (Web Scraping, APIs)

 Data Cleaning Strategies and Tools
 Introduction to SQL for Data Manipulation

 Interactive Activities:

 Data Cleaning Race: Students compete to clean and prepare a messy dataset within a
time limit, with bonus points for creativity.
 SQL Scavenger Hunt: Given a set of SQL queries, students search for answers within a
database to complete challenges.

Week 5-6: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)

 Lecture Topics:

 EDA Techniques (Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization)

 Advanced Visualization with Plotly and Seaborn
 Storytelling with Data

 Interactive Activities:

 Visualization Charades: Students act out data visualizations while others guess the type of
plot or chart being depicted.
 Data Story Mad Libs: Fill in the blanks in pre-written data stories with insights gathered
from provided datasets.
Week 7-8: Machine Learning Fundamentals

 Lecture Topics:

 Supervised Learning (Regression, Classification)

 Unsupervised Learning (Clustering, Dimensionality Reduction)
 Model Evaluation Metrics and Techniques

 Interactive Activities:

 Algorithm Fashion Show: Teams dress up as different machine learning algorithms and
present their "features" and "predictions" in a playful manner.
 Model Trading Card Game: Create trading cards for various ML models with attributes
like accuracy, speed, and complexity, and play a card game to understand model
strengths and weaknesses.

Week 9-10: Advanced Machine Learning Techniques

 Lecture Topics:

 Ensemble Learning (Random Forests, Gradient Boosting)

 Hyperparameter Tuning and Model Selection
 Introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP)

 Interactive Activities:

 Hyperparameter Bingo: Students mark off hyperparameter values on bingo cards as they
learn about hyperparameter tuning techniques.
 Sentiment Emoji Analysis: Analyze sentiment in text data using emojis and create a fun
visualization of sentiment trends.

Week 11-12: Deep Learning and Neural Networks

 Lecture Topics:

 Neural Network Basics

 Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for Image Analysis
 Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) for Time Series Data

 Interactive Activities:

 Neural Network Charades: Act out neural network layers and processes while others
guess the architecture being demonstrated.
 Deep Learning Art: Use deep learning models to generate art and have an art exhibition
showcasing the generated pieces.
Week 13-14: Big Data and Cloud Technologies

 Lecture Topics:

 Introduction to Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark)

 Cloud Computing Platforms for Data Science
 Real-time Data Processing and Streaming Analytics

 Interactive Activities:

 Big Data Treasure Hunt: Students follow clues related to big data concepts to find hidden
"treasure" (e.g., data insights, rewards).
 Cloud Data Relay: Teams simulate a data pipeline relay race, where each team member
contributes to processing and analyzing data on a cloud platform.

Week 15-16: Capstone Project and Presentation

 Project:

 Capstone Project: Students propose and execute a data science project from start to
finish, incorporating concepts learned throughout the course.

 Interactive Activities:

 Project Showcase Fair: Set up booths for each capstone project where students present
their work using creative displays, demos, and interactive elements.
 Data Science Escape Room: Create a themed escape room where students solve data
science puzzles and challenges to "escape" and showcase their problem-solving skills.

Assessment:

 Feedback and points based on participation in interactive activities.

 Peer evaluations for teamwork, creativity, and engagement in fun activities.
 Reflective journals where students share their experiences and learnings from interactive
sessions.