Welcome to BSTA 550!

Nicky Wakim

2023-09-25

Nicky Wakim (she/her)

• Call me “Nicky,” “Dr. W,” “Professor Wakim,” or any combo!

• Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

   

• Originally from DC area (Virginia side!)

• Two kitties

• Volleyball, biking, spikeball, pickleball

• But also sleeping, TV, and reading

• Just started taking a couple classes at PCC (French, ceramics, yoga)

• Slowly regrowing my plant collection after moving from Michigan

Some important tasks

• Join the Slack page!

• Star the class website: https://nwakim.github.io/F2023_BSTA_550/

• Complete the WhenIsGood for office hours

• Complete Homework 0 by this Thursday at 11pm!

• Highly suggest that you make an appointment with a learning specialist through Student Academic Support Services!

Let’s visit the website

• Homepage

  • GitHub

• Syllabus

• Schedule

  • Weeks, class info, exams, homeworks

• Search

Important Note

This is my first time teaching the course. I will work hard to answer your questions in class, but I will often need some time outside of class to make sure I give you the best answer possible! Also, many of the examples are not my own. I will work to improve examples, but if you have feedback or suggestions, I am happy to hear them!

Let’s go through the syllabus!

Syllabus page