The course outline describes the flow of the course on a lesson by lesson basis. For this step of course design, you need to provide the title of each chapter, the title of each lesson, and a brief description of each lesson's contents by including a learning objective and a short list of the functions that the lesson will cover. Each of the functions covered in a lesson should help achieve the learning objective. When writing your course outline remember that a course has four chapters and each chapter has 3-4 lessons. Chapter 1 is limited to 3 lessons. Review the example below to get an idea of a good course outline with a clear course flow.
Example
From a course on interactive mapping using the leaflet package in R .
Chapter 1 - Setting Up Interactive Web Maps
Lesson 1.1 - Introduction to leaflet
A learning objective: Create a basic interactive web map in R using the
leafletandhtmlwidgetspackages.Some functions introduced/used:
leaflet(),addTiles(),%>%
Lesson 1.2 - Working with Map tiles
A learning objective: Tweak the base map in
leafletusing provider tiles, such as those on OpenStreetMapSome functions introduced/used:
stringr::str_detect(),addProviderTiles()
Lesson 1.3 - Setting the Default Map View
A learning objective: Create a default map by centering on a certain location, setting a default zoom level, and adding markers or pins to your map.
Some functions introduced/used:
setView(),addMarkers(),addTiles()
Chapter 2 - Plotting Points
Lesson 2.1 - Introduction to IPEDS Data
A learning objective: Clean up a map to restore the default view. Create a map step-by-step to gain a better understanding of how your data will dictate the map you create.
Some functions introduced/used:
clearMarkers(),clearBounds(),count(),arrange()
Lesson 2.2 - Mapping California Colleges
A learning objective: Pan and plot a point on a map using the IPEDS case study.
Some functions introduced/used:
addMarkers(),clearMarkers(),clearBounds(),
Lesson 2.3 - Labels and Pop-ups
A learning objective: Center, zoom in, and plot points on the IPEDS map.
Some functions introduced/used:
addTiles(),addCircleMarkers()
Lesson 2.4 - Color Coding Colleges
A learning objective: Enhance the appearance of the IPEDS map by changing the color palette of the markers and adding a map legend.
Some functions introduced/used:
addCircleMarkers(),addLegend()
Chapter 3 - Groups, Layers, and Extras
Lesson 3.1 - The Leaflet Extras Package
A learning objective: Add search capabilities to your map! Find a location by typing it in a search bar, plus find the name of a location by clicking on a point in your map.
Some functions introduced/used:
addSearchOSM(),addReverseSearchOSM(),addCircleMarkers()
Lesson 3.2 - Overlay Groups
A learning objective: Clarify how your data is distributed by adding toggles to group data on your map.
Some functions introduced/used:
dplyr::filter(),addLayersControl()
Lesson 3.3 - Base Groups
A learning objective: Give your user control over their view by adding toggles between base maps.
Some functions introduced/used:
addTiles(),addProviderTiles(),addLayersControl(),setView()
Lesson 3.4 - Pieces of Flair
A learning objective: Create an advanced and searchable map using special features like clustering.
Some functions introduced/used:
addSearchFeatures(),addCircleMarkers()
Chapter 4 - Plotting Polygons
Lesson 4.1 - Spatial Data
A learning objective: Define your map boundaries by performing a spatial join.
Some functions introduced/used:
class(),slotNames(),glimpse(),left_join()
Lesson 4.2 - Mapping Polygons
A learning objective: Perform exploratory data analysis using polygons to examine data missingness.
Some functions introduced/used:
addPolygons(),addTiles(),base::summary()
Lesson 4.3 - Putting it All Together
A learning objective: Use interactive web maps to explore and understand the properties of data.
Some functions introduced/used:
slotNames(),base::summary(),addPolygons()