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Example: M0 — Group Formation

Example: M0 — Group Formation

WarningIllustrative example — do not copy

This is one worked example on the class NHANES dataset, written by a fictional group, to show the expected structure and depth of a good submission. Your project must use your own question, data, audience, and analysis — do not copy this text or these files. This example lives in the public book for learning; graders assess your original work.

Below is the Cedar Equity Lab group’s m0-group-formation submission from the worked NHANES example. See the M0 brief for what is required.

File: ai-use-note.md

AI-use note

AI was used to suggest headings for the communication plan. The group read and edited each norm, then independently tested repository and Codespace access. The group will not outsource source verification, interpretation of results, privacy decisions, or final approval of submitted claims to AI.

File: codespace-check.md

Codespace check

  • Tested by: Maya Chen, Jordan Singh, and Alex Martin
  • Test: opened the group Codespace, ran quarto check, and confirmed that R, Quarto, and the tidyverse were available.
  • Result: passed for all three members.
  • Setup issue and plan: no current issue; package or path problems will be recorded in the README before the next milestone.

File: communication-plan.md

Communication plan

  • Primary channel: the group’s private course chat.
  • Response window: within 24 hours on weekdays and 48 hours on weekends.
  • Weekly check-in: 20 minutes after Tuesday class.
  • Decision record: one member adds dated decisions to the repository README or the relevant milestone note; another member confirms the change in the pull request.

File: group-formation.md

Group formation

  • Group name: Cedar Equity Lab
  • Student names: Maya Chen, Jordan Singh, Alex Martin
  • GitHub usernames: mayac-hds, jsingh-data, alexm-publichealth
  • Project area: Descriptive income and BMI patterns in the prepared NHANES classroom dataset.
  • Primary repository owner: Maya Chen (mayac-hds)

File: repo-access-evidence.md

Repository access evidence

  • Shared repository: https://github.com/example-course/cedar-nhanes-equity
  • All three group members confirmed that they could open the repository.
  • All three group members confirmed that they could open it in Codespaces.

The URL above is a representative, non-live value in this static instructor sample. A real M0 submission must contain a working group repository URL.