Group Exercise. Jargon Busting

Requirements
Flipchart paper
Pens
Sticky notes
Internet (optional)
Objectives
Icebreaker
Finding confidence level
Explain terms, phrases, and concepts associated with data
Compare knowledge of these terms, phrases, and concepts
Differentiate between these terms, phrases, and concepts
Task
We will be separating into groups of 5-6 per table.
Part A: 15 minutes
Taking the following set of terms and work together to explain what each one means. Try to only spend 1 minute on each and don't worry about covering them all. Make a note of those your group resolves and those you are still struggling with.
Use flipchart paper to write down each term, with thoughts on the definition around each one.
Terms
Terms
Terms
Dataset
Pivot table
Data science
Formula
Average
Algorithm
Big data
Regular expression
Data protection
Open data
Aggregation
Anonymisation
B: Feedback 10 mins
Report back on a single term discussed by your group.
Key points
It helps to share what you know and don’t know about data, and data science jargon.
Source Material
Library Carpentry Data Intro for Librarians​

Introduction

Teaching. Foundations

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Terms	Terms	Terms
Dataset	Pivot table	Data science
Formula	Average	Algorithm
Big data	Regular expression	Data protection
Open data	Aggregation	Anonymisation