Fall 2025 Syllabus - The Data Mine Corporate Partners (

In this course, assignments are split into Professional Development (PD) and the Sprint Report. Each sprint contains assignments from both categories, but the due dates alternate: one Wednesday EOD is for the PD assignment, and the next Wednesday EOD is for the Sprint Report. This repeating schedule keeps the workload balanced and predictable for all students. All of these assignments together make up 70% of the final grade.

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We do NOT accept late work, unless there are extenuating circumstances (usually in coordination with ODOS).

Extenuating circumstances do NOT include:

It is better to submit a partially done report than nothing at all. Partial credit can be earned for work turned in on time. The electronic submission systems also do not allow for late work.

This is a research-type, project-based course, so the majority of your grade for the semester will be determined holistically based on work with Corporate Partners in addition to reports and other assignments per the schedule. Students will receive their own individual grade, but the success of the group will be a component of that individual grade.

It is very important to check your @purdue.edu email, Brightspace, Gradescope, and The Examples Book pages frequently! Please review the schedule. More details for each assignment will be available within the corresponding sprint page.

Due dates are listed in the semester schedule with assignments to be completed on Gradescope.

You will need to complete the tasks detailed on each sprint page. The first sprint is covered here: Sprint 0. Additional tasks specific to your project will be discussed with your CRP Mentor, TA, and team.

During the last week of fall semester in December, there will be a final presentation to showcase the work you have done throughout the semester and what you plan to accomplish in the spring semester. All Corporate Partner students will be required to make a final presentation with their teams and present it to their Corporate Partner leadership team. More details will be forthcoming and posted in The Examples Book.

The Data Mine does not conduct an exam during the final exam period. Therefore, Corporate Partner Courses are not required to follow the Quiet Period in the Academic Calendar.

This course will follow the 90-80-70-60 grading scale for A, B, C, D cut-offs. If you earn a 90.000 in the class, for example, that is a solid A. +/- grades will be given at the instructor’s discretion below these cut-offs. If you earn an 89.11 in the class, for example, this may be an A- or a B depending on the course grade distribution at the end of the semester.

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This course permits you, the student to participate in a class project that has been sponsored by a third party other than the University. The University encourages and supports your participation in this practical learning experience. Although your course requirements may include a practical learning project, you are not required to participate in a project that is sponsored by an outside third party. Prior to your participation in a project sponsored by an outside third party, we would like you to carefully consider that your participation (i) may require you to assign your intellectual property (IP) rights to any intellectual property for which a student would retain ownership under the University’s Policy I.A.1 on Intellectual Property and/or (ii) may require you sign a non-disclosure (confidentiality) agreement with the sponsor. If you sign an agreement regarding intellectual property rights or a non-disclosure agreement, you may incur personal liability (with respect to breach of a non- disclosure agreement) or you may lose economic benefits associated with your ownership of intellectual property (with respect to a license or assignment of intellectual property). You are encouraged to retain independent legal counsel for advice on these types of agreements. In addition, if you choose not to sign a non-disclosure or intellectual property rights agreement, you may be reassigned to a different project or you may not be able to participate in The Data Mine Corporate Partners.

It is important to note that you are working on real-world problems that your Corporate Partner is trying to solve. These projects weren’t created as busywork to keep you occupied for 9 months; you have the opportunity to make a real impact with your Corporate Partner. Past work from Data Mine students has been put into production code!

With that being said, the work you do and the data you have access to must be kept fully confidential! Nearly all Corporate Partner students will be required to sign an NDA and/or IP agreement with the company. Even if you do not have to sign an NDA for your project, please keep the project details private. While each NDA will have unique terms, some basics include:

This course follows Purdue University Academic Regulations regarding class attendance, which states that students are expected to be present for every meeting of the classes in which they are enrolled. For the purposes of this course, being “present” means attending all face-to-face meetings and all online meetings, unless you are ill or need to be absent for reasons excused by University regulations: grief/bereavement, military service, jury duty, parenting leave or or emergent medical care. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class and lateness will be noted.

Regardless if your absence is planned or unplanned, excused or unexcused, please notify your TA as soon as possible and work with them to catch up on missed information and work.

You are expected to behave in a way that promotes a welcoming, inclusive, productive learning environment. You need to be prepared for your individual and group work each week, and you need to include everybody in your group in any discussions. Respond promptly to all communications and show up for any appointments that are scheduled. If your group is having trouble working well together, try hard to talk through the difficulties—this is an important skill to have for future professional experiences. If you are still having difficulties, ask The Data Mine staff to meet with your group. Visit the Student Code of Conduct page to understand expectations on “Net-etiquette,” dress-code, in-person meetings, meal etiquette, work expectations, networking expectations, written communication, and time management.