1  Getting Started

Your first six steps in this course are to:

1. Register and enroll via the CWRU Student Information System (SIS).
   • Section 1 of PQHS 432, CRSP 432 and MPHP 432 are identical.
2. Review the course website, and be sure to visit the Course Calendar, and skim through the Course Syllabus.
3. You need to buy Jeff Leek’s How to be a Modern Scientist, available electronically through https://leanpub.com/modernscientist. The suggested cost is $10, but you can pay what you want.
   • We expect you to finish reading this book by the end of January. It is 81 pages long.
4. Please fill out the Welcome to 432 Survey at https://bit.ly/432-2026-welcome-survey to help us get to know you a little better. Note that you must log into Google via your CWRU account in order to access the survey, which should take about 10 minutes to complete.
5. Get started installing or updating the software you’ll need for the course.
6. Attend our first class session starting at 1 PM on 2026-01-13.