Unit project — Make it faster, prove it

Time: 2 periods + homework. Groups of 3 with roles: data steward, analyst/driver, storyteller (rotate).

Problem

Pick a slow step and speed it up.

Plan

Measure baseline first.

Data

Generated 500k-row table.

Analysis

Two optimisations with before/after numbers.

Conclusion

Report speed-ups and caveats.

Hand in

Notebook with measurements.

Rubric: the six-criterion four-level rubric in docs/pedagogy/assessment.md. AI help: disclose in one line.