Computational Thinking

Computational Practices (from http://cases.umd.edu/)

1. Data Practices: The nature of how data are collected, created, analyzed, and shared is rapidly changing primarily due to advancements in computational technologies.
   1. Collecting Data: Data are collected through observation and measurement. Computational tools play a key role in gathering and recording a variety of data across many different archival endeavors. Computational tools can be useful in different phases of data collection, including the design of the collection protocol, recording, and storage.
   2. Creating Data
   3. Manipulating Data
   4. Analyzing Data
   5. Visualizing Data
2. Modeling and Simulation Practices