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\end{enumerate}  \end{quote}  Data analysis and numerical computation are now ubiquitous in astronomy and in STEM careers; yet undergraduate curricula have been slower to train students in a systematic fashion in these skills. In addition to having a greater reliance on statistical and computational techniques, astronomy, like other STEM fields, is increasingly collaborative. Skills such as communication and project management are an essential component of a student's education.  This deficiency gap between what is taught in courses and what is needed by the discipline  is noticed readily apparent  when the astronomy students begin their senior thesis, which is a requirement for an astronomy degree at Michigan State. As noted in the accreditation report, \begin{quote}  During the past decade, we have found that many of our students  begin their senior thesis project without the statistical, 
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students could have learned as part of their coursework.  \end{quote}  Our revisions to AST 208, AST 304, and AST 308 remedy this deficiency by pacing student progress towards modern learning goals so that students emerge with a deeper knowledge base and readily applicable skills.  In addition to the statistical and computational skills mentioned here, astronomy, like other STEM fields, is increasingly collaborative. Skills such as communication and project management are an essential component of a student's education.   \subsection{About AST 208}