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Alanapcowan

Over a three-month period, Alex Cowan developed and maintained academic content and analytical features for the dh-miami/SPA_410_Fall25 repository. Alex authored and organized Markdown-based learning modules, literary analyses, and data visualizations, supporting both classroom deployment and scholarly research. Leveraging skills in technical writing, historical analysis, and digital humanities, Alex created reusable templates, integrated Spanish-language introductions, and enhanced documentation quality. The work included resolving Markdown formatting issues, managing image assets, and applying text analysis tools such as Voyant to visualize gendered language and mobility themes. Alex’s contributions improved content maintainability, facilitated onboarding, and strengthened the repository’s academic rigor and usability.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

86%Features

Repository Contributions

18Total
Bugs
1
Commits
18
Features
6
Lines of code
151
Activity Months3

Work History

October 2025

8 Commits • 2 Features

Oct 1, 2025

October 2025 monthly summary for dh-miami/SPA_410_Fall25: Delivered two research-focused features that strengthen academic submissions and data visualization, with robust markdown documentation and asset management. The work provides ready-to-submit artifacts, reusable templates for future projects, and enhanced visibility into gendered language and mobility themes through Voyant-based visuals.

September 2025

7 Commits • 3 Features

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025 highlights: Delivered user-facing learning content and stabilized Markdown assets in dh-miami/SPA_410_Fall25. Major features delivered: - Exercise Markdown Library: three new markdown files (Exercise 1 personal background, Tracing the Past exercise, and a basic Markdown introduction). - Project Analysis: markdown analyses of Libro de las claras e virtuosas mujeres covering historical context, virtues in classical/biblical/Christian traditions, and the potential empowerment of women in patriarchal society. - Content Enhancement: added a Top 3 reasons I love dogs section to existing Markdown. Bug fix: resolved Markdown heading formatting issue to ensure valid syntax. Impact: enhances onboarding and learner engagement through ready-to-use content, improves documentation quality and maintainability, and reduces formatting errors in published assets. Technologies/skills demonstrated: markdown authoring, content research and analysis, version control discipline (Git commits tracking across multiple files), documentation standards, and collaborative content development.

August 2025

3 Commits • 1 Features

Aug 1, 2025

August 2025 summary: Delivered feature for SPA_410 Fall25: Student personal profiles and life-writing exercise content; Spanish introductions; Shared Remembrance concept groundwork; markdown assets created; content ready for classroom deployment; clear commit history; no major bugs fixed this month.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

Markdown

Technical Skills

Academic ResearchContent CreationDigital HumanitiesDocumentationHistorical AnalysisLiterary AnalysisTechnical WritingText Analysis

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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dh-miami/SPA_410_Fall25

Aug 2025 Oct 2025
3 Months active

Languages Used

Markdown

Technical Skills

Content CreationDocumentationHistorical AnalysisTechnical WritingAcademic ResearchDigital Humanities

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