Tag: undergraduate
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How to stand out as a fresh graduate looking for a data science job?
As a college or university student, it can be difficult to stand out when looking for your first data science job. Here is a suggestion. Build a project you can share with prospective employers. If you like this video, subscribe to the YouTube channel, Ryan Swanstrom, for more videos like this.
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NBA Basketball Analytics Hackathon
The National Basketball Association is hosting an Analytics Hackathon. Application are accepted until August 6, 2017 and the actual competition occurs on September 23-24, 2017. The competition has 2 focus areas: Basketball Analytics Business Analytics The prizes for winning consist of: Lunch with NBA Commissioner A trip to the All-Star Game Tickets to a game…
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Papers for Teaching Undergraduate Data Science
If you work at a university and are considering starting an undergraduate program in data science, then today’s post is for you. A Guide to Teaching Data Science [2016] – focuses on increasing 3 skills (create, connect, compute) within Statistics departments to develop data science Teaching the Foundations of Data Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach [2016]…
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Site For Undergraduate Data Science Programs
Karl Schmitt, Director of Data Sciences at Valparaiso University, has started a blog to share his experiences with building an undergraduate data science program. The blog is titled, From the Director’s Desk. Karl is regularly posting about textbooks, curriculum, visualizations and learning objectives from the perspective of an educator. Tons of great resources!
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Valparaiso University is Turning Homework into Social Change
Recently, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Karl Schmitt from Valparaiso University. He is the director of the Data Science undergraduate program at Valparaiso University. We had a very nice discussion, and I thought I would pass along my summary. What are the Details of the Valparaiso Undergraduate Program? The program is housed…
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Building Data Science Skills as an Undergraduate
While there are a growing number of universities that offer undergraduate data science degrees, for one reason or another those programs may not be perfect for everyone interested in data science. So, what do you do if you attend a school that does not offer a data science degree? This is a question frequently asked…
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Berkeley Undergrad Data Science Course and Textbook
The University of California at Berkeley has started The Berkeley Data Science Education Program. The goal is to build a data science education program throughout the next several years by engaging faculty and students from across the campus. The introductory data science course is targeting freshman and it is taught from a very applicable and…
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Tips for Future Data Scientists
While preparing a for a recent talk I gave to an undergraduate audience, I started compiling some tips for future data scientists. The tips are intended for students (undergraduate and graduate) or anyone else planning to enter the field of data science. I asked a few of my data science friends and posted a question…
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Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition
The 2016 Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition (MUDAC) will be held at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota on April 2 and 3. What is MUDAC? MUDAC is an intense 2-day analytics competition aimed at undergraduate students. Teams compete to solve a problem posed by an external organization. Who can compete? Teams of 3 to…
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Undergraduate Programs in Data Science
While most of the degrees on the list of Colleges with Data Science Degrees are master’s degrees, there are a few schools offering data science as an undergraduate program. College of Charleston – B.S. in Data Science University of San Francisco – B.S. in Data Science University of Iowa – B.A. in Business Analytics Northern…