Workshops


OCTOBER 2020

Workshop Overview: a free and guided virtual workshop presented in partnership between the University of San Diego’s Applied Data Science Master’s Program and San Diego Tech Hub. The free 3-part, 90-minute virtual workshop series will develop data science skills, help advance your career, and drive social change. Don’t worry if you are a beginner, there is no requirement for previous programming experience as all the foundational languages (Python, R), skills, and tools (Tableau) will be taught during the workshops. Following completion, you will receive a certificate of completion to be included on your resume.


NOTE: Participants should install Python, R and Tableau on their computers prior to each respective workshop using the instruction materials provided below.


Workshop Content Date
Pre-Workshop Q&A Overview and answer questions the community may have about the workshop. Oct. 10, 2020 at 10am PDT
Workshop 1
  • Storytelling with Data
  • Data Ethics
  • Case Study Introduction
  • Python Introduction and Installation/Setup
  • Python Basic Fundamentals
  • Dataset Preparation
  • Analysis of the Case Study Dataset/Descriptive Analytics
 Oct. 17, 2020 at 10am - 11:30am PDT
Materials
Workshop 2
  • Storytelling with Data
  • Data Ethics
  • Case Study Introduction
  • RStudio Introduction and Installation/Setup
  • R Basic Fundamentals
  • Dataset Preparation
  • Analysis of the Case Study Dataset/Descriptive Analytics
 Oct. 24, 2020 at 10am - 11:30am PDT
Materials
Workshop 3
  • Data Science and Social Impact
  • Tableau Public Introduction and Installation/Setup
  • Tableau Basic
  • Connecting to Data
  • Measures & Dimensions
  • Understanding Data through Visualization
  • Refine Visualizations through Filtering
  • Geovisualization & Custom Shapefiles
  • Assembling the Dashboard
 Oct. 31, 2020 at 10am - 11:30am PDT
Materials
Dataset

For more information regarding the workshop and registration, please visit Data Science for Good.