Data enables us to understand the world around us. Whether we're gathering data about our natural world to understand how it is changing, or analyzing patterns in how societies grow and change to ensure we're supporting all people, data is what drives the conversation. In this one-day workshop, we invite you to take the first step to learning how to understand data. With the power of Python, you will be able to explore data more quickly and develop more complex learnings from that data with just a few lines of code. Step 1: Learn the basics of Python coding and understand how it can be used to digest large data sets.
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Data Science 1 Workshop Slides
Workshop Materials
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| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 15 minutes | Introduction to Data Science |
| 1.5 hours | Introduction to Python |
| 45 minutes | NumPy: Your Local Data Friend |
| 1 hour | Lunch |
| 1.25 hours | Pandas are more than bears: How to import, clean, and store data |
| 45 minutes | Data Science 1:1 Getting your Data Ready |
| 30 minutes | Wrap Up and Next Steps |
This workshop is meant to be highly interactive. The instructor will lead you in two interactive teaching styles:
- Interactive Lecturing: The majority of content for this workshop is in a Notebook. Though the content will be introduced via PowerPoint, the rest of the workshop will consist of walking them through the Azure Notebooks. During this time, instructors will employ an interactive lecture style, where learners will be asked to participate by asking questions and offering up ideas.
- Think, Pair, Share: For some of the more complex topics, the instructor will use the "Think, Pair, Share" method. This is where you will be asked a question and given about 45 seconds to think quietly to yourself. During this time it is imperative that you are not discussing with others yet. Then, you will have an opportunity to disucss with the 1-2 people next to you. Make sure you don't just share your answer, but why you think that is the answer. Finally, the isntructor will ask for a few people to share what they discussed with their neighbors.
Notice: Various interactive cues are called out in the Notebooks. These are suggestions and at the instructor's discression.