This intensive course will provide students with foundational data science skills and knowledge that can be applied to the real world. Students will be given an introduction to T-SQL, data warehouses, relational databases using Microsoft’s SQL Server Management Studio as a vehicle for learning and application. An introduction to Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic Applications in Excel will also be given, with specific applications to data science and analytics. Students will also learn the basics of R including the cleaning, analysis, and visualization of large datasets. A basic treatment of the Python language, its paradigm, as well as fundamental data science packages will be given. Lastly, students will get a brief primer on using Power BI to visualize their data.

Every Sunday 19:30 – 21:30 starting 21 November 2021