IceCube Data Science Workshop

22 Apr 2020, 09:00 → 25 Apr 2020, 17:00 US/Eastern

Physical Sciences Complex

From IceCube to Industry: An Introduction to Data Science

Wednesday 22 April

09:00 → 09:30 Coffee & Light Breakfast

09:30 → 10:00 Welcome: Overview of Bootcamp

10:00 → 10:30 What is Data Science?

A general overview of the field, including expected skills of a data scientist.

10:30 → 11:30 Industry Terms & Lingo

Lots of data science jargon can be broken down into IceCube terms. We will go through some of the common terms and tools used in data science to make you more familiar and comfortable with the field.

10:30 Databases

11:30 → 12:00 Soft Skills

Overview of job posting websites, including tips for writing an appealing resume. Go through example resumes from industry professionals.

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 14:30 Cloud Computing Overview

We will be working with AWS throughout the workshop. We will take this opportunity to introduce you to the platform and get you started.

14:30 → 17:00 Machine Learning Introduction

We will work through a few tutorials as a group. We will do simple exercises in image classification to make sure everyone is up to speed. Those with more experience can feel free to make the exercises more complicated.

Thursday 23 April

09:00 → 09:30 Coffee & Light Breakfast

09:30 → 10:30 Data Management

10:30 → 11:30 Pick a mini-project

We will go through examples of potential projects to complete over the next day. This should be something you can store on your GitHub and send to potential employers.

11:30 → 12:00 Soft Skills

Overview of job posting websites, including tips for writing an appealing resume. Go through example resumes from industry professionals.

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 14:00 Data Visualization

Pick a dataset to work with over the next day. Start making plots to tell a story. Keep the overall story in mind as you work on a project.

14:00 → 16:00 Mini-Project

Topic: TBD

16:00 → 17:00 Industry Speaker

TBD

Friday 24 April

09:00 → 09:30 Coffee & Light Breakfast

09:30 → 10:00 Project Updates

10:00 → 12:30 Mini-Project

Topic: TBD

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:30 Mini-Project

Topic: TBD

15:30 → 16:00 Project Wrap-Up

Finish up projects and discuss them with the group. Add work to your personal git hub.

16:00 → 17:00 Mock Interviews

Mock interviews and resume review

17:30 → 19:00 Happy Hour

Happy hour with industry professionals

Saturday 25 April

09:30 → 10:00 Coffee & Light Breakfast

10:00 → 12:00 Interviewing for Industry: Panel with Former IceCubers

Robert Hellauer, Mike Richman, and Elim Thompson will discuss their experience applying for jobs in industry. Robert found a job in consulting through Insight. Mike and Elim applied directly for jobs in data science and software engineering, respectively.

12:00 → 13:00 Wrap Up