Tag: data science education
Anaconda Bolsters Data Literacy with Moves Into Education
With 35 million active users, Anaconda is among the most widely used data science software packages in the world. Good luck finding a Python-loving data scientist who is not familiar with it. But now the company behind t Read more…
Shrinking the Education Gap in Data Science
There’s a growing mismatch between the growth of data and the growth of data skills and knowledge. The former is increasing at a healthy rate, while the latter is struggling to keep up. One outfit that’s hoping to c Read more…
Rethinking Education in an AI-First World
Universities have been ramping up their data science education initiatives ever since 2012, when Tom Davenport and DJ Patil declared data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st century” in the Harvard Business Review Read more…
Data Science Back to School: Accelerate Your Education
Are you looking to get a data science degree and join the workforce as a data scientist? Then you're not alone, as thousands of young people around the world are following that same path with the hope of tapping into the Read more…
Universities Get Creative with Data Science Education
Good luck getting into Professor Yoav Freund's big data analytics and Spark class at the University of California, San Diego this fall. "There's always a very long waiting list to get in," he says. But thanks to a new pa Read more…
Data Science Ed: 5 Tips for Undergrads
Demand for data scientists continues to rise as organizations seek new ways to monetize their data. Those who want to be considered for top data science jobs need a solid education behind them, including postgraduate deg Read more…
Overcoming the Quant Crunch
Think it's hard to find trained data scientists in the job market now? According to a new report from IBM dubbed "The Quant Crunch," the shortage will grow so big in the years to come that it could derail the delivery of Read more…