In the Analytics Institute, students will build practical data analytics skills while creating a professional portfolio project that demonstrates their ability to turn data into business insights. Throughout this five-session co-curricular experience, students will learn industry-relevant tools and workflows, including GitHub, Jupyter Notebooks, data analysis, storytelling, and executive-level communication.

Participants will select a dataset of interest, conduct exploratory and analytical work, and develop a polished GitHub portfolio project that can be shared with employers and added to their professional portfolio.

What You Learn

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Use Git and GitHub to manage analytics projects
• Conduct exploratory data analysis using Jupyter Notebooks
• Clean, organize, and prepare datasets for analysis
• Apply data storytelling principles to communicate findings
• Create a professional, portfolio-ready analytics project
• Present data-driven recommendations to a business audience

Schedule

This program runs every fall semester and consists of five two-hour sessions.

How to Apply

Undergraduate business students should apply on Handshake by searching in the “Events” tab for the name of program and following directions after registering for the event.

For any questions or to apply, please contact Katie Fives, Program Manager

Please note that the program’s format, content, etc. may vary from semester to semester.