E is For Eskwelabs Issue 007 - Becoming a Data Scientist 🖥️ or a Data Analyst 📊
In our seventh issue, we talk about our "Women in Data" findings, share Data Science Fellowship scholarship options, and drop important dates for anyone wanting to learn data analytics and Statistics
We created this newsletter to keep our alums, partners, and anyone interested in learning skills for the future of work updated and connected to our ever-growing family. If you want to read our previous issues, you can check them out here.
Happy Sunday to all, Francine here! How are you? We've already moved way past the halfway point of 2020 and I want to check in, how are your learning goals? In this issue, we're excited to share a couple of things we've been up to to democratize access and interest in data skills education. 🤗
What's in this newsletter:
Data Science
👀 View our "Women in Data" Discussion. As few as 15% of data scientists today are women, and that lack of diversity is a serious issue.
📋 Apply for our Data Science Fellowship Manila Cohort V—admissions are CURRENTLY ONGOING!
💖 Explore our DS Fellowship scholarship options
Data Analytics
📊 Enroll for Module 2 (Prescriptive Analytics & Data Processing) in our Business Intelligence SkillsCamp
🧠 Test your data analytics, statistics, and Excel knowledge in our 30 Days of BI Pop Quiz series
Data Skills
🍎 Join our Learning Circles to review Statistics for Data Science this July 28
Data scientist vs. data analyst? What's the difference? How will you know which career path is right for you?
So very simply, a data analyst’s job is to look through data to see trends and communicate what stories the numbers are telling. A data scientist both interprets and figures out ways to model the data. Data analysts more likely use off-the-shelf tools while data scientists sometimes build their own tools. So if you’re interested in our Data Science Fellowship, you might already have a background in programming, statistics, or a STEM-related field. Be prepared to learn how to code. But if you’re new to working with numbers, data analytics is more your jam. No coding is involved and you start with the Business Intelligence program we offer.
📖 Read our full Data Scientist vs. Data Analytics blog post here.
🖥️ Data Science
In case you missed it: Watch our Women in Data Facebook livestream 👩💻
Fact: Only 15% of data scientists are women. Yes, let that sink in. 🤯💔
What’s preventing more women from joining the field of data science? Taking a data-driven approach ourselves towards this conversation, we use results from the BCG study of STEM students on what drives their decision to pursue (or not to pursue) a career related to data science so we can examine what can be done to encourage more women into the field. Carla Mumar will host this conversation between Kathleen who is a FTW Scholar and the She Loves Data Manila Chapter Lead, and Julia, who is an Eskwelabs Data Science Fellow and MSDS Candidate at AIM.
📚 Read our full discussion of this issue in our blog post.
📽️ Click here for the recording of our livestream.
Cohort V Here I Come!
Take a look at these 4 steps for a smooth application process to our Data Science Fellowship:
Take advantage of the Aral-Aral Pre-course Complete the pre-course work if you are new to Python or want to review Statistics concepts to prepare for the entrance assessment.
Attend the Learning Circles Know that you aren't alone, join the Learning Circles for live online tutorials from a mentor to practice Python
Finish the Entrance Assessment Take the 60-minute assessment to set a baseline for your skills in Python, Statistics, and Critical Thinking
Complete your Admission Interview Get paired with a member of the Eskwelabs Admission team and chat about your goals as a future data scientist
Learn more about our DS Fellowship here.
Apply for a Scholarship
We're serious about making data education accessible for all.
Here are 5 facts about our Data Science Fellowship Scholarships:
These are competitive scholarships for incoming DS Fellows that are awarded based on merit and need.
They cover the full course fees for the Fellowship.
We prioritize those coming from non-traditional backgrounds and underserved communities of talents.
We have a scholarship specific for an outstanding Aral-Aral Pre-course completer.
And another scholarship dedicated for our "Data for Good" Fellow.
❤️ Our Aral-Aral Scholar will support the growth of the Eskwelabs Aral-Aral learning communities to build a more data literate Philippines. Apply now.
❤️ Our Data for Good Scholar plans to pursue data science solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges to shape the future of their communities. Apply now.
⚠️ Deadline for both scholarships is on August 2, 2020. ⚠️
📊 Data Analytics
Master Prescriptive Analytics & Data Processing in Module 2 of our Business Intelligence SkillsCamp
August 15 - Orientation
August 17 - First day of classes
Each of our BI SkillsCamp modules runs for 3 weeks at a time, complete with mentoring and special sessions on career development and productivity. Enroll here.
👍 No coding experience required
👍 No entrance experience
👍 Grit and growth mindset = 🌱
Learn more about our BI SkillsCamp here.
🧠 Test your data analytics, statistics, and Excel knowledge in our 30 Days of BI Pop Quiz series on our Facebook page
💪 Data Skills
Review Statistics together 💬💻 Join live Learning Circles!
Our last Aral-Aral Learning Circles session is on July 28 (Tuesday)! Our topic is on Statistics for data science.
🌱#GrowYourPotential Sign up here.
That’s it for our seventh issue of the newsletter! We appreciate you for reading. Thanks for spending time with us today. 🤗
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Have a good Sunday! See you again in your inbox next, next week!
💌 Cheering you on always,
Francine
Community Producer at Eskwelabs