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Understanding Your Data

DATA4999
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Bow Valley College
Bow Valley College
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
JC
Jeff Clemens
Program Coordinator
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Timeline
  • May 4, 2020
    Experience start
  • May 5, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • August 15, 2020
    Experience end
General
  • 15 learners; teams of 3
  • 45 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 1/3 project matches
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any
  • Any
Categories
General Data analysis Market research Operations Project management
Skills
programming in python data visualization data analysis, story telling, visualization data analysis, programming, and design business analytics, data science
Project timeline
  • May 4, 2020
    Experience start
  • May 5, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • August 15, 2020
    Experience end
Overview
What is the main goal for this project?

Do you have large amounts of data but no easy way to understand it?

As organizations are able to collect an increasing amount of data on users and user activity, the need to visualize and present that data in a readable ways. For this project, student teams will work with a dataset provided by your organization to programmatically generating a visualization and presentation system and help you gain important insights.

Learner skills
Programming in python, Data visualization, Data analysis, story telling, visualization, Data analysis, programming, and design, Business analytics, data science
What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?

The final project deliverables will include: 

  1. The original documentation for the architectural design of the system.
  2. The source code for the system implemented.
  3. A final presentation.
Project Examples

A team of students will devise and implement a data visualization system to help your organization derive insights from this data and inform decision-making. Based on information that you provide, this work will include source code implementation, documentation, and an explanation of the tool created.

Project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • A charting system with basic querying functionality.
  • A dashboard to visualize key performance metrics of your organization or tool.
  • Actionable suggestions on improvements
Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.