Hi Rajesh and Anand, This is an incredible initiative, looking forward to the online version of the course. Also curious about the projects that the groups will do > is online collaboration a viable option to participate?
Regards, Ankur finances.worldbank.org @ankur_nagar On Saturday, August 25, 2012 1:18:19 AM UTC-4, S Anand wrote: > > The course on Thinking with > Data<http://analysis.knofu.org/2012/08/02/thinking-with-data/>starts at NIAS > on Monday at 10:30am. The entrance to NIAS is from the MSR > college road: http://goo.gl/maps/Of7QG > > Currently, the number of registrations stands at 70. There's still room > for a few more if you'd like to join in. > > Please feel free to reach Anand (09741 552 552) for queries > > Regards, > Rajesh & Anand > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:05 AM, S Anand <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Analytic techniques are becoming ever more important in industry as well >> as academia. Much can be learned by bringing these communities together. We >> are launching a new initiative to bring together people interested in >> analysis from different perspectives. >> >> To start with, we are going to be organizing two activities; a course on >> "Thinking with Data" and a monthly workshop called "Data Science meets Data >> Technology" (DSDT). A brief description of the two is given below: >> >> *The Course*: >> >> Rajesh <http://rajeshkasturirangan.com/> and Anand <http://s-anand.net/> are >> offering a course titled *Thinking with Data* at >> NIAS<http://www.nias.res.in/>. >> It'll be 12 - 14 two-hour sessions every Monday starting Aug 27th. The >> course will cover: >> >> *Storytelling* >> * >> >> - Identifying an interesting topic >> - Pyramid principle >> - Structure of a story >> >> Working with data >> >> - Getting the data >> - Transforming the data >> >> Analysis >> >> - Estimation >> - Segmented averages >> - Forecasting >> - Classification >> - Prototyping / sketching >> >> Visual design >> * >> * >> >> - Types of representations >> - Perception and effectiveness >> >> * >> Each module will consist of techniques, tools, case studies and >> exercises. In addition, every student will be assigned to project groups; >> each project group will be responsible for designing and executing a >> publishable project. Some programming (Python/HTML) and statistical >> knowledge will be presupposed in the main course, however, we provide >> access to all the background learning material for anyone who needs a >> refresher. >> >> The course is open to 80 people outside of NIAS and will cost Rs 1000 >> (for the whole semester). You may register at >> http://analysis.knofu.org/2012/08/02/thinking-with-data/ >> >> -------- >> *DSDT* >> >> Data Science Meets Data Technology (DSDT). While data is increasingly >> important in academia as well as in industry, the two worlds do not >> intersect each other all that often. DSDT is a forum for sharing ideas >> about data across disciplines and industries. The first DSDT meeting will >> be held at NIAS on August 18th. This is a small meeting; we only have room >> for about 25 people in total. Please let us know if you want to attend. If >> you want to be kept informed about future DSDT events, sign up for the >> mailing list at: >> http://analysis.knofu.org/2012/08/03/data-science-meets-data-technology/ >> >> Regards, >> Rajesh & Anand >> >> > -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected].
