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Data Matters: Data Science Summer Workshop Series (June 23-27)

Sponsored by the National Consortium for Data Science<http://data2discovery.org> (NCDS), the Renaissance Computing Institute<http://www.renci.org> (RENCI), and the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science<http://www.odum.unc.edu>, the "Data Matters: Data Science Summer Workshop Series" is a week-long series of classes for researchers, data analysts, and other individuals who wish to increase their skills in data studies and integrate data science methods into their research designs and skill sets. Scholars, analysts, and researchers from all disciplines and industries are welcome. Both one- and two-day courses will be offered; participants are welcome to register for one, two, or three classes. Classes will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fees: For course fees, click here<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=699>.

Descriptions: For course descriptions, please go to www.odum.unc.edu/datamatters<http://www.odum.unc.edu/datamatters>.



June 23-27
Friday Center for Continuing Education & the Odum Institute, Davis Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
100 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Note: The Data Matters Workshop Series is structured in three blocks: June 23-24, June 25, and June 26-27. Three courses are offered concurrently in each block. You will be able to choose only one course from each block. Courses are independent of each other; there is no predetermined sequence.



June 23-24

Introduction to Data Science<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1924>
Tom Carsey, UNC-Chapel Hill

Social Network Analysis: Description and Inference<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1923>
Bruce Desmarais, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Managing Big Data<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1925>
Arcot Rajesekar, UNC-Chapel Hill



June 25

Large-scale Data Networks<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1927>
Manny Aparicio, Saffron Technology

Hadoop for Huge Data Sets<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1928>
Erik Scott, RENCI

Data Studies Using SAS<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1929>
Chris Wiesen, Odum Institute



June 26-27

Predictive Analysis<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1931>
Phil Schrodt, Parus Analytical Systems

Introduction to Data Visualization<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1932>
Rachael Brady, Cisco Systems

Introduction to Machine Learning<http://www.odum.unc.edu/odum/contentSubpage.jsp?nodeid=21#1930>
Sayan Mukherjee, Duke University



For course descriptions and updates, please visit www.odum.unc.edu/datamatters<http://www.odum.unc.edu/datamatters>.

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Odum Institute
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Davis Library CB# 3355
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3355
www.odum.unc.edu<http://www.odum.unc.edu>
Telephone: 919.962.3061
Fax: 919.962.4777











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