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DataGeek Workshops
Your Opportunity to Grow Data Literacy Across All Business Roles

Choose from 5 Unique Online Workshops at No Cost to You!

Understanding DataIt goes without saying—understanding data is crucial to business success. Large companies may tout their advanced analytics programs and employ tons of people in specialized analytics roles, but companies of all sizes need employees with basic data competencies. Every business can benefit from “data geeks”. Yet, most employees were never trained to analyze data and may lack the support needed to learn. In fact, only 21 percent of employees are confident in their abilities to read, understand, question and work with data. This series of short workshops aims to address these problems. Through a combination of self-paced tutorials, customized through live one-on-one consultation with your instructor, and a one-day synchronous collaborative project you’ll gain practical skills in a supportive virtual environment focused on your needs and goals.

DataGeek workshops use RStudio.Cloud, Tableau for Teaching, and DataCamp. Software access will be provided to course participants.

Swenson Baier Engaged Faculty Fellowship

The DataGeek series is offered at no cost to participants for spring and summer of 2021 thanks to support from UW-La Crosse alum Scott Swenson and his spouse, Cynthia Baier. Swenson and Baier provided a generous gift to create the first College of Business faculty fellowship.

Who should attend:

Anyone seeking upgrade and expand their data skills—whether you’re just beginning or you’re already a bit of a data geek—can benefit from DataGeek Workshops. Workshops are open to all skill levels and job roles because content is personalized to fit your goals. No data analysis or prior experience with analysis software is necessary. Those already using R or Tableau can set goals to expand proficiency. 

This workshop is for anyone who wants to:

  • Feel more confident when working with data
  • Handle large data sets more efficiently
  • Save time and reduce errors in data management
  • Document data workflow
  • Clean messy data
  • Automate reports and save time
  • Provide clear visuals and dashboards to accurately convey insight 
  • Understand Application Programming Interface (API)
  • Create API calls and prepare the resulting data

Those already using R or Tableau can set goals to expand proficiency.