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Interested in DataGeek Workshops?

Contact Mary Hamman regarding future opportunities.

2021 Workshop Schedules

The DataGeek workshops are offered on either a condensed (approximately 20 hours of work in one week) or elongated (5 hours of work per week for four weeks) schedule to suit your needs, with only one collaborative synchronous session scheduled for the final Saturday of your workshop.

Please note, all events occur in Central Time.

Each online workshop offers two schedules for your convenience. The same content is provided via each schedule. You choose which schedule works best for you!

4 Weeks 
~5 hours/week 

1 Week 
~20 hours/week

Transitioning from Excel to R: Focus on Learning High Value-Added Skills

March 1–27

Synchronous Session:
March 27
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

March 22–27

Synchronous Session:
March 27
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Clean Up Crew: Skills for Fixing Messy Data

April 5–May 1

Synchronous Session:
May 1
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

April 26–May 1

Synchronous Session:
May 1
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Reproducible Reports: How to use R to Automate Reporting

May 10–June 5

Synchronous Session:
June 5
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

June 1–5*

Synchronous Session:
June 5
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Veracious Visualization: Creating Dashboards and Graphs to Convey Clear and Truthful Insights

June 14–July 10

Synchronous Session:
July 10
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

July 5–10

Synchronous Session:
July 10
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Data Access Through APIs: Using Census API to Gather Data for Your Business

October 11–November 6

Synchronous Session:
November 6
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

November 1–6

Synchronous Session:
November 6
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

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.