Tag: Online Education (320)

• Stanford Online Courses: Use data to solve biological, medical problems - Feb 10, 2015.
  
  Stay at the cutting-edge and take courses online from Stanford that will teach you techniques used in new applications in biomedicine. Enrollment for spring open till Mar 20.

  Tags: Bioinformatics, Biomedical, Data Mining, Online Education, Stanford

• simplilearn Big Data & Analytics Certification Courses Online, 30% off till Jan 31 - Jan 26, 2015.
  
  Use Coupon code - JAN30A to save 30% off on all online self learning Big Data and Analytics courses, including Analytics, Hadoop, R, and SAS. Valid till Jan 31.

  Tags: Certificate, Hadoop, Online Education, R, SAS, Simplilearn

• CUNY: Distinguished Lecturer – Data Analytics and Information Systems - Jan 5, 2015.
  
  Teach courses in Data analytics and serve as the academic director for CUNY SPS online BS in Information Systems and online MS in Data Analytics.

  Tags: CUNY, Faculty, New York City, NY, Online Education, USA

• Knewton: Data Scientist - Dec 10, 2014.
  
  Knewton is on a mission to personalize education for students around the world - many education organization already use the Knewton platform to power course materials that dynamically adapt to each student unique needs.

  Tags: Data Scientist, Knewton, New York-NY, Online Education

• Simplilearn Big Data and Analytics courses, 30% off - Dec 8, 2014.
  
  Keep pace with the competition - upgrade your Big Data and Analytics skills with Simplilearn online courses in Cloud computing, Hadoop, SAS, R and more, now 30% off until Dec 31, 2014.

  Tags: Certificate, Cloud Computing, Hadoop, Online Education, R, SAS, SAS Certification, Simplilearn

• EMC: Big Data, Data Science Courses, up to 57% off - Dec 4, 2014.
  
  EMC offers industry-leading training and certification in Big Data, Hadoop, and Data Science. Get up to 57% off original price - offer ends Dec 22.

  Tags: Data Science Education, EMC, Hadoop, Online Education

• Northwestern Online MS in Predictive Analytics - Dec 2, 2014.
  
  Build in-demand skills for the growing analytics field, prepare for leadership-level career opportunities, and learn from distinguished Northwestern faculty with Online MS in Predictive Analytics.

  Tags: Master of Science, MS in Analytics, Northwestern, Online Education, Predictive Analytics

• American Public University System: Part-Time Faculty – Business Analytics - Nov 26, 2014.
  
  Deliver online or face-to-face lessons to undergraduate and/or graduate students; Initiate, facilitate, interact and moderate online/face-to-face classroom discussions.

  Tags: American Public University, Business Analytics, Faculty, Online Education

• CMU: Teaching Faculty, Machine Learning - Nov 20, 2014.
  
  Lead our efforts in teaching machine learning, both on-campus and online. As the world only academic Machine Learning Dept, we help define the standard curriculum for the field.

  Tags: CMU, Faculty, Machine Learning, Online Education

• SQL School tackles the data analyst shortage - Nov 17, 2014.
  
  SQL School is a free, interactive tutorial from Mode Analytics, written by analysts for aspiring analysts. Check it out!

  Tags: Mode Analytics, Online Education, SQL

• Stanford: Online Certificates in Data Mining and Management - Nov 6, 2014.
  
  Learn the science and art of managing people, products, processes, and data with from Stanford world-famous faculty with online courses like "Mining Massive Data Sets" or "Intro to Statistical Learning".

  Tags: Certificate, Mining Massive Datasets, Online Education, Stanford

• More Data Mining with Weka - Nov 5, 2014.
  
  Explore deeper tools and techniques using Weka in More Data Mining with Weka, a followup course to Data Mining with Weka, provided by University of Waikato.

  Tags: Data Mining Software, Free Data Mining Software, Online Education, Weka

• Comprehensive Data Science Training by Salford Systems, Dec 3-5, Online or San Diego - Nov 4, 2014.
  
  Learn the basics tree-structured data mining with CART, and progress to more advanced topics including Linear, Logistic, Nonlinear, Regularized, Lasso, MARS, TreeNet (Stochastic Gradient Boosting) and RandomForests(r), including Latest Refinements and Model Compression.

  Tags: CART, Data Mining Training, MARS, Online Education, random forests algorithm, Salford Systems, San Diego-CA

• Simplilearn: Enroll in Analytics and Big Data Training, get free Amazon Fire (until Oct 31) - Oct 27, 2014.
  
  Be technically competent in data analytics processes with Simplilearn Business Analytics, Big Data, SAS, R, and Hadoop training. Enroll by Oct 31 and get a free Amazon Fire.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Hadoop, Online Education, R, SAS, Simplilearn

• Salford Comprehensive Data Science Training, Dec 3-5, San Diego or Online - Oct 21, 2014.
  
  Learn the basics tree-structured data mining with CART, and progress to more advanced topics including Linear, Logistic, Nonlinear, Regularized, Lasso, MARS, TreeNet (Stochastic Gradient Boosting) and RandomForests(r), including Latest Refinements and Model Compression.

  Tags: CART, Data Mining Training, MARS, Online Education, random forests algorithm, Salford Systems, San Diego-CA

• TESC 18-month Online MBA in Data Analytics - Oct 21, 2014.
  
  Get an affordable online MBA in Data Analytics from Thomas Edison State College - study both foundational business courses and how to analyze and present the data.

  Tags: MBA, Online Education, TESC

• Get Started in Text Analytics - Sep 30, 2014.
  
  Text analytics / text mining is the natural extension of predictive analytics and has wide applications in marketing, business, and many industries. Learn text analytics with Statistics.com online program that starts Feb 6.

  Tags: Natural Language Processing, NLTK, Online Education, Sentiment Analysis, Statistics.com, Text Analytics, Text Mining

• Lewis University Online MS in Data Science - Sep 25, 2014.
  
  The Lewis online, 36 credit hour MS in Data Science degree program teaches advanced skills to effectively solve the math and computer science issues surrounding the analysis of large data sets.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Lewis University, Master of Science, Online Education

• RapidMiner Resources: Educational Videos, Course - Sep 18, 2014.
  
  RapidMiner videos focus on important and fundamental aspects of this software suite; the site also offers a "RapidMiner Analyst Preparation" Course of 43 videos which prepares learners to take the official RapidMiner Analyst exam.

  Tags: Markus Hofmann, Online Education, RapidMiner

• Northwestern Online Master of Science in Predictive Analytics - Sep 4, 2014.
  
  Build in-demand skills for the growing analytics field, prepare for leadership-level career, learn from distinguished faculty and industry experts, and build analytic expertise.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Master of Science, Northwestern, Online Education, Predictive Analytics

• Online Master of Science in Data Science - Sep 2, 2014.
  
  Lewis University online MS in Data Science program offers two concentrations: Data Science for Computer Scientists and Data Science for Life Scientists.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Lewis University, Master of Science, Online Education

• Statistics.com Online Courses and Certificate Programs in Data Science - Aug 18, 2014.
  
  Online courses to accelerate your career or help upgrade the skills of your team members. Learn and get answers from top experts who authored hundreds of books and have real industry.

  Tags: Data Science Certificate, Data Science Education, Online Education, Statistics.com

• KDnuggets 14:n21, Certificates in Analytics, Data Science; Michael Berthold, KNIME; OpenML - Aug 13, 2014.
  
  KDnuggets Analytics, Data mining, and Data Science stories, including Certificates in Analytics, Data Science, online and on-campus; Interview with Michael Berthold, KNIME founder and President; OpenML: Share, Discover and Do Machine Learning, and more.

  Tags: Certificate, Knime, Michael Berthold, Online Education, OpenML

• EMC Big Data Courses for Data Scientists and Business Leaders - Aug 12, 2014.
  
  EMC offers industry-leading training and certification to help you meet the Big Data challenges. Get Data Science and Big Data Analytics Starterkit or Big Data Analytics Course for Business Leaders.

  Tags: Big Data Analytics, Business Leader, Data Science Education, EMC, Online Education

• Certificates in Analytics, Data Mining, and Data Science - Aug 8, 2014.
  
  Forty six options for Certificates and Certifications in Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science, SAS, and R - available online, on-campus and in a blended format.

  Tags: Business Intelligence, Certification, Data Science Certificate, Data Science Education, Online Education

• Stanford: Learn the science and art of managing people, products, and data - Aug 7, 2014.
  
  Learn from world-renowned Stanford faculty - get online certificates and take online courses in Data Mining and Applications, Mining Massive Data Sets, Financial Modeling, and more.

  Tags: Certificate, Data Science Education, Online Education, Stanford

• Additions to KDnuggets Directory in July - Aug 1, 2014.
  
  15 new/updated online education options in Analytics, Data Mining, and Data Science, 18 new meetings, new consulting companies, software for visualization, social network analysis, text analytics, and more.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Meetings, Online Education, Text Analytics, Visual Analytics

• Online Degrees in Analytics, Data Mining, and Data Science - Jul 31, 2014.
  
  With Data Scientists in big demand, here is a large and updated list of online degrees in Analytics, Data Mining, Data Science, and related areas.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Master of Science, Online Education

• Northwestern Online MS in Predictive Analytics - Jul 29, 2014.
  
  Prepare for leadership-level career, learn from distinguished Northwestern faculty and industry experts, build statistical and analytic expertise, and get MS degree entirely online.

  Tags: Data Science Education, Master of Science, Northwestern, Online Education, Predictive Analytics

• Wharton: Strategic Value of Customer Relationships, online course - Jul 17, 2014.
  
  In 8-week online program taught by Wharton marketing professor Peter Fader, learn how to decipher the streams of customer data flowing into your company.

  Tags: Customer Analytics, Customer Value, Online Education, Peter Fader, Wharton

• Northwestern Online MS in Predictive Analytics - May 15, 2014.
  
  Prepare for leadership-level career, learn from top faculty and industry experts, and earn your analytics degree online. Fall Quarter application deadline July 15.

  Tags: MS in Data Science, Northwestern, Online Education

• Watch: Basics of Machine Learning - May 14, 2014.
  
  Watch series on machine learning, going from basics like Naive Bayes, Decision Tree, Generalization and Overfitting, to more complex topics like Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering.

  Tags: Machine Learning, Online Education, Victor Lavrenko, Youtube

• Top KDnuggets tweets, May 5-6: xkcd looks at Love and Statistics; Analytics job applicants – avoid these mistakes - May 7, 2014.
  
  xkcd looks at Love and Statistics: Why it is important to label your axes; Analytics job applicants - avoid these common mistakes; Stanford Online Courses: Education + Advanced Skills = Awesome Career; Landmark for AI: computer system solves Algebra word problems.

  Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Cartoon, MIT, Online Education, Stanford, xkcd

• Stanford Online Courses: Education + Advanced Skills = Awesome Career - May 6, 2014.
  
  With Stanford world-class online certificates, show advanced knowledge in Data Mining and Applications, Mining Massive Data Sets, and more. Enrollment for summer quarter open now till June 9.

  Tags: Data Science Certificate, Online Education, Stanford

• TESC Online, Affordable MBA in Data Analytics – Recharge Your Career - Apr 22, 2014.
  
  This online program enables graduates to use advanced data analytics to drive continuous improvement in business and organizations, and lets you earn credit for professional certifications/expertise.

  Tags: MBA, Online Education, TESC, Trenton-NJ

• Exclusive Interview: Peter Bruce, President Statistics.com - Apr 17, 2014.
  
  We discuss the mission of Statistics.com, selection of analytics courses and certificates, the future of analytics education, MOOCs, are Statistics disconnected from Big Data, the role of a data scientist, and more.

  Tags: Analytics, Certificate, MOOC, Online Education, Peter Bruce, Predictions, Statisticians, Statistics.com

• UC Berkeley Master of Information and Data Science, Online - Apr 17, 2014.
  
  This online degree is for professionals who want to become leaders in the field of data science. Students benefit from UC Berkeley strong ties to Silicon Valley and multidisciplinary approach that teaches the entire data life cycle.

  Tags: Data Science, Master of Science, Online Education, UC Berkeley

• Oracle Academy – Teaching Students Around The World - Apr 15, 2014.
  
  Oracle academy teaches millions on students around the world, supports Oracle and open-source applications, with courses ranging from computer science for kids to Big Data education.

  Tags: Bootcamp, Khan Academy, Online Education, Open Source, Oracle, Oracle Academy

• EMC Data Science and Big Data Analytics Offer - Apr 15, 2014.
  
  Gain the skills to become an immediate contributor on a data science team - get EMC Starter Kit or get instructor-led training in Big Data Analytics, now 50% off until May 15 with special code.

  Tags: Data Science Education, EMC, Online Education

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Mar 3-4: Accenture/MIT data science challenge; Spark graduates, 100x faster than Hadoop - Mar 5, 2014.
  
  Accenture and MIT data science challenge - analyze City of Chicago; Spark graduates from Apache Incubator, 100x faster than Hadoop over in-memory data; Stanford Data Mining, Finance, Statistics Courses Online; Data Mining Cup 2014 - Student Competition starts.

  Tags: Accenture, Apache Spark, Chicago-IL, Hadoop, MIT, Online Education, Stanford, Student Competition

• Stanford Data Mining, Finance, and Statistics Courses Online - Mar 4, 2014.
  
  With Stanford world-class online certificates, show advanced knowledge in Mining Massive Data Sets, Financial Risk Analysis, and Quantitative Methods in Finance. Spring quarter enrollment until Mar 26.

  Tags: Certificate, Data Mining, Finance, Online Education, Stanford

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Feb 28 – Mar 2: Using R with Twitter – great tutorial; The Dos and Donts of Data Mining - Mar 3, 2014.
  
  Using R with Twitter - great tutorial in Rstudio; The Dos and Donts of Data Mining; Wolfram Breakthrough Knowledge-based Programming Language; Online Data Science Certificates in Analytics and Programming for Data Science.

  Tags: Certificate, Data Mining, Online Education, R, Rstudio, Twitter, Wolfram

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Feb 26-27: Facebook “Relationship Data Mining”; Non-human math: Wikipedia-size computer proof - Feb 28, 2014.
  
  The gap between data mining and predictive models in Facebook Relationship Data Mining; Non-human math: Computer proof is Wikipedia size; A look at pioneering women in #BigData ; MS in Data Analytics from CUNY: Online and Affordable.

  Tags: CUNY, Erdos, Facebook, Mathematics, MS, Online Education, Relationships, Women

• MS in Data Analytics from CUNY: Online and Affordable - Feb 27, 2014.
  
  Learn about the affordable, fully online, MS in Data Analytics at CUNY SPS that prepares graduates to manage and analyze large amounts of data - March 11 info session.

  Tags: CUNY, Data Analytics, Master of Science, Online Education

• Learn to identify complex and dynamic relationships in multi-level data - Feb 4, 2014.
  
  This advanced class provides a conceptual understanding of multilevel linear models (MLM) and multilevel generalized linear models (MGLM).

  Tags: Generalized Linear Models, MGLM, MLM, Multilevel Models, Online Education, SAS

• Best KDnuggets tweets in January: Data Science Venn Diagram v2.0: “unicorns”; Great map of #DataScience skills - Feb 4, 2014.
  
  Data Science Venn Diagram v2.0 - how to find "unicorn" data scientist; Great map of #DataScience skills (Biz, ML, #BigData, Coding, Stats) vs Roles; Dilbert takes on #BigData Analysis and Salaries of Top Performers - hilarious! Learning from Data: Caltech free online course, now with captions in 40+ languages.

  Tags: Caltech, Data Science, Dilbert, Online Education, Skills, Unicorn, Venn Diagram

• Top stories in January: Tutorial: Data Science in Python; Learning from Data, Caltech free online course - Feb 4, 2014.
  
  Tutorial: Data Science in Python; Learning from Data: Caltech free online course, now with captions in 40 languages; Hadoop - Elephants in the Cloud; MADlib: Big Data Machine Learning in SQL; Mass Big Data.

  Tags: Caltech, Hadoop, MADlib, Mass Big Data, Online Education, Python Tutorial, Top stories

• Top stories for Jan 26 – Feb 1: Online Courses in Analytics, ML, Data Science; Top Trends in Analytics, Big Data - Feb 2, 2014.
  
  Online Courses in Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Science; Top Trends in Analytics and Big Data ahead of Strata 2014 Santa Clara; Viewpoint: Why your company should NOT use "Big Data"; "Human Analytics" at the Sentiment Analysis Symposium.

  Tags: 2014 Trends, Online Education, Strata, Trends

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Jan 29-30: Visual.ly Data Visualization Catalog; 100 numpy exercises, from Novice to Expert Data Scientists - Jan 31, 2014.
  
  Visual.ly Data Visualization Catalog help you choose the right visualization; 100 numpy exercises, from Novice to Expert Data Scientists; R vs Python Duel, Contest 1A - download, process 2GB census data; Online course: More Data Mining with Weka

  Tags: Data Visualization, numpy, Online Education, Python, Python vs R, Weka

• More Data Mining with Weka - Jan 30, 2014.
  
  This online course teaches both principles and practical data mining techniques, lets students work on very big datasets, classify text, experiment with clustering, and much more.

  Tags: Association Rules, Clustering, Data Mining with Weka, Online Education, Text Classification, Weka

• Data Mining for Beginners Boot Camp, Salford video series - Jan 29, 2014.
  
  This series shows how to easily apply SPM software suite to your predictive modeling projects, using a modern banking application as an example. This series is at the beginner level, and is perfect for first-time users or for those who need a refresher course in model building and data analysis.

  Tags: Beginners, CART, Gradient Boosting, Online Education, Predictive Modeling, Salford Systems, TreeNet

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Jan 24-26: Great map of #DataScience skills; Online Courses in Predictive Analytics, ML - Jan 27, 2014.
  
  Great map of #DataScience skills (Biz, ML, #BigData, Coding, Stats) vs Roles ; Online Courses in Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Science; Top #BigData Trend in 2014: Big Data as a Service; Opinion: Why your company should NOT use Big Data.

  Tags: BDaaS, Data Science Skills, Online Education, Roles, Skills

• Top stories for Jan 19-25: Learning from Data free online course; MassBigData; Split on Data Science Skills - Jan 27, 2014.
  
  Tutorial: Data Science in Python; Learning from Data: Caltech free online course; MassBigData to boost Massachusetts Big Data, Analytics Ecosystem; Split on Data Science Skills: Individual vs Team approach.

  Tags: Caltech, Massachusetts, Online Education, Python Tutorial, Social Network Analysis

• Online Courses in Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Science from Statistics.com - Jan 24, 2014.
  
  Many interesting online courses covering Decision Trees, Machine Learning Tools, Python for Analytics, Social Network Analysis, Hadoop, Forecasting, Data Visualization, and more, from Statistics.com.

  Tags: Online Education, Python, R, Social Network Analysis, Statistics.com

• Northwestern Online MS in Predictive Analytics - Jan 23, 2014.
  
  Build in-demand skills for the growing analytics field, prepare for leadership opportunities, and learn from distinguished faculty and industry experts.

  Tags: Master of Science, MS, Northwestern, Online Education

• TESC Online, Affordable MBA in Data Analytics –
  Recharge Your Career - Jan 21, 2014.
  
  This online program enables graduates to use advanced data analytics to drive continuous improvement resulting in organizational sustainability, and lets you earn credit for professional certifications/expertise.

  Tags: MBA, Online Education, TESC

• Top KDnuggets tweets, Jan 17-19: Learning from Data: Caltech free online course; Data scientists most used tools: SQL, R, Python, Excel - Jan 20, 2014.
  
  Learning from Data: Caltech free online course, now with captions in 40 languages; Data scientist most used tools: SQL (71%), R #rstats (43%), Python (41%), Excel (36%); 13 Machine Learning and Data Mining Books for Data Scientists; The Power of Bubble Charts to display data in 4 dimensions

  Tags: Bubble Charts, Caltech, Data Mining Books, Online Education

• PASS Free Online Business Analytics Training, Feb 5 - Jan 16, 2014.
  
  Join live webcasts by some of the most knowledgeable and top-rated speakers, covering Advanced Analytics in Excel, End-to-End Power BI, Big Data, Data Visualization, and more. Tune in on Feb 5, 2014.

  Tags: Excel, Online Education, PASS, SQL Server

• DSE 400 Fast Track to Data Science, Free Online Course - Jan 14, 2014.
  
  This free online course will explore Machine Learning, Big Data Architecture, Analytics, and Evidence-Oriented Systems Engineering, and will offer mentorship from experts along with practical skills and techniques. Course starts Jan 19.

  Tags: Data Science Education, DSE 400, Online Education

• Interpreting Model Performance with Cost Functions - Jan 13, 2014.
  
  Cost functions are critical for the correct assessment of performance of data mining and predictive models. This series goes deep into the statistical properties and mathematical understanding of each cost function and explores their similarities and differences.

  Tags: Cost Function, Model Performance, Online Education, Salford Systems