For more details about this event. Please contact:
 
Declan Siu
Tech Education and Training, Hong Kong Cyberport
E: declansiu@cyberport.hk

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The course includes three sections:
30 November 2018 (Friday) 10:00 - 18:00 (7 hours; 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime)
(1) Introduction to SQL and Algorithms with Python
Trainer: Brian Tsang

Content:

- Understand database language: SQL

- Be familiar with commonly used SQL statement clauses, functions, and keywords

- SQL in Python environment

- Python overview and Python community introduction

- Working with numbers in Python

- Using Loops to automate repeat code

- Creating functions with Python

- Introduction to basic algorithms with Python:

Sorting
Searching
Cryptography
- Optimisation with Newton’s Method in Python

- AI Concepts: problem-solving as searching

- 10 popular algorithms used in data science for big data

- Computer vision with Python in Tensorflow

7 December 2018 (Friday) 10:00 - 18:00 (7 hours; 13:00-14:00 Lunchtime)
(2) Introduction of using API (Application Programming Interface)

Trainer: Brian Tsang

Content:

Concepts of APIs

- APIs as data services

Open data overview in worldwide and HK
How to use datasets from open data portal via API
How to create datasets to open data portal via API
Social media data from APIs, Twitter and Facebook case study
- APIs as cognitive services

IBM visual recognition API and Personality Insight API with Python
Microsoft Face API and Text Analytics API with Python
- APIs as corporate services

World Bank API case study
PayPal case study
Quandl case study

14 December 2018 (Friday) 14:00 - 18:00 (4 hours)
(3) Data Visualization with Tableau

Trainer: Yuki Wong

Content:

- Introduction of Visual Analytic in Business using Tableau

- Hands-on exercises with Tableau:

Data connection
Building view
Crosstab & Exporting data
Table calculation and calculation function
Map view
Building dashboard and story Visualization Tools Comparison

Trainers Bio:
Brian Tsang

Brain Tsang is a Data Analytics Consultant. He is an active data scientist on Kaggle, a global crowdsourcing platform for predictive modeling and joined the big data analytics competition since 2010 with high ranking record. He has over 5 years of professional training experience on course content design and development for subjects in Information, Communications and Technology.

Yuki Wong

Data Analysis Consultant, RADICA Systems Limited

With over 3-years experience in data analytics industry, Yuki participated and helps drive many outstanding projects of CRM data analytics for different famous brands such as Chanel, MCM, Ocean Park and Disney, etc. She also had data analytics experience in mobile gaming, as well as finance industries in the past.

Yuki is also a welcomed speaker on topics such as data visualization and usage of analytics tools.