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There will be a 2021 Applied Data Analytics workshop in Texas. Participants will work in teams with higher education and employment agency data. The specific focus of the workshop will be on connecting post-secondary and workforce outcomes. The program will provide instruction on using big data tools including SQL and R. Participants will receive training on core data concepts such as record linkage and data visualization as well as cutting-edge training in machine learning.

The goal of the Applied Data Analytics program is to help professionals at state workforce agencies develop key data science skills necessary to work with confidential data. The curriculum draws on the second edition of Big Data and Social Science: A Practical Guide to Methods and Tools. The program is delivered through a mix of online materials that participants can review at their own pace, interactive lectures, and prepared materials provided using Jupyter Notebooks. Participants will be grouped into small teams where they will apply the skills learned in the training course to develop and complete a project to be presented in the final meeting. This work will be guided by the Project Template starting in Module 2.