Python is a very popular programming language in data science. The goal of this module is to learn Python programming skills and SQL basics to apply in data science projects. In this module, you will develop the practical and ‘hard’ skills for working with data.

*Suitable for PE portfolio. NBA-accredited.
**Fees are VAT-exempt. If you apply for 2 or more modules at once, you will receive a discount of €250 per module (from the 2^nd module on). UvA alumni get an additional 10% discount.

In this module, you will learn all about the practical and hands-on foundational skills to conduct data science projects. Unfortunately, data is often not handed to you on a silver platter; it can be incomplete, noisy, or inconsistent. You will learn the key concepts for working with data and analytics techniques. How to get to know the data you are working with, how to improve the quality of the data, and use it to create insights through visualisations. Basic Python programming skills and SQL knowledge are required before you start this course.

*Suitable for PE portfolio. NBA-accredited.
**Fees are VAT-exempt. If you apply for 2 or more modules at once, you will receive a discount of €250 per module (from the 2^nd module on). UvA alumni get an additional 10% discount.

In module 3, you will get to know more about the practical and hands-on business skills to conduct data science projects. You will learn how to create business value by using your new skills to efficiently run data science projects to answer the key questions of your business. We will also address the key concepts and techniques for visualising data and storytelling.

*Suitable for PE portfolio. NBA-accredited.
**Fees are VAT-exempt. If you apply for 2 or more modules at once, you will receive a discount of €250 per module (from the 2^nd module on). UvA alumni get an additional 10% discount.

This module will provide you practical and hands-on modelling skills to conduct data science projects applying machine learning. We will introduce and apply different algorithms and evaluate and improve model performance. Python programming skills are required before you start this module.

*Suitable for PE portfolio. NBA-accredited.
**Fees are VAT-exempt. If you apply for 2 or more modules at once, you will receive a discount of €250 per module (from the 2^nd module on). UvA alumni get an additional 10% discount.

The goal of this module is to learn practical and hands-on modelling skills to conduct data science projects for optimisation problems. You will learn the key concepts for recognising and modelling optimisation problems. Python programming skills are required before you start this module.

*Suitable for PE portfolio. NBA-accredited.
**Fees are VAT-exempt. If you apply for 2 or more modules at once, you will receive a discount of €250 per module (from the 2^nd module on). UvA alumni get an additional 10% discount.

This interactive programme will be taught by experienced university lecturers and consultants, who will share their knowledge and expertise on the topic. There will be plenty of room for discussion and work-related questions.
During this programme you will acquire:

• the ability to handle structured and unstructured data.
• insights into judging the quality of data.
• skills to perform data analysis.
• skills to report the results in a visual manner.

This course is for business professionals who perform data analyses of any form on a daily basis. The content is specifically tailored to people who seek to get more out of their existing data. A technical background or profound affinity is a prerequisite, since you will be learning a programming language and developing competences in advanced statistics. If you are not sure whether your background fits the course, please contact us.

*PE hours for chartered accountants. Let us know if you require PE hours.
**Fees are VAT-exempt. If you apply for 2 or more modules at once, you will receive a discount of €250 per module (from the 2^nd module on). UvA alumni get an additional 10% discount.

Data Science Essentials is designed by The Analytics Academy, a collaboration of the Amsterdam Business School, Ortec and Amsterdam Data Science. Our lecturers specialise in offering data science and business analytics education to a wide range of professionals - in open and in-company programmes. They help organisations grow and sustain knowledge at every stage of their data-driven development.