Here’s What You Can Expect From the ODSC West Bootcamp Program

When starting your data science career, it can be difficult to know which path to choose. When coming from a place of uncertainty, it’s hard to justify the cost (in time and money) of a traditional bootcamp. At ODSC West’s Mini-Bootcamp, from October 30th to November 2nd, you’ll have the opportunity to explore many different topics, build new skills and connect with data scientists and experts from a wide range of disciplines in just 4 days and for a lower cost.

What is included in a Mini-Bootcamp Pass? Discover below.

Pre-Bootcamp On-Demand Training

Before the conference, you’ll have access to on-demand, self-paced training on core skills like Python, SQL, and more from some of our acclaimed instructors. Sessions include 

• Complete Python Fundamentals – by Mona Khalil, Greenhouse Software (Duration: ~3 hrs)
• Modern Data Acquisition Using Python – by Max Humber, General Assembly (Duration: ~2 hrs)
• Data Science 101 – by Dr. Kirk Borne, Booz Allen Hamilton (Duration: ~4 hrs)
• SQL for Data Science – by Mona Khalil, Greenhouse Software (Duration: ~4 hrs)
• Recommendation Systems in Python – by Joshua Bernhard, NerdWallet (Duration: ~3 hrs)
• Machine Learning Foundations: Linear Algebra  – by Dr. Jon Krohn (Duration: ~6 hrs)

Pre-Bootcamp Live Virtual Training

In addition to the on-demand training, you’ll also have the opportunity to attend 5 live virtual training sessions on fundamental data science skills as part of our ODSC Bootcamp Primer series. Courses include: 

• Introduction to Data Course

• Introduction to SQL Course

• Introduction to Programming with Python Course

• Data Wrangling with Python Course

• Introduction to AI Course

Bootcamp Orientation

To ensure you are able to get the most out of your Mini-Bootcamp, we will be offering virtual orientation sessions that will address:

• General Questions about the ODSC West Bootcamp Program
• Program Content
• Which Courses are Available on Ai+
• Assignments on Ai+

Conference Days

During the conference, you’ll have access to all of ODSC West’s training sessions, workshops, and talks. Day 1 will focus on introducing fundamental data science and AI skills. Sessions include, but are not limited to

• Introduction to Statistics for Data Science
• An Introduction to Data Wrangling with SQL
• Introduction to Python for Data Analysis
• Introduction to Machine Learning

Days 2, 3, and 4 will feature sessions for data scientists of all levels from beginner to advanced. Past sessions have included

• Machine Learning with XGBoost
• Self-Supervised and Unsupervised Learning for Conversational AI and NLP
• Building a GPT-3 Powered Knowledge Base Bot for Discord
• Machine Learning with Python: A Hands-On Introduction
• A Practical Tutorial on Building Machine Learning Demos with Gradio
• A Hands-on Introduction to Transfer Learning
• Foundations of Deep Reinforcement Learning
• Advanced Deep Learning with TensorFlow
• NLP Word Embeddings
• Deep Learning for Detecting DeepFakes
• Machine Learning at Scale using Apache Spark
• Practical Tutorial on Uncertainty and Out-of-distribution Robustness in Deep Learning
• StructureBoost: Gradient Boosting with Categorical Structure
• Colossal-AI: A Unified Deep Learning System For Large-Scale Parallel Training

Ai+ Training Platform

After the conference, you’ll have access to our Ai+ Training Platform for a year. There you will find resources that will help you continue on your chosen data science path including

• Foundations for Machine Learning Bootcamp: 14 On-Demand Sessions
• Machine Learning Certification
• Certification Assessments and Badges
• Entire On-Demand Training Library (50 + courses) and All Previous ODSC Conference recordings (500+ sessions)
• Monthly Webinars
• All Assessments (Skills, Feedback, Coding Proficiency, and Coding Proficiency Exam)
• Certificate of Completion for every course

Join us at ODSC West 2023 for all of the above and more. Plus, you’ll save 60% on your Mini-Bootcamp Pass when you register today.