The Fastest Way to Learn Data Science

PyConUK 2019
Cardiff
Saturday 14th September 2019

Transcript

1. The Fastest Way to Learn Data Science @vickdata It’s not about what you know it’s about what you can do REBECCA VICKERY, DATA SCIENTIST, HOLIDAY EXTRAS
2. The Fastest Way to Learn Data Science My journey How to keep momentum How to learn 5 good habits
3. My journey Life sciences graduate Dabbled in web dev (HTML, PHP, CSS) Various data/analytics roles Data Scientist, Holiday Extras @vickdata @rebecca.vickery Photo by Bryan Rodriguez on Unsplash
4. My journey 2007 - First data role 2015 - Started learning python 2017 - Accelerated learning 2019 - Data Scientist, Holiday Extras @vickdata @rebecca.vickery Photo by Bryan Rodriguez on Unsplash
5. “Set your goals high, and don't stop until you get there.”, Bo Jackson Photo by Matthew Cramblett on Unsplash
6. 2019 Data science job search July 2019 Indeed.co.uk
8. Photo by Matthew Cramblett on Unsplash Set BIG goals What is your purpose? Not a job title - what do you want to do? Write it down - refer back often
9. Make a positive impact with data
10. Photo by Matthew Cramblett on Unsplash Set SMALLER goals Strictly relevant to bigger goal Measurable Deadlines
11. Photo by Matthew Cramblett on Unsplash Make a roadmap What to learn next Review your progress Celebrate your success!
12. @vickdata
13. Photo by Matthew Cramblett on Unsplash When to start? Now!
14. “I Hear and I Forget, I See and I Remember, I Do and I Understand”, Confucius Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
15. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Learning framework
17. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Where to learn Create your own curriculum
20. Photo by Leon Seibert on Unsplash
21. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash How to practice Compete - Kaggle, Analytics Vidhya Public datasets - UCI ml repository Volunteering your time
25. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Where to explain Blogs - medium, wordpress Talks - conferences, meetups Or just write it down
26. “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”, Babe Ruth Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash
27. Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash Stay uncomfortable
28. Rest periods are vital Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash
29. Seek mentors Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash
30. Master communication Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash
31. Pay it forward Photo by Leio McLaren (@leiomclaren) on Unsplash
32. The Fastest Way to Learn Data Science Goals are important Learn - build - explain Foster the 5 habits
33. The Fastest Way to Learn Data Science It’s not about what you know it’s about what you can do
34. Thank you @vickdata @rebecca.vickery