Homework: Careers within Data Analytics
Overview and Rationale
As you look to start your program and look towards your future job prospects, it is important to have a clear picture of your career prospects. In this homework, you will research career opportunities in analytics.
Course Outcomes
This homework is directly linked to the following key learning outcomes from the course syllabus:
1. Describe the major steps of an analytics project, the various job functions and who performs them with a focus on identifying where they want to participate in the data analytics ecosystem.
2. Articulate the value data analytics provides to a business' goals and strategies based with respect to the business' industry.
3. Visualize data in a compelling way to enable data driven storytelling.
Homework Summary
You are asked to create a small 5 minute presentations that provides an overview of the industries recruiting Data Analytic and Data Scientist professionals. Some suggested ideas for information you may highlight in your presentation include:
1. Number of corporate search postings on LinkedIn.
2. Classify the corporate postings into industry buckets.
3. Select 3 corporations in industries of interest to you and write a brief synopsis about what you learn about those corporations.
4. What would you expect as a starting salary.
5. Identify the key skills ought by corporations offering careers in DA
6. Identify the growth in career opportunities over the next 5 years.
7. How will you market yourself to potential corporations offering careers in DA
The above is not a list of required data points, but suggestions. You are expected to go beyond these and think of other data points and use these data points to provide an analysis of the role and future expectations.
This is another opportunity to dive in and showcase your ability to present data, as well as showcase your presentation skills. Be creative in your presentation. Be sure to reference the data visualization best practices resources to create powerful visuals. You should also structure your presentation to tell a story, and annotate your data to highlight key points you wish to cover.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.