Data Science Competency
Our curriculum is organized around six core competencies. Each category contains modules designed to build specific, in-demand data science skills. Click on a card to learn more!
Data Engineering
Data Engineering
Build and maintain the scalable systems and pipelines that collect, store, and process large volumes of data.
Data Wrangling
Data Wrangling
Clean, transform, and map raw data into a structured format suitable for analysis and model building.
Data Mining
Data Mining
Discover hidden patterns, valuable insights, and meaningful knowledge from large and complex datasets.
Statistical Foundation
Statistical Foundation
Apply statistical principles and hypothesis testing to analyze data, interpret results, and ensure valid conclusions.
Programming Skills
Programming Skills
Use coding languages like Python and R to implement algorithms, automate tasks, and create data-driven applications.
Model Building
Model Building
Create, train, and refine predictive models to forecast future trends and make data-informed decisions.
Explore Our Modules
This page features a comprehensive collection of modules curated by our partners at KDSC. These resources include lecture slides, interactive tutorial content, and hands-on workshop materials, designed to enhance your learning and expertise in data science competency.
AI In Action Webinar
Competency: Model Building,Ethical Problem Solving
Author: Bhavnish Walia, Banani Mohapatra
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: Lecture Recording
Tech/Language:
An Optimization Case Study With Extensions for Analysis
Competency: Model Building,Optimization,Data Wrangling
Author: Kevin McCarthy
Source: Tutorial Material
Institution: Baker University
Main Format: PDF
Tech/Language: Excel
Business Data Analytics 1
Competency: Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: STATA
Business Data Analytics 2
Competency: Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: R
Business Data Analytics 3
Competency: Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: R
Business Data Analytics 4
Competency: Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: STATA
Business Data Analytics 4
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Programming Skills
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code
Tech/Language: STATA
Casuality
Competency: Statistical Foundation
Author: TBD
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PPT Slide
Tech/Language:
Casuality Homework
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Programming Skills
Author: Data 8 Instructors
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Main Format: Google Colab
Tech/Language: Python
Computer Approach to Art History
Competency: Data Mining
Author: Lior Shamir
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: Kansas State University
Main Format: PDF
Tech/Language:
Data Bias and Fairness Series: Deconstructing and Mitigating Socio-Demographic Bias in AI Algorithms for Mental Health
Competency: Ethical Problem Solving,Data Bias and Fairness
Author: Theodora Chaspari
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
Main Format: Recording
Tech/Language:
Data Bias and Fairness Series: Safety, Ethics, and Biases in AI and NLP Systems
Competency: Ethical Problem Solving,Data Bias and Fairness
Author: Xuhui Zhou
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: Carnegie Mellon University
Main Format: Recording
Tech/Language:
Data Management in Python
Competency: Data Wrangling,Programming Skills,Data Engineering
Author: Edina Harsay
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: Code,Data,PPT Slide
Tech/Language: Python
Data Management in R
Competency: Data Wrangling,Programming Skills,Data Engineering
Author: Stephen Paolillo
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: R
Data Management in Stata
Competency: Data Wrangling,Programming Skills,Data Engineering
Author: Benjamin Jacobs
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: Stata
Federal Data Workshops: the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Competency: Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: STATA
Federal Data Workshops: the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Competency: Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: Code
Tech/Language: STATA
Federal Data Workshops: the Census Bureau
Competency: Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Data
Tech/Language:
Federal Data Workshops: the National Center for Education Statistics
Competency: Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: Code,Data
Tech/Language: STATA
Federal Data Workshops: the National Center for Health Statistics
Competency: Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code,Data
Tech/Language: STATA
Intro to Neural Network
Competency: Model Building
Author: Dr. Fuijan Yan
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: Wichita State University
Main Format:
Tech/Language:
Introduction to Google Colab
Competency: Programming Skills
Author: Data 8 Instructors
Source: Tutorial
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Main Format: Google Colab
Tech/Language: Python
Introduction to Tableau
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Model Building
Author: Janice Akao
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: Butler Community College
Main Format: PPT Slide
Tech/Language: Tableau
KDSC R Workshop: Intro to R & Data Wrangling
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: Jeff Girard
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code
Tech/Language: R
Linear Regression
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Model Building
Author: Suzanne Smith
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: Johnson County Community College
Main Format: PPT Slide
Tech/Language:
Multiple Models, Explainability, and Bias
Competency: Model Building,Ethical Problem Solving
Author: Michael S. Branicky
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: Lecture Recording
Tech/Language:
Network Intrusion Detection with AI
Competency: Data Wrangling,Programming Skills,Model Building
Author: Dr. Sergio Salinas Mornroy
Source: Lecture Material
Institution: Wichita State University
Main Format: PPT Slide
Tech/Language: Python
Stata Workshop 1:Data Wrangling
Competency: Programming Skills,Data Wrangling
Author: William Duncan
Source:
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code
Tech/Language: STATA
Stata Workshop 2:Visualization
Competency: Programming Skills
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code
Tech/Language: STATA
Stata Workshop 3:Data Wrangling
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Programming Skills
Author: William Duncan
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: PDF,Code
Tech/Language: STATA
Text Analysis Protocol
Competency: Statistical Foundation,Data Mining,Data Wrangling
Author: Lior Shamir
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: Kansas State University
Main Format: PDF
Tech/Language:
Word Document Scraping Workshop
Competency: Data Wrangling,Programming Skills,Data Engineering
Author: Joseph Bodenheimer
Source: Workshop Material
Institution: University of Kansas
Main Format: Code
Tech/Language: Python
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