Wednesday, November 30, 2011
NPR Series: The Search For Analysts To Make Sense Of 'Big Data'
The Search For Analysts To Make Sense Of 'Big Data'
As businesses collect larger amounts of data, corporations must find new hires with data skills to analyze and visualize the data.
Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011 Boston's NPR News Station.
Monday, November 21, 2011
ICPSR Summer Undergraduate Internship 2012
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), is now accepting applications for its annual summer internship program.
Interns spend ten weeks from June 4 - August 10, 2012, at ICPSR (Ann Arbor, Michigan), during which they will:
· Work in small groups and with faculty mentors to complete research projects resulting in conference-ready posters
· Gain experience using statistical programs such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata to check data, working in both UNIX and Windows environments
· Attend courses in the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
· Participate in a weekly Lunch and Lecture series that covers topics related to social science research and professional development.
For details go to ICPSR Summer Undergraduate 2012
Questions? Contact ICPSR representative Barbara Mento
Interns spend ten weeks from June 4 - August 10, 2012, at ICPSR (Ann Arbor, Michigan), during which they will:
· Work in small groups and with faculty mentors to complete research projects resulting in conference-ready posters
· Gain experience using statistical programs such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata to check data, working in both UNIX and Windows environments
· Attend courses in the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
· Participate in a weekly Lunch and Lecture series that covers topics related to social science research and professional development.
For details go to ICPSR Summer Undergraduate 2012
Questions? Contact ICPSR representative Barbara Mento
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
GIS Day Open House Nov. 16th O'Neill Library
Join us at the O'Neill Library for a celebration of GIS Day Nov.16th, 2011.
• Learn more about Geographic Information Systems and how this powerful data mapping tool can enhance your research.
• See a demonstration of the ArcGIS software and B.C. spatial data.
Sign up for a personal tutorial on how to use GIS software.
• Browse posters with samples of GIS applications and it’s use at Boston College.
• Pick up a flyer (GIS Contest Flyer 2012) with details of our GIS contest (with prizes) and information on how to download the ArcGIS software!
Drop by for demonstrations of ArcGIS in the lobby of the O'Neill Library from:
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Try a chocolate globe while they last . . .
Any questions? Contact Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Manager: barbara.mento@bc.edu
Sponsored by Boston College Libraries
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