{"id":367,"date":"2018-10-10T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T06:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techandtrain.com\/blog\/?p=367"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:25:34","slug":"how-to-explore-and-learn-analytics-data-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techandtrain.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/how-to-explore-and-learn-analytics-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"How to explore and learn “Analytics & Data Science” ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my students asked me as to how\u00a0can someone\u00a0explore and learn Analytics \/ Data Science domain with an intention to build their career in it ?<\/p>\n

There are three types of roles available in Data Science \/ Analytics:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Functional consultant like a Business \/ Data Analyst<\/li>\n
  2. Technical Consultant like a Data Engineer.<\/li>\n
  3. Mixed profiles like a Data Scientist where you need to know the business domain and technology both<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are some suggestions to start your journey in Analytics:<\/p>\n

    1. Learn either of R or Python to start with. Its good if you know Java & AWS as well.<\/p>\n

    2. Explore concepts of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, BigData, BlockChain, NoSQL & IoT<\/p>\n

    3. Check the free or cheap courses on Coursera, edX, Udemy, Khan Academy, NPTEL, MIT OCW, etc. for above topics<\/p>\n

    4. If you have LinkedIn premium account, good courses are available in LinkedIn Learning as well<\/p>\n

    5. Regularly check job descriptions for Data Scientist, Data Analyst & Data Engineer – This tells you what’s happening in the market and where to align your skills<\/p>\n

    6. Follow people on LinkedIn \/ Twitter \/ Medium \/ etc. who are into Data Science \/ Analytics. They post really good information there<\/p>\n

    7. Regularly read EconomicTimes, LiveMint, Business Standard, CNN Money, BBC Business, Bloomberg, similar sites and update yourself in at-least one functional domain like Digital Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, Banking, Insurance, etc. via NPTEL, MIT OCW, DataScienceCentral.com, Quora, etc. Explore certifications like Google Analytics.<\/p>\n

    8. You especially may want to follow people like Andriy Burkov, Andrew NG, Liz Ryan, etc. and sites like Harvard Business Review, Inc., Forbes, Technology Review, ZDNet.com, Kaggle & Sloan Management Review. Here is an example list.<\/a><\/p>\n

    9. Make a list of blogs to follow around these topics too. Here is an example list.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    10. Meet\u00a0like minded professionals and students in your area using Meetup app. Build your own blog \/ website \/ small startup on what you are learning, write articles on LinkedIn \/ Medium, etc. which will help you to network. Offer some consulting to startups in and around\u00a0your area. You can get a target list here for Gujarat (some are proper established companies, some are small \/ young):\u00a0https:\/\/www.techandtrain.com\/gujjobs.html<\/a>\u00a0– I update this once a month<\/p>\n

    11. Revise \/ study concepts of statistics, calculus, linear algebra, operations research\u00a0and discrete mathematics<\/p>\n

    12. Explore the tools used by Data Scientists. Here is an example list.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Many jobs in Analytics \/ Data Science are available. You can go light on technical topics if you intend to be a functional consultant. This is an evolving field and one website or one book won’t give you full information. Get into a habit of surfing from across the net and buy few good books around above topics. Things change \/ update \/ evolve in Analytics every few months.<\/p>\n

    Reach out to me at\u00a0neil@techandtrain.com<\/a>\u00a0if you want to discuss Data Science \/ R \/ Java \/ etc. or want to conduct a training for MBA \/ BE \/ MCA \/ MSc students or are interested in having a workshop for your managers \/ executives on Data Science \/ R \/ Java \/ AWS \/ Excel \/ etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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