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Hands-on Coding Basics: Python | Free Class

Coding

Free

Online
Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
3:30 5:30 am EDT

About This Class

Join us for a free, 2-hour class to get hands-on practice with the fundamentals of programming using Python, and find out if a coding career is right for you.

You’ll learn fundamental Python programming techniques and tools, discuss its applications in data analysis and web development — and the types of problems it can solve — then apply your new skills to solve a real-world problem with Python. Bonus: there will be time at the end for live Q&A with the instructor.

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Takeaways

You’ll leave this class with:

  • An understanding of the role Python plays in software engineering
  • Basic knowledge of the core concepts of programming with Python like functions, if statements, loops and more.
  • Hands-on practice with basic Python syntax
  • Confidence to continue practicing your coding skills

About the Instructor

Kishan S. Photo

Managing Director at Analytico Asia, Lead Data Science Instructor at General Assembly

Kishan is a seasoned data and marketing professional with a proven track record across all key areas of digital including Data Mining, Data Science, Data Visualisation, Data-Driven Transformation, Sentiment Analysis, Data Storytelling, Web Analytics, Social Analytics, App Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Omni-channel Tracking, Paid Social, SEO, SEM, CRM, E-Commerce, and Digital Strategy

 

He has worked for 4 of the world's leading digital technology agencies: Amobee, Golin, Datalicious, and Socialbakers. Throughout his career, he has managed hundreds of digital campaigns and built several digital teams from ground-up, working with a diverse portfolio of local and global companies – including some of the world’s biggest brands: McDonalds, Sony, Prudential, Volkswagen, and Cartier.

 

Kishan also has extensive hands-on experience in Data Science where he has worked with E-Commerce and FMCG clients to build Machine Learning models to enhance the performance of product recommendation engines and drive profitability of product bundles among other areas.

 

He has also previously worked as a data scientist, automating data extraction from Weibo and Taobao to measure the impact of online retailers' social media marketing strategies on consumer engagement and sales performance using quantitative methods including random-effects panel regression.

 

Throughout the past decade, Kishan has also worked on other interesting Data Science projects including a predictive modelling app which allows users to find the number of parking lots at their destination for a given location and time slot. He also built an innovative sentiment analysis model for a software company to evaluate their customer satisfaction rate using data extracted and automated from customer support tickets.

 

Kishan's experience has also centred around managing business growth and day-day operations for data-driven marketing start-ups in Asia. Having built and led several high-performance digital teams and programs in the past decade, Kishan combines management experience with deep subject matter expertise across business analytics, data science and digital marketing. He is also highly skilled in leveraging MarTech to grow digital revenue and reduce customer churn for leading brands in Asia including Singtel and Globe Telecom.

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