The Department of Intelligent Computing & Business Systems (ICBS) Department of St Joseph Engineering College organized a Two-day Hands-on Session on "Data Analytics Using Python” for students of CSBS, on 14 and 15 December, 2023 from 9:30am-4:00pm . A total of 60 participants enthusiastically participated in this workshop . The main guests for the workshop were Mr Chetan Adhikary , IT Analyst, Tata Consultancy Services, Bengaluru and Mr Praveen Chandra, Regional Head - Academic Interface Programme, TCS , Bangalore .
This two-day workshop was opened with a welcome statement by our M.C Ms Charishma briefing about the TCS Resource personals (Chief Guests) Mr Chetan Adhikary and Mr Praveen Chandra , followed by offering a bouquet by Dr. Shreenath Acharya, HOD ICBS to express our gesture of honor and appreciation.
Mr Praveen Chandra gave the opening speech about TCS bridging the gap between technology for college students through their MoU. He also proposed different inteship opportunities offered by TCS for students at their organization.
The session aimed to provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to Python programming and hands-on experience in data analytics. The workshop spanned two days, with the first day dedicated to Python basics and the second day delving into practical data analytics applications. The topics covered in Day 1 are Overview of Python and its applications in data analytics, Setting up the Python development environment, Basics of Python syntax, variables, and data types, Participants engaged in coding exercises to reinforce Python basics and Building simple programs and gaining confidence in Python programming. The topics covered in day 2 are Understanding the significance of data analytics, Introduction to key Python libraries for data analytics, Loading and cleaning datasets using Pandas, Handling missing data and preparing data for analysis, Participants applied Python skills to analyze real-world datasets. And also there was Collaboration and problem-solving during the workshop which helped the students upskill their knowledge on python.
The workshop ended with a vote of thanks and handing over of mementos to our esteemed guests. With a note of gratitude to all the participants and a group photo, this two-day hands on session came to a successful end.
It was an interactive session where the resource person answered many queries raised by the participants. All participants showed their keen interest during the workshop and gained good leaing experience with better clarity of the topics covered. The session has got excellent feedback from the participants.
The entire workshop was co-ordinated by Ms Renuka Tantry, Assistant Professor and Ms Farha Anjum, Assistant Professor, Department of ICBS.
