Summer Data Camp Challenge | Northeastern Illinois University

It's not just a workshop, it's a challenge!

The Research and Statistics Core within the Center of Health at Northeastern Illinois University is proud to offer a remote Summer Data Camp with 10 unique topics for students, faculty and staff.

Attend five Summer Data Camp Sessions and earn the Center of Health 2022 Summer Data Camp Challenge badge!

Earn the badge to display on your resume, social media, LinkedIn and more! To complete the challenge, sign up for and attend five sessions from July 11-Aug. 2.

How it works

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1. Choose the Camp Sessions that Interest You

If you want to complete the challenge make sure to pick out at least five sessions that you are interested in. For the full list of sessions, see the agenda at the bottom of this page.

2. Complete the Registration Form

When filling out the form, make sure to provide an email address that you check daily. Also check all the sessions on the form that you wish to sign up for.

3. Check Your Email for the Session Link

Two hours before the session start time you will receive an email with the Camp Session Zoom link. Be sure to check your spam folder too!

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4. Join the Session

Click the unique link in the pre-session email to join. Remember, to earn credit toward the badge you must attend and participate in the entire session.

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5. Collect Your Badge Credit!

Twenty-four hours after the session you will receive an additional email containing supplementary material from the session, a link to provide feedback and credit toward your badge.

Agenda

Date	Time	Title	Where
July 13	12 p.m	"How do I Make Data Tables for Meaningful Analysis? Using Pivot Tables and Key Functions in Excel" by Prof. Hardik Marfatia, Economics	Zoom
July 18	9 a.m	"Understanding T-Tests" by Samantha Condo and Serin Han	Zoom
July 18	12 p.m	"What is Dash-boarding? Analyzing Data through Dash-boarding using Excel" by Prof. Hardik Marfatia, Economics	Zoom
July 22	9 a.m	"An Introduction to the Mathematical Modeling of Cancer" by Dr. Emma Turian, Mathematics	Zoom
July 25	9 a.m	"Running Simple Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Regression" by Samantha Condo and Serin Han	Zoom
July 27	12 p.m	"What is Geospatial Modeling? Exploring the Foundations for Geospatial Modeling" by Prof. Hardik Marfatia, Economics	Zoom
July 29	9 a.m	Lecturer Dr. Beverly Gonzalez, Mathematics and Senior Biostatistician	NEIU Main Campus
Aug. 1	12 p.m	"Can Maps Talk? Using R to Build Interactive Maps for Geospatial Modeling" by Prof. Hardik Marfatia, Economics	Zoom
Aug. 2	12 p.m	"How do you Forecast? Learn the Basics of Forecasting using R" by Prof. Hardik Marfatia, Economics	Zoom

FAQ

I finished five camp sessions. When will I receive my badge?

All badges will be sent out 3-5 days after the complete 2022 Summer Data Camp Challenge comes to an end (from Aug. 5-7).

How will I get my badge and what format will it be in?

Your badge will be emailed to you as a .JPG file via the same email you provided during sign-up. The badge will be unique to you, meaning it will contain your name and date of completion. It will also contain a certificate of participation in a .PDF format.

Do I need to have experience in the R program or Excel to sign up?

Nope! We make each camp session engaging for both rookies and professionals.

Do I need to be an NEIU student to sign up?

Not at all! We welcome students from any college, university or high school to attend.

Do you have a question we didn't answer?

Contact Kylie Barron at kbtownsend3@neiu.edu