Data Science

Immersive Bootcamp
2020 SYLLABUS

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PREREQ U IS ITE S
Our course assumes that you are
comfortable using python as a
general purpose programming
language. You should expect to
be writing python code at least
four hours a day, and so you will
want to feel very comfortable
with this prospect.
G ALVANIZE CU RRICU LUM OVERV IE W
The curriculum is structured as follows, see modules below for details:
8 weeks
of structured
curriculum
COU RS E OV ERV IE W
Today we analyze 1% of the world’s data. But machine learning and computing are opening
unprecedented access to data, and with it, the ways we understand the world are evolving, and
the skills we use to understand the world are changing.
The big questions are:
• How can we use data to make better decisions in business and technology?
• Who will be making the biggest impact in science, industry and technology?
Galvanize is the leading bootcamp education for data science. We accelerate the careers of
technical professionals and place more than 90% of our graduates into data-science and data-
engineering roles. Our 12-week course is taught by vetted professionals, who often have years of
both education and industry experience.
3 weeks 1 week
of Capstone Project of interview preparation
preparation and presentation and presentation
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Data Science Fundamentals:
Python, Probability & Statistics
Students jump right into a Python based curriculum
where we explore and learn best practices in
probabilistic and statistical analysis, including
frequentist and Bayesian methods.

By practicing software-engineering best practices,

including pair programming with fellow students
from different backgrounds, students master
fundamental engineering and data-science concepts.

PY TH ON & SO F T WARE EN G INEERIN G

BE S T PR AC TICE S
• Object-oriented Programming
• SQL
• Command Line Fluency
• Numerical Programming & Exploratory Data Analysis

PRO BABILIT Y & S TATIS TIC S

• Probability
• Sampling and Estimation
• Hypothesis Testing
• Bayesian Methods

C A S E S T U DIE S
• Price Prediction Case Study

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Statistical & Machine Learning

In the second quarter we start diving into statistical/

machine learning, working on problems in
classification, regression, and clustering utilizing
structured and unstructured data sets. We’ll leverage
the Python ecosystem of powerful libraries (Numpy,
Scipy, scikitlearn), and use some real-world case
studies to root our understanding of these libraries in
real-world applications.

REG RE SS ION
• Linear Regression
• Logistic Regression
• Regularized Regression
• Gradient Descent and Optimization

SUPERVIS ED LE ARNIN G
• Decision Trees
• K-nearest Neighbors
• Random Forests
• Boosting
• Neural Networks (Tensorflow)
• Time Series

UNSUPERVIS ED LE ARNIN G
• K-means Clustering
• Hierarchical Clustering
• Dimensionality Reduction
• Graphs and Networks

C A S E S T UDIE S
• Churn Prediction Case Study

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Spark & Computing at Scale
We learn open-source big data processing using
Spark and Amazon Web Services and leverage our
skills to build Natural Language Processing pipelines
and Recommender Systems.

S PECIAL TOPIC S
• Natural Language Processing
• Recommender Systems

BI G DATA / DATA EN G INEERIN G

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Spark (pyspark)
• Web Programming: HTML, Javascript & Flask

C A S E S T U DIE S
• Fraud Detection Case Study
• Recommendation Case Study

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Capstone Project &
Job-Market Readiness
To complete our immersive program, students
work independently on an applied data science
project that is unique to their interests and/or career
aspirations in a capstone project. Capstone projects
reflect the technical skill set students have learned
throughout the course, and demonstrate their
competence and fitness as real data scientists.

Throughout the main curriculum, students work with

instructors to brainstorm and refine project ideas
and proposals. After a project plan is finalized, the
student is responsible for collecting and analyzing
data, and presenting the results of their research in
a professional final product. Many students build
applications to package their insights.

• C AP S TONE PRO JEC T

• C AP S TONE PRE S ENTATIONS
• C AP S TONE M ARKE TIN G
• INTERVIE W PREPAR ATION

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Contact
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our admissions team at
admissions@galvanize.com.

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this syllabus is intended for directional use only. The Galvanize Data Science Immersive
curriculum is updated on an ongoing basis to stay current with industry trends, and is adjusted slightly to fit the pace of the class in order
to maximize student learning. Additionally, the program may dier slightly between each campus, as our curriculum is designed to be
responsive to the needs of hiring partners in each market.

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