{"id":8577,"date":"2019-12-13T12:58:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ie.edu\/exponential-learning\/blog\/?p=8577"},"modified":"2019-12-13T12:58:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:58:12","slug":"data-runs-world-bootcamp-diary-carlotta-borner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/lifelong-learning\/blog\/data-science\/data-runs-world-bootcamp-diary-carlotta-borner\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Runs the World | Bootcamp Diary by Carlotta Borner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Carlotta, one of the 17 bootcampers enrolled in this fall\u2019s intake. I have an academic background in business administration and development studies, so I\u2019ve had the chance to gain insights into the private and public sectors over the last few years. Data analytics has always been what has most sparked my interest and fascinated me. I\u2019m convinced that, no matter the industry and regardless of whether it\u2019s part of the private or public sector, data is what ultimately runs the world. Being able to leverage the vast amount of data available today and to use any insights gained for a positive change, is what motivated me to sign up for the Bootcamp.
\nAnd it\u2019s been a decision that I haven\u2019t regretted in the slightest.<\/p>\n

Five weeks have passed since the day we all started this wild data journey together, and I\u2019m astonished by the progress we\u2019ve made in that time. Data analysis, visualization, acquisition and machine learning; none of these are strangers to us any longer. We even enjoy our own in-group coding jokes now! If that\u2019s not an indication of our growing data science skills, I don’t know what is. However, the journey hasn\u2019t only been about the laughs\u2014it\u2019s been quite exhausting at times.<\/p>\n

The realization, especially during the last week, that demo day isn\u2019t some abstract concept in a distant future, but very real and fast approaching, began to affect our working routine. Now, not only did we have to survive a math and stats exam\u2014both of which are feared by many\u2014but we were also introduced to time series and data visualization, as well as having to make substantial progress on our capstone project. Yes, that is as intense as it sounds. But achievements like performing an insightful analysis on a dataset that would have been impossible to even open the week before, is what makes all the work very much worth it.<\/p>\n

That said, the fact that more than half of my time at Bootcamp has already passed both surprises and saddens me. I\u2019m determined to make the most of the time with my lovely fellow bootcampers, discovering together what the next five weeks have in store for us. Considering that our learning curve is most likely exponential, I am more than excited for what’s to come.<\/p>\n

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