McGill BCom – Python 1: Core Data Analysis

Description

During this hands-on course, participants will gain the skills needed to develop Python programs to solve typical Finance problems, cutting through the noise of generic “Data Science” courses. Participants will be introduced to best-practices programming in Python to clean, analyze, and visualize financial data.

PLEASE NOTE that all course times are EST. 

Who Will Benefit

This seminar is designed for anyone who wish to learn and improve their programming skills and automate tasks in financial roles. Participants will learn best practices to clean, manipulate, analyze and visualize financial data.

Special Instructions

• Participants will be sent a link in advance of the course and must use their computer to participate.
• In advance of the course, Python 3.8 and your preferred IDE (Integrated Development Environment) should be installed to run the code.
• Participants do not require prior programming knowledge but a general understanding of programming principals is recommended.