This online course will be delivered in two-parts on September 27 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm and September 28 from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.

Overview
The amount of data available to organizations and individuals is unprecedented. Financial services sectors, including securities & investment services and banking, have the most digital data stored per firm on average. As a result, financial companies have been on an innovation and technology push to create new, disruptive technologies that can maximize use of these data assets to solve some of the industry’s toughest problems. This one-day, hands-on course provides a structured teaching environment where students learn classic data science methods, which are used as the bases for many financial technologies. At the end of the workshop, course participants will have applied the Python programming language and essential data science techniques to solve complex finance problems. Specific areas in finance where the data science skills acquired from this course can be effectively applied include: sentiment analysis, advanced time series analysis, risk management, real-time pricing and economic data analysis, customer segmentation analysis, and machine learning algorithm creation for financial technologies.

What This Course Offers
● An overview of data science methods relevant to finance and fintech
● Explanation of the hype around data science, machine learning & big data
● Hands-on Python programming experience
● Understanding of effective data visualization techniques using Python
● Course notes, certificate of completion, and post-seminar email support for 1 year
● An engaging and practical training approach with a qualified instructor with relevant technical, business, and educational experiences

Who Is This For
This course is relevant for professionals who want to gain a hands-on introduction to essential data science methods that are utilized in finance and fintech.  Please note that you must have introductory Python programming skills before attending this workshop. Cognitir offers an online Introduction to Python course that you can enroll in and complete if you don’t have basic Python skills. Our specific introductory Python course is not required; any introductory course is fine. You must have basic Python skills before the start of this data science workshop.

Course and Contact Information
Level: Beginner
Prerequisite: Introduction to Python or the equivalent
Duration: 1 Day
[email protected] | 908 505 5991 (US) | www.cognitir.com

Course Content Developers
David Haber has led programming workshops at the undergraduate and graduate levels, at blue chip companies, and world renowned management consulting firms.  David has experience working with both startups and large corporations. He has filled several leading roles in technology startups. David also worked on optimizing large-scale payment processing systems at Deutsche Bank in Singapore.  David holds an MEng (First-Class Honours) in Computer Science from Imperial College London (UK) where he focused on statistical machine learning. He presented his work at international conferences and won several awards for his work. During his studies, he also served as a teaching assistant at Imperial College where he helped undergraduate students master fundamental computer science concepts. 

Neal Kumar, CFA leads strategy and business development initiatives at Cognitir and advises on new product development. Outside of Cognitir, Neal consults C-level teams and senior business managers on a variety of strategic topics ranging from M&A to marketing. He also leads training seminars (financial modeling) for Wall Street Prep and has consistently received top reviews from attendees and created two training courses that were used in seminars worldwide. Before his consulting and training careers, Neal taught secondary mathematics in St. Louis Public Schools (USA)
as a Teach for America Corps Member. Prior to joining Teach For America, Neal worked in investment banking at Lazard, JPMorgan, and Houlihan Lokey. Neal received his MBA from London Business School (UK) and BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame (USA). He is also a CFA Charterholder and a Member of the CFA Institute Education Advisory Committee (EAC) Working Body where he helps shape CFA Program Content.