Review Bootcamp Materials
VBA & Pivot Tables
SQL
ArcGIS
APIs
Tableau
Free 1 year student trial: http://www.tableau.com/academic/students
Crunchbase Startup Funding Data Set: crunchbase_monthly_startups
Instructions: TableauDemo
Resources: Sign in to your Tableau account and watch free training videos!
Attend Tutorials at Boston College
The library at Boston College offers research tutorials using tools such as Stata, SAS, R, MATLAB, and more throughout the year, including during the summer. Visit http://www.bc.edu/offices/researchservices/tutorials.html for the calendar of tutorials. These sessions are great for asking questions and getting help with using tools for specific projects from library staff and PhD candidates!
Learn to Code
CodeAcademy is a free resource for learning to code at your own pace. Create an account and sign up for courses in Python, JavaScript, HTML & CSS, jQuery, Ruby, and jQuery.
Through W3 Schools, you can learn and practice SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery for free online. This is the website we used during our SQL bootcamps!
Learn Tech Skills through Video Tutorials
At Lynda.com, you can gain unlimited access to video courses on software, analytics, big data, cloud computing, databases, coding languages, and more for a $25/month subscription. This could be a worthwhile investment for students wanted to sharpen skills or gain new ones over Christmas break. Below are examples of courses available through Lynda:
R:
Up and Running with R
Code Clinic: R
R Statistics Essential Training
VBA:
Up and Running with VBA in Access
Up and Running with VBA in Excel
SQL:
Database Fundamentals Series
SQL Server 2008 Essential Training
SQL Essential Training
Coding:
Foundations of Programming Series
Up and Running with Python
Python 3 Essential Training
Access:
Access 2013 Essential Training
Connect with Boston Tech Enthusiasts
Meetups are a great way to meet people in your area with common interests, whether school is in session or not. This list is just a short list of meetups that might be of interest to tech enthusiasts:
- Tech in Motion Boston
- Boston Business & Tech Industry
- Boston New Technology
- TechHub
BC Grad Tech 