Bentley's Analytics Academy is a week-long pre-college program for rising juniors and seniors in high school and offers a unique opportunity to explore the vast potential of data and gain insights into the world of data sciences. The program's emphasis on creating a fun and positive learning experience ensures that students not only acquire valuable data analytics skills but also enjoy the journey of discovery and exploration.
Courses will be offered on campus in summer 2024 and you can find the course schedule below. Sign up for our mailing list to stay in the know!
Session B
June 24 to June 28, 2024
Format
- Residential
- Commuter
Session F
July 22 to July 26, 2024
Format
- Residential
- Commuter
The week-long Analytics Academy program will consist of 12 different sessions and topics.
| Name of Session/Topic | What You'll Learn |
|---|---|
| Types of Data | This session introduces you to the the different types of data (numeric vs categorical), highlighting the characteristics of these types of data with examples |
| 5 M's | This session will discuss how numeric and categorical data is described and analyzed, with special focus given to the 5 M's (Minimum, Median, Mode, Mean, and Maximum) |
| Tableau: Working With Data and 5 M's | This session will introduce students to the software, Tableau, which will cover the basics of working with data such as merging data sets and implementing the ideas of the data types and the 5M's introduced in the previous sessions |
| Visualizations | This session introduces basic graphs for working with numeric and categorical data (e.g. bar chart, histogram, boxplot, and scatterplots) |
| Correlation/stats | Students will be introduced to basic statistics concepts such as correlation, variability, and distributions |
| Tableau: Visualizing Data | This session is a workshop where students will learn to implement data visualizations in Tableau |
| Data Pitfalls | This session looks at the common pitfalls when analyzing data such as misunderstanding what type of data we are working with, ignoring missing data, not checking or cleaning the data for user entry mistakes |
| Methods Teaser | This session includes an overview of some high-end tools used in data analysis |
| Data Ethics | This session introduces fundamental concepts around ethical collection and use of data |
| Tableau: Advanced Visualizations | This session covers advanced figures, for example, Sankey diagrams, violin plots, heat maps, or geographic data (e.g. plots on top of maps) |
| Careers in Data Science/ Analytics | Students will get an understanding about the different paths they could take in the data science/analytics field |
| Data Storytelling | This session includes the important of a data story and how to craft a narrative when analyzing data |
Formats
The Summer 2024 program will offer courses in two different formats: commuter, and residential. The curriculum for each course is the same across both formats. All session times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Commuter
Sessions are conducted on the beautiful Bentley campus in Waltham, Massachusetts. Commuter students work together with residential students Monday through Friday in Bentley classrooms from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, then engage in group work and extra-curricular programming. Parents and guardians are invited to join, online or in person, the final presentations and awards ceremony on Friday.
Residential
Residential students arrive throughout the day on Sunday and get to know the campus as well as their residential community. They follow the same program schedule as commuter students from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with additional social activities in the late evening hours. For students traveling by plane, Bentley provides transportation between Boston Logan Airport and campus.