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Come explore Excel, Python, and other new skills in a fun and relaxed environment.  

All Bucknell Students are welcome! Those with little or no data experience are especially encouraged to participate.

Spring 2024 Workshops

Excel Drop-In Workshops & Help Hours

Dive into the Power of Excel! All Majors and All Backgrounds! Join our bi-weekly 1-hour Excel drop-in workshops. We expect beginners with little to no background or students looking for a refresher on skills they have learned and some they have not.

Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30pm, Holmes 107

No registration needed! Drop in when you can and come as frequently (or infrequently) as you’d like.

Schedule:

Each session unveils some fresh Excel techniques or tricks. On the off-weeks, Bring Your Own Data (BYOD) for help and advice.

Facilitator: Matt Bailey (matt.bailey@bucknell.edu)

Explore Data with Excel

Knowing how to explore data in a simple spreadsheet is a great skill, no matter what your major or future profession. Join us to learn the basics and practice some handy tricks in Excel! 

Part 1: Tuesday, February 6, 4:30 – 6:00 pm, Academic West 204

Part 2: Tuesday, February 13, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Academic West 204

Instructor: Agnes Jasinska (agnes.jasinska@bucknell.edu)

Introduction to Coding in Python

Python is a flexible, easy-to-read programming language that you can use to explore data and automate tasks. Join us to learn the basics of coding in Python!

Part 1: Thursday, February 8, 4:30 – 6:00 pm, Academic West 204

Part 2: Thursday February 15, 4:30 – 6:00 pm, Academic West 204

Instructor: Claire Cahoon (claire.cahoon@bucknell.edu)

Open the Python Part 1 Google Colab notebook Open the Python Part 2 Google Colab notebook

Football is Life… with Python! Tackling Web Scraping the Ted Lasso Way

Ted Lasso told us, “You could fill two internets with what I don’t know about football.” Maybe you feel the same way about your ability to use Python to scrape the web for data. Join us as we learn the basics of scraping the web as we collect data from a popular sports website for current data related to the English Premier League.

Thursday, February 22, 4:30 – 6:00 pm, Academic West 204

Instructor: Brian King (brian.king@bucknell.edu)

Open the Web Scraping code (then click on “Open in Google Colab”)

Workshop Feedback

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Previous Semesters

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