Ryerson Data Science Association
55 Dundas Street West M5G 2C3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Sign up for the Ryerson Data Science Conference and get your very own delegate bag The conference will be held from March 24th to March 27th and applications close on Monday, February 28th at 11:59PM Tap the link in our bio to sign up

Stat Sunday Cybercrime Awareness 60% of small companies that suffer a cyber attack go out of business. Make sure your software is up to date and good safeguarding policies and procedures are implemented. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!... - Statista Please take a look at our post on January 30th for more Cybercrime information and tips on how to be cyber secure

Case Competition Being an organization under the Ted Rogers School of Management, the focus of this case competition is to expose students to the field of data analytics in a way that is relevant to the industries they will enter after leaving their undergraduate degree. We will achieve this in two ways: 1. A hands-on problem-solving experience through a case that is relevant to an industry problem facing organizations today. ... a. This will have a pure analytical component (interpreting key metrics in the data through industry standard software programming, preferably Python), and a data visualization component (depicting key metrics in the data in a way that can be easily interpreted so that students can offer their opinions on a problem-solving recommendation). 2. A networking and industry exposure component comprised of a panel and 3. workshops run by prominent data analytics firms and industry professionals. See more

Stat Sunday Appreciate your partner In 2021, the citizens of Hong Kong spent on average 102 for a Valentine’s Day gift, ranking as the most expensive gift. The United States was second at 96 and Canada 14th at 55. Rookie numbers

Fun Fact Friday More Valentine’s Day facts to prepare everybody Unless you are a gambler, RDSA strongly suggests to buy your female partner a gift! You have a 50% chance of losing her if you don’t, and those are not good odds... Check out our last weeks post for the most desired gifts for both men and women RDSA looking out for you guys as always

Mark Dean is a computer scientist and engineer at the top of his class at the University of Tennessee in 1979. He developed the ISA during his time at IBM and was able to become the first African American to be an IBM fellow

Today, we look at Mary Jackson She was an American Aeronautical Engineer with a dual degree in Math and Physical Sciences. Mary Jackson was NASA's first African American female engineer.... Her impactful and inspirational career journey led to the making of the award-winning movie Hidden Figures.

Black History Month presented by RDSA! Black History Month is an annual celebration of the history, achievement and contributions that honours the legacy of the black community. Today, we look at Marc Hannah a cofounder of a computer graphics firm known as SGI!... Marc was named the company's principal scientist for the creation of computer programs that were used to create effects for movies like Jurassic Park, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Terminator 2!

Stat Sunday Some more Valentine’s Day stats for you Apparently, a lot of people value their pets just as much or more than their significant other, and think they deserve a Valentine’s gift ... Only 15% of men sre buying yheir partners cards for Valentine’s Sometimes the card matters more than the gift, step up your game men

Fun Fact Friday With Valentine’s Day coming up, we know how hard it can be to pick a gift for your partner. No worries, the RDSA team knows the struggle, and we got you covered Candy and sweets are the most purchased Valentine’s Day gifts. However, clothing was reported as the preferred gift by both men and women. Don’t be basic this year, get them some nice drip

Hello everyone Today is the Last day to register for our DataWorks program!! Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity!! DataWorks is an amazing opportunity for those interested in developing their skills in various programs such as SQL, R, and Python . The goal of Dataworks is to provide students with technical and professional skills for success in the modern workspace.... The opportunity to take part in DataWorks is available to all Ryerson Students, free of charge where everyone is eligible to participate and no programming experience is required! Modules are assigned every week and will consist of readings and hands-on exercises. Our DataWorks Program has an incentive-based curriculum that focuses on professional development, recruitment opportunities, and applied workshops. The deadline to register to take part in this program and learn various program languages is TODAY January 31st at 11:59PM ET You can register by using the link in our bio or by using the following link: https://linktr.ee/rdsaryerson

Stat Sunday Cyber Crime Awareness In a typical week, Ryerson detects over 1 million password guessing attempts from 3,000 computers and 37 countries. Maybe that’s why we have the 2-Factor authentication ... - Ryerson Works Please exercise safe cyber security practices! You hear about these things on the news but you wouldn’t expect it to happen to you. However, it is very likely that you will suffer from a cyber attack in the near future if you haven’t yet. Some cyberspace experts actually claim that there’s 3 types of people. Those who have been hacked, those who don’t know they have been hacked, and those who are waiting to get hacked Check the Ryerson Works website for some cyber security tips. But at the bare minimum, please make your password something distinct and safe so that it is not the same as one of million guessing attempts

Dataworks registration is almost at an end RDSA encourages all kinds of individuals to apply for this exclusive opportunity. Since we are a Data Science group, it's only fit we relay some data over to you about our extensions *make sure to check our story for the full graph*... Evidently, Dataworks is not limited to any one kind of student. You may find yourself thinking "why would a student in my major learn programming languages?" This graph shows that you are not alone! Dataworks isn't exhaustive on BTM and Comp Sci students as one would presume. There is much intellectual diversity in this ambitious, motivated, and hard-working group. If you still have doubts about why one should learn a programming language, be sure to check our Newsletter on "3 reasons to learn Python" Sign up for Dataworks with the link in our bio while you still can!!

Dataworks registration is almost at an end RDSA encourages all kinds of individuals to apply for this exclusive opportunity. Since we are a Data Science group, it's only fit we relay some data over to you about our extensions Evidently, Dataworks is not limited to any one kind of student. You may find yourself thinking "why would a student in my major learn programming languages?" This graph shows that you are not alone! Dataworks isn't exhaustive on BTM and Comp Sci s...tudents as one would presume. There is much intellectual diversity in this ambitious, motivated, and hard-working group. If you still have doubts about why one should learn a programming language, be sure to check our Newsletter on "3 reasons to learn Python" Sign up for Dataworks while you still can!! *make sure to check our story for the full graph*