Designers – Beautify the outputs and make sure the story really comes through the data.
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Engineers are usually somewhere on the technical spectrum but they don’t have to necessarily be coders, we’ve seen loads of great outputs from people who know how to use off-the-shelf tools. Engineers (Optional) – Put together the final outputs with help of the group.Analyst – Analysts are the ones who crunch the data found by the scouts and test the hypotheses generated by the storytellers.They can be non-technical or technical, depending on how difficult it is to obtain data (whether it is easily downloadable or needs to be scraped etc). Scout – Scouts hunt down data from across the web.Storytellers are particularly key in defining the question and in pulling together the final mission reports at the end. Storyteller – People who are good at finding interesting angles to explore and producing outputs that really speak to the intended audience.The required roles for a data expedition can be found below: There is a role for everyone and you ‘play’ the role you are strongest in, while, if you like, pairing up with people who are stronger in a skill you’d like to know more about. We’ll provide some guidance, a leg-up (if you need it) and geeky humor – everything else is up to the participants. You may even make some new friends along the way… We set you a challenge, group you into a team and you decide how to tackle the mountain ahead of you. We help you to get started and it’s up to you to decide where you go…Īt School of Data, two of our central philosophies are learn by doing and work with real data.ĭata Expeditions are the truest embodiment of these philosophies. In a team you’ll tackle a problem, answer a question or work on a project. Data Expeditions are quests to map uncharted territory, discover hidden stories and solve unsolved mysteries in the Land of Data.
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