In this Accredian Spotlight interview, we feature Sarma A.S. who is a fresher. His insatiable passion for knowledge and upskilling led him to enroll in the Certificate in Data Science Foundation program at Accredian.
Question 1: Which program & batch are you a part of at Accredian & tell us more about your current work profile?
Sarma: I am part of the CDF program, 2021. I’m currently searching for a Data Analyst job. So I’m not yet coped with Data Science.
Question 2: Walk us through your career journey & what got you interested in Data Science & Machine Learning?
Sarma: I wanted to do something new. So I thought to upskill myself in something new. Hence, I wanted to know more about the coding that goes behind Data Science to improve my technical skills and finally joined Accredian . I worked in Data Analysis and earned my experience in developing BI. That introduced me to Data Science and Machine Learning.
Question 3: What tools and packages in Data Science & Machine Learning have you mastered at Accredian so far?
Sarma: From the CDF program, I have learned some tools and packages. These include Python, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn. I have also learned some basic statistics. And finally, I have tried my hands on Data Visualisation.
Question 4: What challenges did you face when you started your Data Science journey and how did you overcome it?
Sarma: Since I am a non-coder, I was completely blank when Python packages were taught on Jupyter Notebook. I have spent a lot of time understanding each step of coding, how it functions, what’s the logic behind them, etc. However, I overcame all those challenges. Now, it’s pretty easy to analyse and perform data-related tasks.
Question 5: Who is your favorite faculty at Accredian and what did you learn from them?
Sarma: My favorite faculty is Deepesh Wadhwani. He is a fantastic teacher and guide who helps the non-coders to learn very easily. He offers a step-by-step explanation of all coding so that each student can learn quickly. He also engages in Q/A sessions so that I have a clear understanding of the basic foundation.
Question 6: What is the goal of Data Science?
Sarma: The goal of Data Science is to construct the means for extracting insights from data. This requires an understanding of how value and information flow in a dataset, and the ability to use that understanding to identify opportunities in a career.
Question 7: Which Data Science blogs do you follow?
Sarma: I follow a few data science blogs like Kaggle, Medium. Data Science Learners Community as well as Accredian Blog for data science interviews.
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