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- Wednesday 16 February–Wednesday 23 March 2022
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- 14:00–15:30
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- Caroline Parkinson, Sector Engagement Manager, Creative Industries, Edinburgh Futures Institute
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- Professor Chris Speed, Chair, Design Informatics, Bayes Centre/ECA
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- Ewelina Lacka, Lecturer in Digital Marketing and Analytics, University of Edinburgh Business School
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- Jo Watts, CEO and Founder, Effini
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- Sam Rhynas, COO and Head of Data, Effini
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- Shannon Vallor, Chair, Data Ethics, Edinburgh Futures Institute
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- Adam Carter, Programme Manager, Edinburgh Parallel Computer Centre
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- Ian Gordon, Director of Impact Enhancement/Dissertation Advisor, University of Edinburgh Business School
Overview
This 6-week programme will provide 1.5 hours of weekly subject input from data experts, supported by online resources and case studies from creative companies. Each week a correlated question will be posed for you to explore in your own organisation.
This course is designed to:
- Build your data knowledge
- Develop confidence in handling your own data
- Create a self-directed action plan supported through the course
You can test your thoughts and emerging plans through engagement with your peer group and live Q&A with tutors, as well as learning from creative industry case studies. This is a guided process to allow you to confidently explore alone or with your teams the observations you have made, and move towards an agreed action plan you can implement at a specific time to suit your creative organisation.
Is This Course For You?
This is a non-credit-bearing course for those at an early stage of working with data and designed for creative and cultural companies from sole traders and start-ups, to relevant department officers within cultural or creative organisations (such as marketing, audience development, ticketing), as well as creative sector trade bodies and commercial companies who may find it useful for upskilling those with new data related job responsibilities or new recruits, and for those who may wish to have a fresh look at how they are handling their data this course may help highlight areas to consider and support the development of a revised plan.
What You'll Learn
- How to recognise the different types of data in a creative business and the range of creative technology that uses or generates data.
- How design methodology can help identify the touch points in the data journey, data collection and user experience.
- How the data you collect can best align to your business objectives and support their achievement.
- How to identify and address any data strategy gaps, and the skills and/or design development that may be required.
- How to manage data, processes and protocols, design interactions with other data sets, and data protection, ethics and governance.
- How to understand who's who in data; exploring the various roles, demystifying functions, responsibilities, titles, skill sets.
- How to move from spreadsheets to dashboards and use data visualisations as a tool for decision making, and how to layer other data sources for greater insights.
- How to find out what else lies ahead in data driven innovation.
- How to use other resources, support, learning and research/innovation collaboration.
About the Course
Duration
6 weeks with post-course follow-up
Wednesdays: 14:00 to 15:30 (online delivery — video tutorials with live Q&A)
Effort
- 1.5 hours input per week
- Exploring data questions in your workplace, approximately 1 to 2 hours per week
- Homework 2 x 1 hour (pre-session videos in week 3 optional and week 4 recommended)
Delivery
The course will take place online. It will be delivered through a combination of online live sessions, pre-recorded video materials with speaker Q&As, and some additional self-directed learning.
Syllabus
| Week | Date | Description |
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| Week 1 | Wednesday 16 February |
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| Week 2 | Wednesday 23 February |
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| Week 3 | Wednesday 2 March |
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| Week 4 | Wednesday 9 March |
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| Week 5 | Wednesday 16 March |
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| Week 6 | Wednesday 23 March |
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| Week 10 post-course follow-up with Facilitator, Caroline Parkinson, to support any queries, concerns, signposting to further learning, or research innovation funding | ||
Case study interviews by Jessica Armstrong:
- Brendan Miles, The List Magazine
- Michelle Waddell and Rob Innes, Wyoming Interactive
- Angus MacFadyen and Will Cavendish, Pufferfish
- Varun Nair, Two Big Ears
Price
| Participant | Price |
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| Sole Traders/Freelancers* | £150 |
| Companies with 2–50 individuals* | £250 |
| Companies with over 50 individuals | £500 |
*This course is funded by the Scottish Funding Council's Upskilling Fund and the Scottish Government's National Transition Training Fund, and is offered as part of The University of Edinburgh's Data Skills Workforce Development programme.
30 funded places are available for people employed, unemployed, or furloughed in Scotland who meet Scottish Funding Council eligibility criteria:
- Courses/provision is open to all Scottish-domiciled/'home fee' students, which is consistent with SFC's policy for core funded student places.
- Students from the rest of the UK (rUK) are not normally considered eligible for SFC funding. If however a university is working with a Scottish/UK employer which has a physical presence or operating in Scotland, rUK employees of that employer would be eligible.
In order to verify that you meet the eligibility criteria for this course, please complete this criteria application form.
This course is run by the Edinburgh Futures Institute in association with the University of Edinburgh Business School and Design Informatics, with industry contributions.
Registration
Please make sure to register before Monday 14 February at 16:00 to ensure that you will be able to join the course.
