The Python Workshop, in association with Makeintern & Echoes (IIM Kozhikode), was conducted at ISBR Business School, Bangalore, from the 26th of November to the 28th of November, 2019. The workshop went on for 6 hours each day. It was organized by Prof. Sheetal Mahendher, Head of the Department of Analytics (ISBR). And the student coordinators of the workshop were Rohith M S (First year PGDM) and Priyashree M (Second year PGDM). The resource person for the workshop was Mr. Kanchan Bowmik, with 15 plus years of experience in the IT industry, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
In the workshop, most of the analytics part of Python had been covered. The topics covered in the workshop were predictive analytics, demand forecasting, prescriptive analytics, objective and subjective segmentation. The workshop was insightful for both the beginners and the ones who had prior knowledge about Python. For the students to gain hands-on experience, the workshop consisted of just 15 percent of theory, and the rest 85 percent was practical.
The participants gave positive feedback, both for the workshop and the resource person, who helped them gain further insights into Analytics. This workshop began with students who had little or no knowledge regarding Python Analytics, but at the end of it, they were able to solve a real case. This is how effective it was.
At the end of the workshop, the top five students were selected based on case solving and a theory test. Priyashree, Sagar, Rohith, Toshith, and Yashus were the five merit students. They received a merit certification each and were also qualified to participate in the national level contest to be held at IIM Kozhikode in January. The other participants received a certificate of participation each during the valedictory function.