Data and AI literacy are no longer optional but essential for success in both academic and professional settings. Educators are tasked with equipping students with the skills necessary to analyze and interpret information effectively. However, students and businesses can also learn these essential skills through available resources. SAS education resources
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Nel corso degli anni SAS ha costruito una solida partnership con il mondo accademico. Oggi collaboriamo con più di 40 università italiane e siamo presenti all’interno di percorsi di studio per formare giovani studenti e studentesse su temi come analytics, intelligenza artificiale e machine learning, stimolando la loro curiosità, il loro senso
Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) is the largest and highest-ranked university in Romania. Its Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA) is the largest faculty at any university in Romania. It is also the highest-ranked institution in the country for management and business and top-ranked for economics. The faculty was founded as
Looking for ways to combat pandemic fatigue or summer slide? Would you like resources to boost your child's confidence and competency? Or do you need a backseat activity on your family’s next road trip? SAS® Math Stretch is the answer. It's a free iPad app that captivates early learners while
SAS® CodeSnaps is an easy, affordable, and engaging tool. All you need is one iPad, the free CodeSnaps app, one Sphero robot, and a problem to solve. Students work collaboratively in teams to generate the code required to move the Sphero; they build a program using the printable coding blocks, scan it with the app, and execute the program to check their logic. CodeSnaps is accessible and appropriate for all learners across all disciplines. Get creative and challenge your students to navigate an obstacle course, find members of a word family, explore the digestive system, or travel the Oregon Trail. Your imagination is your only limitation.
Minnesota's longitudinal data system integrates early childhood education, K-12, postsecondary and workforce data to create a panoramic view of education outcomes. The merging of systems results in data linking and improves the overall data quality and performance of the P-20 Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) and Early Childhood Longitudinal
Statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) have been around for many years, helping states understand students’ paths through the education system and beyond. The COVID-19 pandemic was an opportunity for one state’s SLDS to step up in new ways that helped feed children in need. With the US Department of Agriculture
Editor's note: This blog post is the first in a series of posts, originally published here by our partner News Literacy Project, exploring the role of data in understanding our world. Charts and graphs are useful tools for communicating complex information. They allow consumers to see — rather than read or calculate — differences
前回のSASブログ「SAS新入社員研修の体験談」では、筆者の同僚がSAS新入社員研修のGlobal Customer Advisory Academyについて概要とオンラインでの実施について紹介しました。COVID-19の影響で、今年度の該当プログラムはオンラインで実施されましたが、昨年度までこのプログラムは、アメリカのノースカロライナ州にあるSAS本社を訪問し、参加するグローバルプログラムでした。本ブログでは、現地での実体験に関して、主にいくつかインパクトなポイントを紹介します。 筆者が当時SASに入社する際に、該当プログラムに参加するチャンスがあり、アメリカ本社の現地に行き、経験したことがありましたので、ここでその経験と感想を共有したいと思っています。まず簡潔に、現地で行われたスケジュールを紹介していきますと、 プログラム名:Global Customer Advisory Academy(以下CAアカデミーと呼びます) プログラム期間:18週間 8週間・アメリカ本社に行き、研修を開始(前半) 4週間・日本オフィスに戻り、実務ローテーションを実践 6週間・アメリカ本社で研修を継続し、完了後に日本オフィスに戻る(後半) 使う言語:英語(ローテーション期間は日本語) では、このプログラムで、現地で行われた時に最も印象的なポイントはいったい何でしょう。下記三つの面から紹介します。 企業文化(価値観と帰属感) グローバル視野と広い人脈 社会責任への意識とチームでのValue創出 それぞれについて、CAアカデミーで、どう遂行されていたのを詳細に紹介します。 1.企業文化 SASのコア価値観:Curious、Authentic、Passionate、Accountableという四つの柱があります。それらはSAS企業文化の最大要素となり、SAS社員も日々それらの素質を持ち、行動していくことが、強く推奨されています。 それらの価値観は具体的にどのようにCAアカデミー研修で表現されているのかといいますと、下記の通りです。 C-Suiteの方々からダイレクトなSASの歴史と戦略の紹介 SASの業界コンサルタントからSASと各業界の関わり方とビジネスモデルの専門指導 各部門の指導者・業界先輩からの激励 現地でのCAアカデミー研修では、直接SASのトップ経営層からSASの過去から、現在と未来を対面で語られるチャンスが複数回与えられています。新入社員として、短時間で、明白にSASという会社はどのようなビジネスをしてきて、これからどの方向に向かっているのかということを把握することができ、会社理念を認識することができるようになっています。アカデミーで、Authenticな会話ができるため、新入社員も各自自分の将来に繋がる会話をすることが多くなっています。そのような環境が備えられていることで、数週間のうちに、自然にSASの企業文化と理念を身に着けていきます。知識を吸収するというよりも、馴染んでいくということに近いです。 また、現地でCAアカデミーに参加した時に、各業界のコンサルタントが定期的に本社オフィスにきて、業界研究知識などを教えてくれました。普段それらのコンサルタントたちは、各地域にいて、とても忙しい方がほとんどです。その中には、会社顧問などをされていた方もいました。筆者が参加した時に、ヨーロッパで仕事されていたある業界リードランクのコンサルタントがSAS本社オフィスに渡航してきて、業界に関する彼の知見を教えてくれました。この教える仕事は、彼たちの本職ではなく、CAアカデミーからの依頼に応じて、自主参加するものなので、そのような単なる仕事に対する熱意だけではなく、後輩を育てる情熱(Passionate)や責任を持つ意識(Accountable)のところは当時の私たちにとっても痛感できました。 SASのCEOであるDr. Goodnightはこう言ったことがありました。 「If you treat employees like they make a difference, they will make a difference」 実際、筆者がSAS本社にいた期間では、まさにこの言葉を実体験することができました。当時入社したばかりで、プログラムに参加した当初は、まだまだ浅い考えや振る舞いをしたこともありましたが、そこでシニアな先輩、指導者の方、マネージャーまで色んな方から励まされて、自分のやったことが有意義であることとして扱ってくれていました。そして、仕事に対する意欲・動力・興味は高められていきました。それはいまになっても、前進するモチベーションになったりすることがよくあります。 また、恥ずかしながら、筆者は物事の根源に当たるものを追求する好奇心を持ち、色んなアイデアを試して、正直に意見を言う人間です。そのような素質は、SASのコア価値観のCurious・Authenticと一致し、CAアカデミーの時から重視されてきました。 そのようなプロセスの過程で、SASのコア価値観と共に、だんだんSASへの帰属感も育てることができました。 2.グローバル視野と広い人脈 SASはグローバル企業ですので、CAアカデミーでは色んな国から、色んな背景を持つ方が一緒に参加しています。さらに、現地では、それらのグローバルの同僚と同じホテルで14週間も一緒に過ごすことで、お互いへの理解を深め、グローバル範囲での深い絆を構築することができました。 そのような環境で、実際日々の研修では、同じ課題に対する広い視野からの違う観点が毎日の研修の中で飛び交っていました。そして、そこからディスカッションの時間が充分に用意され、違う観点のグローバル同僚との会話により、自らの視野も広げていくことができました。そのような違う観点から物事を考える思考力はとても大切なもので、いまでも重視しているものだと思っています。
“SAS co-founder and Executive Vice President, John Sall used to say, ‘SAS was born on a farm, raised on drugs and grew up in the industry,’” recalled Dr. Herb Kirk, explaining the legacy of SAS use in the agriculture and pharmaceutical sectors before expanding into all industries. Before joining SAS
SAS partners with Appalachian State University on the World Bee Count initiative to support bee health.
If you’re like me, you struggle to buy gifts. Most folks in my inner circle already have everything they need and most of what they want. Most folks, that is, except the tech-lovers. That’s because there’s always something new on the horizon. There’s always a new gadget or program. Or
I was recently reading David Mintz's excellent SESUG 2018 conference paper on Five Crazy Good Visualizations and How to Plot Them, and saw a map that caught my eye. David showed how to create a similar map, but with completely different data - I decided to try creating a map
What's the impact of using data governance and analytics for the business side of education? It's an interesting question, and during a video interview, Dale Pietrzak, Ed.D.,Former Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation (IEA) at the University of Idaho shared details on the results they're realizing from using SAS for
Recently, Scott Jackson, Director Business Intelligence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shared their data quality, reporting and analytics journey. They're using SAS in a multitude of ways – from operations, institutional research, athletics – and are now looking to scale to the enterprise. They've been so successful
Of course you know how to create graphs ... But do you often find that preparing the data to plot is often the hardest part? Well then, this blog post is for you! I'll be demonstrating how to import Excel data into SAS, transpose the data, use what were formerly column
Like the fabled winds of song, new students come sweepin’ down the plains to the University of Oklahoma, with a little help from analytics. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Lisa Moore, Data Scientist at the University of Oklahoma, on her expanding use of predictive analytics. It had
We hear a lot about how various industries are using data visualization and analytics. But what about the education industry? The institutional research office (IR) at universities is the center for data, reports and analytics and provides decision makers with information about the university. The IR teams are working on
Oklahoma State University (OSU) has corralled its data faster than a tumbleweed in a whirlwind, and has bold plans to transform its institutional research efforts. I recently met with OSU's Institutional Research and Information Management (IRIM) team, which provides information, research, decision support, and analysis on demand to the OSU
Have you ever played the lottery? Have you ever heard people bragging about all the money they've won? Does it make you want to play? ... We've had an Education Lottery here in North Carolina for over 10 years, but I still didn't really know much about it - therefore I
In this education analytics series of blog posts, we have been on a journey to learn how education customers are turning their data into insights to be a more data-informed and analytical organizations. In my first five posts in the education analytics blog series, we learned how education customers are using SAS,
In my first four posts in the education analytics blog series, we learned how education customers are using SAS, the positive impact for their users and institution, and some of their best practices. In talking to customers for this series, one of the many things we've learned is that they
In this education analytics series of blog posts, we have been on a journey to learn how education customers are turning their data into insights to be a more data-informed and analytical organization. So far on our journey, we learned how education customers are using SAS, the positive impact that SAS
The latest post in our Equity in Education series focuses on the achievement gap. National achievement data show that our public education systems work well for students with means. And not so well for disadvantaged students. Racial achievement gaps are found in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), also
In my first post of this blog series, we learned how three education customers are using SAS. Today, we'll hear about the positive impact that SAS and analytics are providing for users and the education institutions. In this post, you'll hear from: Linda Sullivan, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Knowledge Management,
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) invests in education and training to create the next generation of conservation leaders from around the world. These leaders go on to have a powerful influence on the fate of the world’s most biodiverse and vulnerable places. While scores of leaders benefit from WWF’s support, many
For the past several years, efforts have been under way to recruit more women into the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. I recently saw an interesting graph showing the percentage of bachelor's degrees conferred to women in the US, and I wondered if I could tweak that graph
Two of my colleagues have shared their experiences as a statistic and a child who could have been left behind. I too have my own story that helped drive my passion. All of us define equity in different ways. Equity is a concept that is hard to define, and we
For colleges and universities, awarding financial aid today requires sophisticated analysis. When higher education leaders ask, “How can we use financial aid to help meet our institutional goals?” they need to consider many scenarios to balance strategic enrollment goals, student need, and institutional finances in order to optimize yield and
A new book from SAS guides public sector leaders in the use of data to address a wide range of state and local government challenges. Each chapter deals with critical issues facing our country, including the opioid epidemic, child abuse, spiraling health care costs, prison overcrowding, education reform, rampant fraud and the