Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file

Online/Virtual Event

Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for creating a README file. A README is a guide to your data and assists other researchers to understand your dataset, its contents, provenance, licensing and how to interact with it. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 […]

Free

Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop focuses on Large Language Models (LLM) to provide participants with a foundational understanding of LLM, their working, and how to fine-tune a pre-trained LLM for your own data. In this workshop, we will use cloud-based platforms, so you don’t need to have Python installed. Please make sure that you have a Google Colaboratory […]

Free

Introduction to the tidyverse R package

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop presents some of the major packages in the tidyverse package in R. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Know what tidyverse is. Understand the uses of data manipulation packages. Have an idea of where to start looking for answers when manipulating your data. The workshop is one hour, […]

Free

Employer on Campus: CCP Investments

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CPP Investments Company Recruitment Session CPP Investments are coming to UBC to host an info session to chat to students about our company and roles. We are open to junior and senior students, across programs. For context, I have included a bit more detail on the programs we have below, that would likely be of […]

Employer on Campus: Mastercard

Hebb Building 2045 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Mastercard Advisors & Consulting Services is the external consulting arm of Mastercard, providing cutting-edge consulting solutions and data-driven strategies to financial service and merchant clients globally. Services within Mastercard is responsible for acquiring, engaging, and retaining customers by managing fraud and risk, enhancing cybersecurity, and improving the digital payments experience. We provide value-added services and leverage […]

Employer on Campus: Telus

Henry Angus Building 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The TELUS Marketing Development Program (MDP) is a unique two-year rotational program designed to develop and equip graduates with the skills to become business leaders. As a MDP, you will: Gain practical experience on three different teams within the two-year program, with the opportunity to work on various portfolios, business units, and TELUS leaders Explore […]

Employer on Campus: Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management

MacLeod Building 2356 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Applying Engineering, Data Science, and Finance to Quant Investing Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management is a global investment manager based in Vancouver, Canada. We have been successfully managing quantitative strategies for over two decades and currently manage over USD$24 billion in quantitative assets. Quantitative investment strategies are at the intersection of finance and technology; […]

Interview Preparation Strategies

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Practice answering tough questions, asking interviewers good questions, and get tips for how to prepare your stories in advance.

Employer on Campus: Scotiabank

Henry Angus Building 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Scotiabank Company Recruitment Session Join us at our interactive Scotia on Campus event and learn how you can land your next internship, co-op, or new graduate position! This is your opportunity to gain insights into our unique recruitment process, discover our Business Lines, and introduce yourself to the Campus Recruitment Team. At Scotiabank, we provide […]