Introduction to Quantitative Consulting

Course Details	Project Description, Dataset, Demos
Course Outline Course Logistics Instructor: Patrick Boily, uOttawa, Data Action Lab & Idlewyld Analytics Linked In profile pboily@uottawa.ca Follow @idlewyld_IACS on Twitter (#iqc4376) for Data Visualization content. Schedule: Tuesdays, 13:00-14:30, Sep 15 – Dec 08 Thursdays, 11:30-13:00, Sep 10 – Dec 03 No class on Oct 27, and Oct 29 Zoom link Meeting ID: 784 099 4865 Passcode: 7RXJ9J Due Dates: Sep 25, Sep 30, Oct 10, Dec 21.	Project Description Dataset: Dropbox link (password is IQCF2020) Samples: An Imputation Algorithm of BAC Levels for Drivers and Pedestrians in Fatal Collisions (Report) Covariance Analysis for the 2010 CCNM Pilot Study on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Report) Covariance Analysis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Study II (Report) Methodology of Canadian Vehicle Use Study (Extract) (Report) CVUS Estimates (“Dashboard”) Data Analysis Case Study (White Paper) Failure Analysis Simulation Model for the APMRD-II (Executive Summary, Report Extract) Analysis of Fluidity Indicators and Seasonality Adjustments for Containers Transit Times in Multi-Modal Supply Chain Networks (Report Summary) Analysis of 2015 OPFFA Data (Proposal) Assessment and Analysis of DFATD Consular Data (Phase 1)/a> (Proposal) Consular Resource Use Data and Data System Assessment and Analysis (Proposal) Failure Analysis Simulation Model for the APMRD-II (Proposal Amendment) An old CV A more recent CV An old student CV A more recent student CV Twitter, Casual, and Formal Bios NWMO Phases I (Workplan) NWMO Phases II (Workplan) NWMO Tasks 1 (Workplan) NWMO Tasks 2 (Workplan) NWMO Tasks 3 (Workplan) Analysis of DFATD Consular Data (Workplan) Analysis of DFATD Consular Data (Detailed Workplan) Failure Analysis Simulation Model for the APMRD-II (Quality Plan) Failure Analysis Simulation Model for the APMRD-II (Progress Report 1) Failure Analysis Simulation Model for the APMRD-II (Progress Report 2) Failure Analysis Simulation Model for the APMRD-II (Progress Report 3) Provision of Services Agreement Python Regular Expressions and More (Notebook)
Non-Technical Aspects of Consulting	Case Studies and Other Videos
Slide Decks: Introduction The Consulting Life Cycle Lessons Learned Business Development Technical Writing Video Lectures (04:39:33) 1.1 – The Consulting Framework (12:08) 1.2 – Ethical Considerations (16:01) 1.3 – Guiding Principles (10:46) 1.4 – Asking the Right Questions (04:45) 1.5 – The Structure of Data (19:07) 1.6 – Quantitative Analysis Workflow (28:48) 1.7 – Roles and Responsibilities (14:24) 1.8 – Consulting Cheat Sheet (09:05) 2.0 – The Consulting Life Cycle (05:27) 2.1 – Marketing (23.37) 2.2 – Initial Contact (02:34) 2.3 – Meetings (07:40) 2.4 – Assembling the Team (02:20) 2.3 (Reprise) – Meetings (01:57) 2.5 – Proposal and Project Planning (16:24) 2.6 – Contracting and IP (05:17) 2.5 (Reprise) – Proposal and Project Planning (06:00) 2.7 – Information Gathering (09:40) 2.8 – Analysis (03:16) 2.9 – Interpreting the Results (02:50) 2.10 – Reporting and Deliverables (11:54) 2.11 – Invoicing (07:25) 2.12 – Closing the File (03:43) 3.1 – Lessons Learned: About Clients (19:51) 3.2 – Lessons Learned: About Consultants (07:29) 4.1 – The Basics of Business Development (03:05) 4.2 – Clients and Choices (04:00) 4.3 – Building Trust (10:33) 4.4 – Improving Trust (09:04)	Case Studies: CVUS and Data Collection BAC and Data Processing GAC and Data Visualization CCNM and Statistical Analyis TC and Time Series Analysis NWMO and Simulations PHAC and Data Science Telesat and Presenting Concepts A Conversation With… (01:19:35) Julie Paquette (28:20) Youssouph Cissokho (19:26) Jen Schellinck (26:57) Maryam Haghighi (24:17) Doug Jones (coming soon) Deepee Khosla (coming soon) Bronwyn Rayfield (coming soon) Smit Patel (coming soon) Andrew Macfie (coming soon) Shintaro Hagiwara (coming soon) Ying Gai (coming soon) Data Science Report Series