Analytics Community of Practice Day
The UC San Diego IT Services Business Intelligence & Analytics team's annual event focuses on those creating and using data analytics.
The 2022 ACoP Day was a successful online-only event. All session and panel recordings are available below.
The day featured sessions for Business Intelligence (BI) Developers and IBM Cognos and Salesforce Tableau product demonstrations.
More Information
- Subscribe to receive Communities of Practice emails.
- Contact the team with questions at busintel@ucsd.edu.
Who Should Attend ACoP Day?
Who Will Benefit From ACoP Day?
This online event is open to all with no registration required. Speakers and topics will specifically address the needs of those who:
- Work in a business unit and spend, or would like to spend, much of their time working with data and analytics tools
- Have, or would like to have, extensive knowledge of data sources and a working knowledge of data tables and joins
As well as managers and leaders who:
- Request services from local BI developers
- Hire BI developers
- Assign BI developer responsibilities to a current team or team member
- Want to learn more about data governance, data access and data responsibilities at UC San Diego
What You Will Not Find
- Information about which reports you should use
- Demonstrations of specific reports
Topics & Speakers
ACoP Day 2022 Schedule
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m. |
Welcome- Video (28:27 min) |
Sarah Parnell, ACoP Day Host Manager, Analytics Communities of Practice IT Services saparnell@ucsd.edu |
| 9:30 a.m. |
The Way You Get Data is Changing- Video (32:06 min) |
Sarah Parnell Manager, Analytics Communities of Practice IT Services saparnell@ucsd.edu |
| 10 a.m. |
Data Governance- Video (20:33 min) |
Brett Pollack Sr. Director, Workplace Technology Services IT Services bpollak@Ucsd.edu |
| 10:30 a.m. |
What is the Analytics Community of Practice?- Video (32:15 min) |
Sarah Parnell Manager, Analytics Communities of Practice IT Services saparnell@ucsd.edu |
| 11 a.m. |
Responsibilities of a BI Developer- Video (22:18 min) |
Sarah Parnell Manager, Analytics Communities of Practice IT Services saparnell@ucsd.edu |
| 11:30 a.m. |
What's New in Cognos?- Video (34:08 min) |
Michaela Howard |
| 1 p.m. |
What's New in Tableau?- Video (34:17 min) |
Coleman Wagoner |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Panel:
|
Galina Belokurova Ernesto Donate Karen Gerstoft Brian Lorentz Heather Sears |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Student Information System Reporting Project- Video (24:26 min) |
Brian Smith Technical Project Manager, SIS Project IT Services b4smith@ucsd.edu |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Panel:
|
Rehan Ahmed Marcela Alvarez Erin Espaldon Ines Gonzalo David Mandell Shan Poon |
| 3:45 p.m. |
BI Developer Resources- Video (12:38 min) |
ServiceNow (SNOW) Forms, WalkMe Plus
|
| 4 p.m. |
ACoP Day Ends |