Technology & Data

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Use the Technology 101 resources to gain more information on the industry, recruiting timelines, employer partners at Villanova, and more. Preparing for a technical interview at your top tech company? Check out our Technical Interview Preparation Guide for tips and tricks, practice questions, and company-specific resources! Consider using the Center for Business Analytics and the Center of Excellence in Enterprise Technology. Leverage the power of the Villanova community on Nova Network and check out the Business Analytics Alumni or the Villanova Engineers groups. 

Data and Technology Events:  

Mark your calendar for various employer events throughout the year:

  • Fall Semester: Fall Career Fair, BRIDGE Society Mentoring & Networking Event: Exploring Careers in Science, Technology, Healthcare, & Pharmaceuticals
  • Spring Semester: STEM Career Fair, Villanova University Women in Tech Conference

Meet the CEO of Toast at the Innovator’s Supper Club next Thursday 4/24!

Published on April 16, 2025

Join us for a special edition of Innovator’s Supper Club next week with CEO Chris Comparato, the former CEO of Toast. Toast provides the technology of the future, empowering restaurants to step into the 21st century with their unique POS …

By Vanessa Schmidt
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Upcoming Deadline of 4/16: Opportunity to Express Interest in Pfizer’s 2025 Digital Hackathon!

Published on April 11, 2025

We are excited to present an opportunity to partner with Pfizer and are looking for members with an interest in technology and/or life sciences as well as studying fields such as computer science, life sciences, engineering and other related fields.

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By Jeanette Paulsen
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Graduating from Villanova? Here are 4 compelling reasons to complete the Career Center Outcomes Survey:

Published on April 10, 2025

Yes, we get it. You have many things on your mind leading up to graduation. But, here are four compelling reasons for Villanova University students to complete the Career Center Outcomes Survey:

Your participation in the Career Center Outcomes Survey …

By Margaret Songer
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Industry Resources and 101 Guides

Leadership Development and Rotational Programs In Technology & Data

What is a Leadership Development / Rotational Program? 

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Skill Building Courses

A Day In The Life of a Data Scientist

Taught by Madecraft
The best way to understand what it’s actually like to work as a data scientist is to spend the day…

Mastering Lookup Functions in Excel: Seven Powerful Formulas

Taught by Josh Aharonoff
Dive into the world of Excel lookup functions in this engaging crash course designed to enhance your data handling and…

Excel 2016: Data Validation in Depth

Taught by Dennis Taylor
With Excel’s data validation tools, you can control how users enter data into workbooks, ensuring that data is consistent and…

Excel 2016 for the Mac: Managing and Analyzing Data

Taught by Dennis Taylor
Large amounts of data can become unmanageable fast. But with the data management and analysis features in Excel 2016, you…

Excel: Charts and Graphs In Depth

Taught by Jordan Goldmeier
Excel charts allow you to communicate information with much more impact than raw numbers and are surprisingly easy to generate.…

Excel and ChatGPT: Data Analysis Power Tips

Taught by Chris Dutton
Data analytics revolutionized the way we work, and now, with the rise of artificial intelligence, data professionals have access to…

Excel: Data Storytelling for Beginners

Taught by Jordan Goldmeier
What’s the difference between a confusing, information-packed spreadsheet and one that clearly communicates key data points? Storytelling. You may not…

Learning Excel: Data Analysis

Taught by Curt Frye
Microsoft Excel is an important tool for data analysis. It helps companies accurately assess situations and make better business decisions.…

Python in Excel: Working with pandas DataFrames

Taught by Felix Zumstein
Python and Excel are both some of the most popular “programming languages”, especially for data analytics/data science. Combined, they are…

Excel: Power Query (Get & Transform)

Taught by Oz du Soleil
Power Query is a feature in Excel that allows you to quickly import data from multiple sources and easily clean,…

Complete Guide to SQL for Data Engineering: from Beginner to Advanced

Taught by Deepak Goyal
Are you looking to get up and running with SQL as a data engineer, but not sure where to begin?…

Python in Excel for Financial Professionals

Taught by Christian Martinez
Now that Microsoft announced the integration of Python within Excel, finance professionals need to learn how to leverage this integration…

Hands-On Analytics Engineering Project

Taught by Connor Dickson
This course teaches analytics engineers how to pipeline data into the database from an external source for use in visualization.…

Excel Business Intelligence: Power Pivot, DAX and Data Modeling

Taught by Chris Dutton
It’s time to get up to speed with Microsoft Excel’s powerful trio of business intelligence tools: Power Query, Power Pivot,…

Excel for Project Management

Taught by Jordan Goldmeier
Excel is a powerful tool for managing projects, but it’s easy to be scared off by its hundreds of different…

Advanced Python in Excel for Finance: A Hands-On Approach

Taught by Rancy Chepchirchir
This course is designed to equip finance professionals with the skills to harness the computational power of Python directly within…

Excel and PowerPoint: Creating High-Impact Financial Presentations

Taught by Danielle Stein Fairhurst
Find out how you can create high-impact, data-rich financial presentations using Excel and PowerPoint. In this course, Microsoft MVP and…

Python in Excel: Data Outputs in Custom Data Visualizations and Algorithms

Taught by Helen Wall
Excel is a powerful tool for data and business analysis, and Python is one of the world’s most popular and…

Advanced Hands-On Python: Working with Excel and Spreadsheet Data

Taught by Joe Marini
In this hands-on course, technology industry veteran Joe Marini guides you through a variety of practical ways that you can…

Advanced Python in Excel: Data Analysis and Visualization

Taught by Sarah Om
In this course, learn how to use Python to go beyond Excel’s limited functionalities to perform complex data analysis and…
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