I recently completed the Foundations of Data Science course. It took me a little less than 3 months to complete the curriculum and capstone project.

The best part about Springboard is the mentoring. I loved my mentor--she was extremely generous with her time and knowledge and her interests and mine aligned very well. She was always quick to respond and really encouraged me to push forward with coding and analytics that I felt usure about. I really miss my mentor!

I came to Springboard with no coding background , but with a graduate degree and some knowledge of statistics. Springboard does not make ANY of their own curriculum and they don't craft any tie-ins or connections between the different lessons. A large part of the curriculum is based off of Data Camp to learn R. Learnin...

I researched a lot about the skills needed, the kind of practice required and the importance of a mentor when trying to dive deep into the field of Data Science. I spoke to people who were data scientists and they stressed about the positive effect a constant mentor can have in such a phase. Springboard understands this very well and tackles it in the best possible way by roping in industry experts who become your extremely helpful mentors (who else could teach you better?!).

An extremely flexible schedule, a thorough curriculum which makes on understand every concept from the ground up, super fun mentors and a great community - everything that one needs to begin a career in Data Science is right there. Highly recommend taking the course.

Compared to other online data science training programs, the best part of the SpringBoard is the mentor system in which they assigned a prominent Data Scientist working in the industry as your mentor. Using google search, everyone can easily find thousands of websites for the data science courses. However, for the people without data science background, like me, it is very hard to know what kind of knowledge and skills for the data science in the real world. This training equipped with both theoretical and practical skills to solve industry problems. With the mentor system, I was assigned a mentor to learn first hand how to think like and solve problems like a data scientist. At the end of the training, I finished a project to solve a data science issue in the real world. The feedback f...

Springboard's Data Science Intensive is a great blend of self paced study, practical coursework, and mentor led training. As part of my mid-career self improvement, I had begun looking at post graduate data science programs at nearby universities. During my research I came across Springboard which was offering a course of training that covered all the same topics as the university programs with better cost and schedule, and complete with access to a data science mentor currently working in the industry.

Having completed the program in early 2017, I feel I came out with a solid technical foundation in data science techniques and tools. On top of that, the practical advice from my awesome mentors was highly valuable with insights into day to day responsibilities and expectations. And, ...

This course was a great and fair step in helping me to determine if data science was the right path for me. The course gives you all the tools and best methods you need to get an introduction to data science. As long as you try, you can get a pretty good assessment if data science is something you want to build a career out of or just an additional skill you want to add. I would much rather do this in a stress-free and at-your-own-pace environment than a degree program: it minimizes the monetary risk and you can focus on the material that is most relevant to the work you do. For me, this course was a great move to advance my career and build a more technical career path at my current company. Should I ever decide to leave my current role, I now have a skill set that makes me a little mo...

Hey everyone, I want to let everyone know that this workshop has changed my life.
As a student in software engineering... Sticking with the discipline and the kind of learning I went through, it didn't give me a wider range of knowledge i wished to seek.
There was no design or human interaction involved out of school. There was no vibe of control over the things you want to do. Everything was structured and it just wasn't my taste.
So, I decided to take UX Design in hope that it would play along side with my Engineering/Programming background and build a more diverse portfolio.

In the workshop, I finished it in 3 months. Depending on how much time you want to put in it, how fast you want to complete it is all up to you. Obviously the more effort you put into the workshop the more ...

I took this course to help me make data driven choices in my client experience position. Being able to work at my own pace allowed me to spend more time on things that were more useful/challenging to me while still being held accoountable with weekly mentor calls. I would absolutely recomend this course to friends and colleagues.

I have taken the data science intensive course which is python based and it really helped me gain a proper understanding on how to deal with cleaning data, pre processing data, doing exploratory data analysis and machine learning. The course material is great. It is simple and easy to learn. The 1:1 mentor sessions every week was super helpful combined with an entire community of data scientists helped me engage in several things. The youtube videos on career and interview prep helped me a lot as well. The topics discovered were very much aligned to what they would expect in a data science interview. I even had a couple of mock interviews. In overall, a great experience, definitely recommend it.

My experience with the UX Design course at Springboard was incredibly pleasant. The materials gathered and provided to the student are thorough without being overwhelming. Being able to work at my own pace has always been the best way to learn for me and the mentor calls provided insight that you wouldn't be able to receive in a traditional classroom setting. My mentor encouraged and helped me set proper goals for our next calls and in the end I had a great portfolio to use for future positions. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone wanting to further their UX knowledge and build a portfolio.

I really enjoyed the Springboard UX design program. It's self-paced, so you do have to have some motivation to finish / get work done, but I found the curriculum to be a great overview of all aspects of UX. I thought all the info was relevant and interesting, and confirmed that I want to work in UX for a career!

As for timeline, I was able to finish the program in one month while also working a part time job. I only felt a little pressed for time at the very end when I was finishing up the final project.

The mentor calls were particularly helpful, especially for career and portfolio advice. Overall I thought this course was great and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in UX.

I took the course "data analytics for business". It was a pleasure and I enjoyed it very much! Upfront I read that former students found Springboard to be so effective because of the mentor calls. That is, for sure, a very important reason. But I want to add that I find the current curricular also very well thought through. I noticed how I was able to put more and more pieces together and create a complete picture of what the course was promising. Well done guys! Thank you very much and all the best to you! I can definitely recommend Springboard!

I had read various articles about data science, the role as a career, tools used etc. However it was upon enrolling in the Springboard course that I found out what it was like hands on. If you are passionate on the topic, or even just curious, I can honestly recommend the course as a worthwhile investment.

The real difference with the Springboard courses is the feedback you get from the mentors. I got concentrated doses of information in the classes and the mentor calls, and I was able to apply them immediately in my projects. I choose Springboard based on the delightful combination of self-paced study, weekly mentor calls and weekly office hours, and I was able to see the results of my study efforts immediately.

Speingboard has dramatically contributed to my career success. It's pretty hard to beat Springboard regarding getting your skills current.

My prime goal with this course was to advance and formally train myself in data science fundamentals, apply them immediately at my work and lay a solid foundation in data science to continue on the path to become a data scientist. The course was able to deliver just that. One of the best thing about the course is the ability to connect 1:1 to an industry expert in field. This luxury is never possible with any other online course. The ability to discuss coursework, capstone, and even general data science questions, was immensely useful to me. I found Springboard's coursework to be the most well-filtered and appropriately consolidated, keep the best resources available on the internet in the syllabus. G+ community is also very resourceful, with students and mentors always eager to help. ...

I participated in the UX Design School in Summer 2015 and it was one of the best career investments that I have ever made. I wanted to learn more about UX Design and User Research and found this program. The courses are just as in-depth and intensive as any MBA or graduate program. You're assigned a personal mentor to meet with once each week and guide you through the program. This is probably the best aspect of the program, since you are assigned to work with someone who is at the top of the UX Design field and lives and breathes this subject on a daily basis. It's not a case of a professor who hasn't been in the real world for several years. You're meeting with someone who is leading the way in this field. My personal mentor, Julia DeBari, was fantastic.

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The material for the Foundations workshop was very well-structured, with sufficient resources listed for each topic. The best parts of the course were the mentorship experience, which gives you a chance to develop a relationship with someone senior in the industry, and the opportunity to work on a final capstone project applying what you've learned to any topic you desire. Thanks for a great experience!

I had an education in Management & Digital Media and was looking at UX career. I didn't know how to start and Springboard helped me a lot to realize what is this industry about and gave me an understanding that I really want to do it!
The mentorship is really valuable part of the program, I'm still in touch with my mentor. I am doing a freelance work - so he is often a person I would go to for an advice! I would definitely recommend Sadok as a mentor!
Springboard also update their curriculum constantly - so your skills are up to date!
The course has a great value for the price!

Pros:
- Mentors who are already working in their field and can navigate you in right direction, so you don't have to find everything.
- life long access to constantly updated material.
- Office hours where one can ask any question.
- Exceptional from mentors, director Raj and Kane Li.
- you start with nothing and within weeks start living Data Science and can feel the significant difference.

Cons:

Nothing you guys are so dedicated and doing such a life changing job. So following is more of recommendation

- Mentor's hour should be 20 minutes twice a week.

The most rewarding aspect of this course is the mentorship program. Building contacts in the field you are interested in is key to a successful career. I really enjoyed the self paced factor as well where you can complete the course as quickly as you can. The course material was fascinating. I loved reading a lot of the articles at the beginning of the course. If you are on the fence about taking this course, don't be. You'll have lots of fun.

My experience with Springboard was great. Staff was friendly, platform was easy to use, courses were efficient and fun. The online community is extremely helpful - mentors and students will help you with your questions or issues. My mentor, Emily, was fantastic. I would recommend it.

The UX Design Workshop gave me a great understanding of UX principles and how and when to apply them. There is so much material on the topic out there, but having it curated in one place and presented in a meaningful way was wonderful. You have the option to pause your program if you need to, which I needed to do for personal reasons, and it was easy to pick up where I left off when I came back. Both of the mentors I had offered invaluable advice and perspective on applying the principles we learned in the real professional world. I appreciated hearing how they approached concepts with their clients and on their own projects. I recommend this course to those who are new to UX or those who are looking to solidify their skills and break into the field.

Just some background information on myself, I have a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and also an Associate Degree in Graphic Design. My last several jobs I had were Graphic Designer positions with some Email Marketing(basic HTML coding) experience. I had been looking into the UX field but as a father of two, it's a little hard to make time for learning and getting into a brand new career. Well, I finally got my chance after being laid off from my previous employer and knew I had to do something to get into a different field. I had looked at another 3 month intensive course in NYC, but that would have taken me away from my family and also costed much more (about $9k and not including rent). So I figured I'd give Springboard a try. They have a free course that includes videos f...

I enjoyed the program very much, gained a lot of knowledge and was able to apply what I learned at work.
The mentors were super helpful and everyone is happy to answer your questions and give advise.
I highly recommend this program to anyone who's considering this course.

I really enjoyed my time with the Springboard UX Design Workshop. The course lets you learn at your own pace, but alleviates the problem of most online courses: isolation.

Interacting with a professional mentor each week allows the student to really get a 'boots on the ground' perspective of the course. It also allows a student to ask questions and bridge the gap between knowledge gathering and practical application.

By the end of the course, I had completed a rewarding portfolio project and I was surprised at how much I was able to accomplish with the course.

I thoroughly recommend the course.