SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST (SDS™ ) -THE OVERVIEW TOP 6 REASONS WHY DASCA CERTIFICATIONS BECOME A

MUST FOR ALL DATA SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS

Bright professionals with some years of exciting exposure to research
and analytics can think of heading into Data Science. The SDS™ by the 01.
Data Science Council of America (DASCA) adds speed to your journey
of becoming a Big Data Scientist. Even as you read, it is the world's
A DASCA credential draws the Best Big Data jobs to you
most credible 3rd-party, vendor-neutral certification for accomplished
Big Data analytics professionals looking for bigger-impact roles of data
scientists and data architects. The SDS™ is the qualification that proves
02.
best, your proficiency, potential, and promise for handling the onerous
responsibilities of Big Data Scientists.
Around 15 million Data Science professionals are demanded by 2020!

WHVSDS™
03.
SDS™ credentialed Big Data Scientists exhibit successfully-verified,
high-end professional knowledge and capabilities related to managing
DASCA-certified professionals can earn 40% - 50% higher!
Big Data in a global environment. They come with rich exposure to
planning, designing, and implementing processes and layouts for
complex, large-scale data sets used for modeling, data mining, and
04.
research. Competence in business case development, planning,
coordination/collaboration with various internal and vendor teams,
and the efficient management of the lifecycle of Big Data projects are The best roles go to those holding a specialist Data Science qualification
the base, entry-level prerequisites for the SDS™ and PDS™ Credentials.

05.
WHO COULD BE A SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

If you've been doing serious analytics in Big Data for 6 years or more, DASCA Credentials are globally respected and relevant
SDS™ can shove your career up, several orbits - and it can really
happen faster than you can imagine! Especially if you're also backed up
by at least an Undergraduate Degree in Business, Management, 06.
Marketing, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or Applied
Mathematics from an accredited institution. The DASCA-certified are secure even during economic downturns and technology changes.

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 THE CANDIDACY TRACKS

Ways to Become a SDS™

The following table summarizes the specifics of what it takes to become an SDS™ . There are FIVE convenient tracks covering Big Data professionals from
diverse backgrounds and experience to earn an SDS™ !

SDS™ Track 1 SDS™ Track 2 SDS™ Track 3 SDS™ Track4 SDS™ Track 5

for SBDA™ or SBDE ™ Certified

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Bachelor's Degree (QualiFLY™ ) Master's Degree (QualiFLV™ ) Professionals (QualiFLV™ }

MINIMUM MINIMUM MINIMUM MINIMUM MINIMUM

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED: QUALIFICATION REQUIRED: QUALIFICATION REQUIRED: QUALIFICATION REQUIRED: QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:

Should have completed Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science/
Mathematics/ Statistics/ Engineering/
Applied Sciences/ Economics/ Finance/
Management/ Related disciplines
Should have completed Master's
Degree in Computer Science/
Mathematics/ Statistics/ Engineering/
Applied Sciences/ Economics/ Finance/
Management/ Related disciplines
Should have completed Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science/
Mathematics/ Statistics/ Engineering/
Applied Sciences/ Economics/ Finance/
Management/ Related disciplines from
any of the DASCA-recognized
Institutions
Current & Past Students of Master's Should have a valid SBDA™ or SBDE ™
Degree in Computer Science/ credential from DASCA
Mathematics/ Statistics/ Engineering/
Applied Sciences/ Economics/ Finance/
Management/ Related disciplines from
any of the DASCA-recognized
Institutions

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years of experience; Minimum 4 years of experience; Minimum 4 years of experience; Experience 3 years of experience; Experience 4 years of experience;

in Data Sciences/ Computing/ Business in Data Sciences/ Computing/ Business in Data Sciences/ Computing/ Business in Data Sciences/ Computing/ Business after acquiring SBDA™ or SBDE™
Analytics/ Business Intelligence Analytics/ Business Intelligence Analytics/ Business Intelligence Analytics/ Business Intelligence credential

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Getting The SDS™ - A Preview of the Certification Process THE DIGITALLY BADGED SDS ™
There are six distinct stages of your journey toward becoming an SDS™ . Here's what
these stages look like. Of course, we've just tried to take you through a quick tour, so
many of the details may be missing. You may Contact Us for more information.

The SDS™ Certification Process

Program Pre-requisites
SDS ™ The learning scope, requirements, and rigor of the SDS™ program
CERTIFl CATION necessitates that individuals intending to undergo the program have a
04 PREPARATION prior, strong formal exposure and knowledge of the basic concepts in
Statistics, and are hand-on with the tools and techniques of handling
MATERIAL
problems of calculating central tendencies; dispersions and averages;
permutations and combinations; probability; creating graphs, charts,
histograms, and scatter plots.

Indeed, SDS™ aspirants should be also necessarily comfortable with

™
TAKING THE SDS handling databases and spreadsheets. Advanced knowledge of Statistical
05 CERTIFICATION Analysis techniques and tools; exposure to analytics platforms like SPSS/
EXAM SAS; basic exposure to R; quantitative methods; fundamentals of object
oriented programming and RDBMS; good exposure to working on
popular/ common Big Data programming and analytics platforms etc.

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Examination Coverage Information SDS™ Examination Preparation

Data Science
Business Potential
for business Data Science
of Big Data
Stakeholders

Individuals registered for Senior Data Scientist Certification

program are provided with the full Official DASCA Certification
Preparation kit to help them study and prepare for their SDS™
Certification examination.

This kit is provided to all registrants at no extra costs across the

Building
Data Scientist Data Scientist Advanced world after DASCA has approved their candidacy for SDS™ , and
Cross-Organizational
Fundamentals Essential Data Scientist
support
their payments of the program registration fee is through.

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