Competition
Show off your expertise by earning a Data Engineer Certification
If you are working towards a career as a Data Engineer a DataCamp certification is a great way to show you are developing the data management skills you will need. You will be able to demonstrate to employers that you have built the SQL skills that will be the foundation to your future career.
Prize
$500 GIFT CARD
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- 🎓 Step 1 - Get Certified! See https://www.datacamp.com/certification/data-engineer for more info. You need to complete either the Data Engineer Associate Certification or the Data Engineer Certification before the competition closes.
- 📝 Step 2 - Explain your choice of metrics. Now the project is over, you are reviewing how the project went with some of your colleagues. One of your colleagues is discussing the data model that you are using and in particular the star schema. After the meeting the intern on the team sends you a message and asks what a star schema is.
Prizes
1st
$500 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
2nd
$400 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
3rd
$300 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
4th
$200 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
5th
$200 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice
How to get started
Create your most insightful analysis using DataLab, our in-browser tool to write, run, and publish data analyses. Once you’ve finished your work, you’ll need to publish it for review.
Judging criteria
Suitability for the Audience (50%)
- The response is tailored to a non-technical audience
Accuracy (30%)
- The response is an accurate description of averages and why you would use them
Presentation (10%)
- The response is easy to read, free from spelling and grammar mistakes
Public upvotes (10%)
- Upvoting - most upvoted entries get the most points.
Rules
- Entries to the competition take the form of a workbook publication. Make sure the competition publication is publicly visible in order to be entered into the competition.
- Your publication should be focused on data provided within the competition.
- The competition is open to premium DataCamp subscribers, DC Donates, and Classrooms users.
- Only one entry per user. You may update your entry up to the deadline.
- Make sure your competition workbook is published by the competition deadline in order for it to be valid.
- You can check the time left to submit on the counter at the top of this page.
Note: Please make sure you're 18+ years old and are allowed to take part in a skill-based competition from your country.