In the UPSKILLS project, we adapted existing and created new learning and teaching materials aimed at preparing students for the broad professional profile of language data and project specialist. We list the online courses below: access to the Moodle version is available via the links in the titles (course descriptions are also available on the UPSKILLS project website).

Italian translations of some of the courses are on their way, stay tuned!

A glimpse into language data science (UNIBO participation)

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Math and language do go together! Learn about the R software, the basics of statistical analysis for language data and why you need it, all through this accessible course composed of probability and exercises.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data scientist

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Work of any kind is easier if you are well-equipped with problem-solving skills! Start developing them through practical activities included in this online course.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data scientist

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Excited about the idea of not having to transcribe speech manually? Take this course to learn about the state of the art in automating speech analysis – you might wish to become a developer of such systems and not just a user.

Particularly relevant for: language data scientist

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You prefer direct contact with speakers to access to textual data? This course will teach you about eliciting language data from native and non-native speakers to study grammar, sociolinguistics or second language acquisition.

Particularly relevant for: language data scientist

First steps into scientific research (UNIBO participation)

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You surely want to ask the right questions and come up with exciting new hypotheses! This course can help you get there, clarifying the scientific method and core mysterious notions such as research design and variables.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data scientist

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No one likes messy data! Learn about how language data should be processed and stored to enable findability and (re)use that is legal and ethical, and discover some of the widely used repositories of already existing data.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data manager, language project manager

Processing texts and corpora (UNIBO participation)

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The sky is the limit when it comes to text in today's digitised world! Become an expert corpus user – take this course to learn not only about the technical side, but also about using available texts to address interesting linguistic and real-life questions.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data scientist

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Data, people and workflows all need to be organised! Take this practical introductory course and learn about project management techniques that can make your own and the work of others more efficient.

Particularly relevant for: language data manager, language project manager

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Big projects start with small steps! Python is one of the most widely used programming languages today, especially when it comes to processing (natural) language – and who could be better equipped for learning a new language than language specialists.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data manager

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Isn't it incredible what machines can do with language today? Maybe you can help them – start studying the principles of machine learning as applied to language data, and maybe the next big chatbot or machine translation engine will be created by you.

Particularly relevant for: language data analyst, language data scientist

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Is there “linguistics” in “language data and project specialist”? Of course there is – take this course to dive into language variation and the implications it has for the technological and research aspects of contemporary language professions.

Particularly relevant for: language data scientist