The Alteryx Challenge!

Description

The Alteryx Challenge involves three workflows relating to ETL and predictive analytics. Students will work in discussion teams to solve three Alteryx Challenges within a set time limit for each Challenge. After completing the challenges, students will be asked to reflect on their experience and communicate their insights in a memo.

Motivation

This class provides the opportunity for students to work on solving Alteryx workflows with time-pressure. Students will work in discussion teams to solve three Alteryx Challenges within a set time limit for each Challenge. Students will be asked to reflect on the challenge and communicate this in a memo.

Review

Our guest will present teams with three Alteryx challenges. It will extend students' prior experience with Alteryx in a competitive environment. Students will leverage all many of the tools that they have worked with in the past, and potentially solve problems using new tools.

Preparation

• There is no required preparation, however, students should have worked through as many of the Alteryx SparkEd cases as possible before this class.
• Note that after class additional SparkEd Cases can be completed and submitted up until the due date.
• The practical Alteryx materials will be provided in real time by our guests.
• The required memo deliverable (Individual Case Submissions: Alteryx Challenge Memo) is a reflection memo that draws upon experiences with Alteryx building and challenges faced and is not directly impacted by performance on the Guest Alteryx Challenges.

Class plan

• The three cases will be delivered in real time, students can download the starter files with case outlines using git pull at the beginning of each challenge.
• Students will work in assessment teams to complete each challenge within the time limit.
• After completing the three challenges, students will individually complete a reflection memo on their experience with Alteryx and the challenges faced.

Team format

assessment teams

Tools

• Alteryx

Data

data and starter files delivered in realtime during class