Turn data into meaning, insight, and influence - no technical background required.
FREE to community college students and students at USG, 18 | $20.00 fee for all others. All participants must be 18 and older.
This workshop empowers students from all majors to think critically about data—learning how to interpret, question, and communicate insights without needing coding or statistical expertise. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and hands-on storytelling, participants explore how numbers can both reveal and obscure truth, how AI shapes interpretation, and how human judgment remains essential in making data meaningful. Whether delivered as a one-day intensive or a four-week mini-course, this experience helps students connect quantitative findings to real-world decisions and advocacy across disciplines—from healthcare to education, business, and public policy. Participants will learn data interpretation & critical thinking, demonstrating a future-ready skillset that distinguishes them in an AI-driven world.
Workshop Instructors
Abdullah Karasan, PhD
Adjunct Faculty, UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Sunela Thomas, MBA, MS
Adjunct Faculty, UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Ali Yousuf, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering