Participants will learn how to treat the Internet as a data resource and how to create automated data collection mechanisms. The course starts by teaching trainees the essentials of Python programming, and then walks them through the practical steps of constructing their first web scraper.
No Scheduled Class Meetings, February 1 - May 1 (Online)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Sami Khoury
Notes:
This is a professional development non-credit course. This course is offered in an online-self study format. It means you can complete the course at your pace/time. However, the instructor will be available to answer any questions and provide support. You will have 90 days from your start date to complete the course.
Instructors
Sami Khoury
Sami Khoury served as a US open source officer, linguist, and analyst for over 15 years. A subject matter expert in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) tradecraft and operations and in large scale public data collection and mining, Mr. Khoury became a sought-after training developer, designer, and instructor, delivering training to intelligence, law enforcement, and military personnel worldwide in diverse subject areas ranging from OSINT procedures, tools, and methods to natural language processing and machine learning.
