The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Provost have partnered to offer all faculty and staff free access to DataCamp, an interactive training platform with expert-led courses on a wide range of data skills.
Why it matters:
This partnership reflects USC’s ongoing mission to advance academic excellence and grow the university’s research enterprise. Data literacy is an essential skill for any field, and DataCamp offers personalized learning tools to match the roles and experiences of its users, from Excel basics to advanced R programming.
By training users with simulated datasets, DataCamp provides a unique opportunity to learn critical technological skills and experiment with artificial intelligence without compromising the security of researchers’ proprietary data.
What’s offered:
DataCamp provides over 430 on-demand, browser-based courses tailored to different skill levels and roles, covering topics including:
- Discovering the fundamentals of AI
- Creating pivot tables in Excel
- Joining tables in SQL
- Automating tasks with Python
- Creating dashboards in Power BI
What they’re saying:
- Donna Arnett, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs: "DataCamp represents a step forward in our efforts to support academic excellence. By providing this resource, we’re equipping our faculty and staff with the tools they need to thrive in an increasingly data-centric world."
- Julius Fridriksson, vice president for research: "We are excited to make this tool available to our faculty so they can build skills in new technologies that will help them advance their research.”
What’s next:
You can activate your DataCamp account by entering your university-affiliated email address and going through the USC single sign-on (SSO) screen. Get started today with recommended learning paths tailored to your needs.
Steps to activate your DataCamp account using USC SSO:
- Go to the login link: https://www.datacamp.com/groups/the-university-of-south-carolina-system/sso/saml/login?path=/home.
- Enter your university-affiliated email address.
- The system will redirect you to sign in via the USC SSO screen.
- Once SSO is complete, you will be redirected back to your DataCamp account to continue using the service.
Subsequent logins using SSO:
- Go to the login link: https://www.datacamp.com/groups/the-university-of-south-carolina-system/sso/saml/login?path=/home.
- Enter your university-affiliated email address and login via the USC SSO screen.
- Once SSO is complete, you will be redirected back to your DataCamp account to continue using the service.
NOTE: USC DataCamp users should always log in using the dedicated USC login page for both registration and subsequent logins to ensure a smooth and easy process.