Scaling Data Warehousing Course Projects

In this paper, we discuss the evolution of assignments in a data warehousing course to address the burgeoning interest and enrollment of students in data science programs. We focus on our experience incorporating the Teradata University Network (TUN) Data Challenge competition project as a class assignment. Students worked in small teams to answer questions posed by a non-profit organization, Hire Heroes USA, using their data about activities to help veterans and their spouses find employment. Students had free access to cutting edge industry visualization and analytics tools via TUN and its partner organizations. Course learning objectives were met successfully and students were enthusiastic about using real-world data to help a humanitarian organization better serve its clientele.