SAS company and SAS - programming language презентация

Section 1.1
Overview of SAS

Objectives
Describe the difference between SAS the company and SAS the programming language.
List the components of Base SAS.
Describe the value that SAS programming skills have in the work world.
List several companies, industries, and schools who use SAS software and what they use SAS for.
Compare the demand for SAS programmers to that of other languages.

SAS: The Language
SAS, the programming language, has the following characteristics:
is a 4th generation programming language
is designed for data access, manipulation and transformation, and analysis
runs on all major computing platforms
has a library of prewritten, integrated procedures known as PROCs
has easy-to-learn syntax

SAS: The Company
SAS, the company, is known for the following:
is the world's largest privately held
software company
was incorporated in 1976 by
Dr. Jim Goodnight, a North Carolina State
University statistics professor
employs over 10,000 people in 113 countries
is consistently listed as one of the top 100 places in the country to work
can claim that 96 of the top 100 Fortune 500 companies use SAS
provides free M&Ms to employees every day
Dr. Jim Goodnight, CEO

Value of Learning SAS Programming
Locally:
25JUN2008
Monster.com listed 61 jobs in the RTP area needing SAS skills.
www.monster.com

Value of Learning SAS Programming
Nationwide:
25JUN2008
Monster.com listed over 2400 jobs needing SAS skills.
www.monster.com

Value of Learning SAS Programming
Results:
June 2008
The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication
of the popularity of programming languages.
The index is updated once a month.
Search engines calculate the ratings.
http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm

Who Uses SAS?
More than 43,000 business, government, and university sites in 108 countries rely on SAS.

Section 1.2
SAS Certification

Objectives
Describe the benefits of the SAS certification process.

SAS Certification
Why become certified?
Becoming SAS-certified can do the following:
increase your career opportunities and marketability
enhance your credibility as a technical professional
assess your knowledge of SAS software
enable you to earn industry validation for your knowledge

SAS Certification
SAS offers five professional certifications. Each certification requires the successful completion of one or more exams to earn a credential.
This course teaches the content necessary for the SAS Certified Associate Programmer Credential for SAS®9.
You can find out more about this exam and other SAS certification exams at www.support.sas.com.

SAS Certification
Taking this class does not guarantee that you will pass the associate certification exam, but should increase your knowledge and skills.
Required experience:
Successful candidates should have at least one year of current SAS programming experience and should be able to perform the following tasks:
import and export raw data files
manipulate and transform data
combine SAS data sets
create basic detail and summary reports using SAS procedures
identify and correct data, syntax, and programming logic errors