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Inter-American Development Bank

Data for Effective Policy Making

Inter-American Development Bank via edX

Overview

Dario, a worker in an NGO in Colombia and a participant in the course, points out that he applied the knowledge from the course to create DATASIMUS, a portal for urban mobility data that compares over 400 variables from transportation systems in the region. Discover more testimonials about the impact of this course below.

Thanks to this course, through videos and real-life cases, you will strengthen your abilities to use, understand, and interpret data. In this way, you will learn to define research problems, identify methodologies for data collection and analysis, interpret graphs, and acquire the foundations to support the decision making process in public management with verifiable data.

This course is "self-paced" so you can enroll at any time, even if the course has been open for a while.

If you choose the Audit Track , you can complete the course for free, but you won't have access to graded activities, and you won't be able to obtain a certificate upon course completion.

If you opt for the Verified Track , you can access the course unlimitedly and complete the graded assessments until the closing date by making a payment of USD 25. By doing so, if you pass the course, in addition to the verified certificate, you will receive a digital badge that allows you to transform how you share your academic and professional achievements, for example, on social media.

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EdX offers financial assistance to students who have difficulties in making the payment. Enroll in the course and fill out this financial aid application.

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Syllabus

Module 1: The Importance of Data in Decision Making.

Module 2: Converting Concepts into Measurable Parameters.

Module 3: Understanding Data Analysis.

Module 4: Displaying the Results.

Module 5: Closing the Loop: from Data to Planning.

Taught by

Norma Palomino and Ivette Fis de Melo

Reviews

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4.7 rating at edX based on 18 ratings

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  • This coure was, undoubtedly, very informative. It was rigorous within certain respects, but definitely worthwhile, as it introduced valuable concepts and approaches concerning a subject that I believe shall prove useful in my consultancy undertakings.

    I highly recommend this course for those with an interest in this critical area of concentration.

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