Get Ahead In Data Science

Overview

After you establish the general skills needed to work with data science projects, you’re ready to advance your skill set. Develop competency in the must-have area of statistics, as well as a well-rounded knowledge of data mining, data and information governance, open data, and the blockchain.

Establish competency in statistics and data mining.
Explore data governance and information governance.
Ramp up on the emerging topics of open data and the blockchain.

Syllabus

Course 1: Data Science Foundations: Data Mining

Get started in data mining. Discover data mining techniques such as data reduction, clustering association analysis, and more, with data mining tools like R and Python.

Course 2: Statistics Foundations: 2

Get practical, example-based learning of the intermediate skills associated with statistics: samples and sampling, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.

Course 3: Learning Information Governance

Get information governance training to implement an IG program at your organization. Learn fundamental IG definitions, concepts, principles, strategies, and best practices.

Course 4: Learning Data Governance

Understand why data governance is an essential part of helping every organization succeed in the era of big data and data science

Course 5: Statistics Foundations: 3

Complete your mastery of statistics. Get an advanced understanding of concepts such as t-distribution, degrees of freedom, chi-square testing, regression testing, and ANOVA.

Course 6: Blockchain Basics

Blockchain technology has become a platform for innovation across industries. In this course, learn what the blockchain is and what it might mean to you.

Course 7: Open Data: Unleashing Hidden Value

Unleash the power of open data. Learn how to implement an open data program at your organization and use open data for transparency efforts, innovation, data analysis, and reporting.

Course 8: Smarter Cities: Using Data to Drive Urban Innovation

Learn about the future of cities and how smart cities are rising to meet the challenges of rapid urban development. Discover how to start a career in urban innovation.

Taught by

Barton Poulson, Eddie Davila, Robert F. Smallwood MBA, CIGO, CIP, IGP, Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D., Eddie Davila, Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D., Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D. and Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D.