Becoming Data Driven: Data Science Fundamentals Professional Certificate

Learn how to think and solve problems like a data scientist and bring data science into your current or future role. Register today!

Description

This Professional Certificate will help you discover how to think and solve problems like a data scientist. Raise your organizational profile, grow your influence, and deepen your engagement by learning to work and communicate with data.

Most industries and disciplines are learning to unlock the potential of data science to transform how they do business. Because of that, every employee-regardless of role or function-increasingly needs basic competence working and communicating with data. Explore examples of how data science is transforming how work gets done. The skills you build through the curriculum will provide you with a solid foundation to help your organization achieve transformative success.

What You Will Learn

Through this Professional Certificate curriculum, you will:

Learn to be data driven.
Hypothesize-the most crucial step.
Understand metrics and the basics of statistics.
Learn practical application of essential Microsoft Excel tools.
Discover the tools to create visual stories of your data.

Eligibility

Must be 18 Years or older

Refund Policy

You will have seven days to request a full refund after purchase. No hidden fees. All books and materials are included with purchase.

Related Learning

Curriculum

Micro-Course 1 - Using Data to Transform You and Your Work
When bosses present a challenge, they do not want you to guess at the solution. They want you to show that you fully understand the problem and can support your recommendation with compelling evidence. In other words, they want you to be data driven.
Micro-Course 2 - Solving Problems the Data Science Way
Data science, as a discipline, follows a repeatable problem-solving process that consists of three phases: hypothesize, analyze, and evangelize. In this course, you will explore what many consider to be the most crucial step in that process-hypothesize.
Micro-Course 3 - Metrics That Matter
You have generated quality questions to help solve a problem with data. It is time to start answering those questions. Finding answers begins with making sure you have the right data, understand the data you have, and adequately prepare your data for effective analysis.
Micro-Course 4 - Statistically Speaking
If you are going to use data to help your organization make sound business decisions, you need a basic understanding of statistics. This knowledge will allow you to begin finding patterns, making predictions, and influencing decisions within your organization. This course lays the foundation for the strategic use of statistical data.
Micro-Course 5 - Data Visualization: Learning from Pictures
Getting meaning from data can be difficult when the information is in a spreadsheet. Building a visualization of data makes stories emerge. In this course, you will begin exploring some of the different ways to plot your data, discover which basic graph types work best, and use a visualization tool to unlock the stories hidden in your data.
Micro-Course 6 - Finding Patterns: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Your data is only as good as the analysis you apply to it. In this course, you will learn a variety of strategies for finding patterns in your data by understanding relationships between variables. Once you understand these relationships, you can gain insight, predict outcomes, and guide your decisions based on data findings.
Micro-Course 7 - The Power of Data Stories to Drive Results
You have hypothesized with your data. You have analyzed your data. Now, it is time to evangelize the findings from your data. Your ability to unlock the meaning of your data for others is what differentiates a good data science practitioner from a great one. In this course, we teach you the skills to be a great communicator of data.
Micro-Course 8 - Putting It All Together: Flexing Your Data Science Muscles
You have gotten started with data science and its application in today's business environments. As you build your skills, you will be able to offer valuable solutions to your organization based on the knowledge you have gained in this Professional Certificate. This course will help you take a step forward and prepare to use data strategically.

Features

Real-World Data Application

Improve data sets, make calculations, and create visualizations directly in Microsoft Excel.

Interactive Learning

Understand core data science methods through multiple learning channels.

Tools for Your Career

Walk away with job aids and other resources to bring back to your organization.

Flexible Learning

The professional development content is offered in easily consumable segments so you can adapt your studies around your busy life.

Awards

Professional Certificate

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Who is this for

Business analysts and managers
Operations staff

* The university will review any prior learning completed and may award credit toward the Walden degree program. Please reference the specific course detail page for more information. Successful completion of the course is not a guarantee that credit will apply toward a future degree program.

† Please consult with the appropriate licensing or certifying authority, local school district, or other organization to determine whether a course will satisfy applicable requirements to maintain licensure, obtain or renew certification, or establish eligibility for employment.