University of Colorado Boulder
Vital Skills for Data Science Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Vital Skills for Data Science Specialization

Gain Exposure to Key Data Science Areas . Gain professional knowledge in the field of Data Science and learn applicable skills in Cybersecurity and Ethics.

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Al Pisano
Bobby Schnabel
Danielle Szafir

Instructors: Al Pisano

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Specialization - 4 course series

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2 months at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn

  • Identify applications of Data Science.

  • Identify the steps of the Data Science process and apply them with real world data.

  • Discuss privacy concerns.

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Specialization - 4 course series

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Intermediate level

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2 months at 10 hours a week
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Learn at your own pace
Progress towards a degree

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Specialization - 4 course series

Data Science as a Field

Course 110 hours4.3 (28 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • By taking this course, you will be able explain what data science is and identify the key disciplines involved.

  • You will be able to use the steps of the data science process to create a reproducible data analysis and identify personal biases.

  • You will be able to identify interesting data science applications, locate jobs in Data Science, and begin developing a professional network.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Computer Science
Category: Statistics
Category: Data Science
Category: Information Science

Ethical Issues in Data Science

Course 223 hours4.6 (30 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learners will be able to Identify and manage ethical situations that may arise in their careers.

  • Learnerrs will be able to apply ethical frameworks to help them analyze ethical challenges.

  • Learners will be familiar with key applications of data science that are commonly  linked to ethical issues.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Philosophy
Category: Data Science
Category: Algorithms
Category: Privacy
Category: Ethics

Cybersecurity for Data Science

Course 319 hours3.8 (19 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Characterize the CIA principles and use them to classify a variety of cyber scenarios.

  • Identify and disseminate vulnerabilities in the data security space- social (human) and technical (digital).

  • Distinguish ethical boundaries of hacking and its applications.

  • Explore professional cybersecurity networks and connect with experts from the field.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Communication
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Problem Solving

Fundamentals of Data Visualization

Course 414 hours4.7 (23 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop a toolkit for exploring and communicating complex data using visualization

  • Produce basic data visualizations using a chosen dataset

  • Compare methods for visualizing data and understand how these methods may guide users towards different conclusions

  • Evaluate how effectively a visualization conveys target data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Evaluation Design
Category: Visualizing data with Altair
Category: Task Analysis (Define elements of a data analysis and/or communication problem)
Category: User-Centered Design (Create basic visualizations that match data and user needs)

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Al Pisano
University of Colorado Boulder
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