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This document outlines the syllabus for a course on data analytics basics. The course contains 9 modules that cover topics such as the modern data ecosystem, the role of a data analyst, data types and formats, data repositories, gathering and wrangling data, analyzing and mining data, and communicating findings. Students must complete graded quizzes after each module and a final assignment to earn a certificate. The course uses a grading scheme where quizzes are 80% of the final grade, a final quiz is 10%, and a final assignment is 10%.

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Course Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for a course on data analytics basics. The course contains 9 modules that cover topics such as the modern data ecosystem, the role of a data analyst, data types and formats, data repositories, gathering and wrangling data, analyzing and mining data, and communicating findings. Students must complete graded quizzes after each module and a final assignment to earn a certificate. The course uses a grading scheme where quizzes are 80% of the final grade, a final quiz is 10%, and a final assignment is 10%.

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Data Analytics Basics for Everyone

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Modern Data Ecosystem and the Role of Data Analytics


o Modern Data Ecosystem 
o Key Players in the Data Ecosystem
o Defining Data Analysis 
o Data Analytics vs. Data Analysis

Module 2: The Data Analyst Role


o Responsibilities of a Data Analyst 
o A Day in the Life of a Data Analyst 
o Introduction to Kubernetes Objects

Module 3: The Data Ecosystem and Languages for Data Professionals


o Overview of the Data Analyst Ecosystem
o Types of Data  
o Understanding Different Types of File Formats
o Sources of Data Using Service Bindings
o Languages for Data Professionals
Module 4 - Understanding Data Repositories and Big Data Platforms
o RDBMS

o NoSQL
o Data Marts, Data Lakes, ETL, and Data Pipelines
o Foundations of Big Data
o Big Data Processing Tools

Module 5: Gathering Data


o Identifying Data for Analysis
o Data Sources
o How to Gather and Import Data 
Module 6: Wrangling Data
o What is Data Wrangling?
o Tools for Data Wrangling
o Data Cleaning 

Module 7: Analyzing and Mining Data


o Overview of Statistical Analysis
o What is Data Mining?
o Tools for Data Mining 

Module 8: Communicating Data Analysis Findings


o Overview of Communicating and Sharing Data Analysis Findings
o Introduction to Data Visualization
o Introduction to Visualization and Dashboarding Software

Module 9: Opportunities and Learning Paths


o Career Opportunities in Data Analysis
o The Many Paths to Data Analysis

Final Assignments
GRADING SCHEME

This section contains information for those earning a certificate. Those auditing the
course can skip this section and click next.

1. This course contains 9 Graded Quizzes, 1 Final Quiz and 1 Final Assignment.
There is 1 Graded Quiz per module. Your total grade at 100% is weighted as
follows:
o Each of the 9 Graded Quizzes carries an equal weight totaling 80% of
your total grade.
o Final Quiz carries a weight of 10% of your total grade.
o Final Assignment carries a weight of 10% of your total grade.
2. The minimum passing mark for the course is 70%.
3. Permitted attempts are per question:
o One attempt - For True/False questions
o Two attempts - For any question other than True/False
4. There are no penalties for incorrect attempts.
5. Clicking the "Final Check" button when it appears, means your submission
is FINAL.  You will NOT be able to resubmit your answer for that question
again.
6. Check your grades in the course at any time by clicking on the "Progress" tab.

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