Address Business Issues with Data Science (Coursera)

Course 1 of 5 in the CertNexus Certified Data Science Practitioner Professional Certificate.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Initiate a Data Science Project

Before you dive into the technical details of data science, you need to understand how data science fits within a larger business context. On the job, you'll be applying your skills to achieve one or more business goals, so it's important to keep those goals in mind all throughout the project. In this first module, you'll begin developing a data science project that can achieve these goals.

WEEK 2

Formulate a Data Science Problem

Now that you have a greater understanding of the project's goals and design principles, you can start thinking about how to approach the project using the power of data science. In this module, you'll contextualize your work as a potential solution to a data-driven problem.

WEEK 3

Apply What You've Learned

You'll work on a project in which you'll apply your knowledge of the material in this course to practical scenarios.