What skills will you learn?
- Data wrangling
- R programming
- Developing data analysis workflows
- Work with and visualise spatial and temporal data
- Developing statistical models
- Harvesting data
- Tidying data
- Data collection methods
- Data visualisation
- Data analysis
Course 1 From 16 Aug 2021- Wrangling and Workflow
Get an introduction to data science and learn how to make the most of your data through effective data wrangling and storytelling.
Course 2 From 20 Sept 2021- Modelling and Visualisation
Explore the role of data visualisation in data science, and learn how to use and apply data modelling techniques.
Course 3 From 25 Oct 2021- Formats, Ethics, and Storytelling
Evaluate the challenges of data variety, ethics, and privacy on this course in Monash University's data science microcredential.
Each course lasts 4 weeks and a study load of approximately 12 hours per week.
Once you have successfully completed the microcredential, you’ll receive your certificate of completion from Monash University.
By the end of the microcredential, you’ll be able to...
- Compile information and communicate as a data story
- Read different data formats and utilise web scraping to collect data
- Apply effective techniques to wrangle and visualise data
- Design solutions for the challenges of big data
- Apply modelling techniques and effective visualisation to make decisions with data
- Compare and contrast a range of statistical and machine-learning tools
- Assess and interpret the results of an analysis
- Wrangle data into a tidy format in preparation for visualisation and modelling
- Identify and assess ethical, legal, social and organisational issues in data science
Are you eligible for this microcredential?
This data science microcredential is designed for anyone interested in developing skills in industry-standard tools and techniques, and enhancing their ability to use data to inform real-world decision-making.
Monash strongly recommends that you’ve studied maths or statistics at a first-year undergraduate level before joining this microcredential. To complete the programming exercises, you’ll need a computer to install and run RStudio and install R packages.
Is this microcredential right for you?
This is a practical microcredential and the application of the skills you’ll learn will benefit a wide range of professional contexts.
From manufacturing to healthcare, tourism to transportation, and media to government, if data or business intelligence is essential to the success of your organisation, this course will ensure you can use your data to make effective business decisions.
Once you have successfully completed the microcredential, you’ll receive your certificate of completion from Monash University.