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Certificate of Achievement

IBRAHIM ABDULLAH MOHAMMED MASHNI

has completed the following course:

Getting Started with Teaching Data Science in Schools

The University of Glasgow

This online course introduced data science concepts for learning and teaching activities. Participants completed a range of interactive tasks and simple Python programming exercises in a notebook environment. In week 1 the focus was on how to understand and manipulate a data set; week 2 concentrated on methods of summarising and visualising data to identify interesting patterns and trends; in week 3 these skills were applied to more open-ended practical investigations with real-world data sets.

3 weeks, 3 hours per week

Peter Donaldson

Lecturer in Computing Science and Education

The University of Glasgow

Jeremy Singer

Senior Lecturer in Computing Science

The University of Glasgow

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Apply computational tools and techniques to topical open data sets
  • Explore large real-world data sets through computer-generated visualizations
  • Reflect on the value of data analytics, and the implications for society
  • Justify topical opinions based on evidence drawn from relevant data sets
  • Identify how data literacy tasks can be incorporated into school learning activities

Syllabus

  • Week 1 - First Steps in Data Science
  • Week 2 - Understanding your Data
  • Week 3 - Your Very Own Data Project

Issued on 21st October 2020

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Free online course:

Getting Started with Teaching Data Science in Schools

The University of Glasgow