3 credits
Spring 2025 Distance Learning Upper Division
Data are everywhere. Data permeates every aspect of our lives, from journalistic reporting to workplace projects to artificial intelligence applications. This course covers the basics of the data research lifecycle, including locating and managing datasets, along with applying different methods and tools a to craft compelling stories about data. Students will learn the difference between data and information and how to transform raw data into information to be communicated to a wider audience. This course offers unique skills for students from any discipline who want to discover the world of data.
Learning Outcomes1Understand the differences between data and information.
2Navigate the basics of data management, ethics, and analysis.
3Explore different datasets and their lifecycles.
4Apply fundamental methods--and tools--of data location, analysis, cleaning, and visualization.
5Create an original data story with and about data.
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