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Data Science

Data is the new oil, fueling competitive advantage for businesses and governments. Data Science offers lucrative, sustainable careers, with a 650% job growth since 2012. Industry analysis projects 11.5 million new jobs by 2026. This course equips students with job-ready skills, using open-source tools and real-world datasets through lectures and hands-on practice, ensuring mastery of cutting-edge data science techniques.

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What you will learn?

Data Loading and Integration Techniques

This session focuses on techniques for importing various data formats into R. Students will learn to work with CSV, Excel, JSON, and SQL databases using packages like {readr}, {readxl}, {jsonlite}, and {DBI}.

Data Cleaning and Preprocessing

Data quality challenges are addressed in this session. Students learn to identify and handle missing values, outliers, and inconsistencies in their datasets using the {tidyr} and {dplyr} packages.

Introduction to Modern Data Science with R and LLMs

This first session establishes the foundational concepts of data science and introduces the R ecosystem. Students will set up their R environment, including RStudio and essential packages.

Exploratory Data Analysis with the Tidyverse

This session introduces the powerful Tidyverse ecosystem for exploratory data analysis in R. Students will master {dplyr} for data manipulation, learning to filter, select, mutate, summarize, and group data efficiently.

Advanced Data Visualization with ggplot2

Effective data visualization techniques are the focus of this session, with an emphasis on creating plots that tell compelling stories about economic data.

Statistical Analysis and Modeling

This session introduces statistical techniques commonly used in economic analysis. Students will learn to perform hypothesis testing, correlation analysis, and regression modeling using R packages like {stats}, {car}, and {lmtest}.

Machine Learning Fundamentals with tidymodels

This session introduces machine learning concepts using the {tidymodels} framework in R. Students will learn about supervised and unsupervised learning approaches relevant to economic data analysis, including classification, regression, and clustering algorithms.

Automating Data Workflows with Targets

This session focuses on creating reproducible, automated data science workflows using the {targets} package in R. Students will learn to build data pipelines that efficiently manage dependencies between data processing steps.

Creating Reports and Documents with Quarto

This session introduces Quarto as a powerful tool for creating dynamic, reproducible documents that combine code, results, and narrative. Students will learn to create professional reports, presentations, and dashboards that effectively communicate their data insights.

Building Interactive Applications with Shiny

The final session introduces {shiny} for creating interactive web applications that allow users to engage with data analyses without coding knowledge. Students will learn the basics of reactive programming and how to build user interfaces that showcase their project findings.

Experiential learning with
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Better price point than similar programs. Superior value with 10x guaranteed results.

Tuition starts at

¢7,800

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Tuition fee refundable if no value is delivered after 7 days of enrolment. Ts & Cs Apply.

Weekly progress reports personalized to each learner.

Access to real projects and custom learning paths.

Dedicated coach support throughout your learning journey.

Lifetime access to SFAN network and platforms.

Platform-generated transcript to demonstrate job readiness.

Uninhibited access to our interactive course framework.

Custom resume at program completion for top students.

A verified certificate upon successful graduation from the program.

Elevator pitch video for select high performing students.

AI-assisted career support to bridge networks.

Program Schedule

Week 0

ONBOARDING

Week 1

FOUNDATIONAL

Week 2

DISCOVERY

Week 3

HANDS-ON

Week 4-10

UPSCALE

Week 11

CAPSTONE

Week 12

PRESENTATION

12 Weeks, Blended

Experience

Entry-Level
Mid-Level

Must Have

Laptop and a stable internet connection.
15 hours weekly to actively participate.
B.Sc. in Computer Science, Social sciences, or Statistics.

Bonus Courses

This track has complementary courses, such as Email Writing, Attention to Detail, Design Thinking and How to Apply for Digital Jobs.

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Level up with tailored learning resources from subject-matter experts.

Build confidence and demonstrate career readiness in ways traditional systems fail to do.

Connect with mentors, recruiters, industry professionals, and co-dreamers, bypassing traditional barriers.

Learn from practitioners

Laurent Smeets

10+ years of Data Science experience.

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