Career Path

Data Science

Data-driven decision-making is the ultimate competitive advantage for businesses and governments worldwide. Data Science provides lucrative career opportunities that will continue to expand.

Industry analysis shows a 650% Data Science job growth since 2012, with an estimated 11.5 million new jobs projected by 2026. This course aims to provide students with the latest job-ready tools and skills, including open source tools and libraries. Learn data science through lectures and hands-on practice using real data science tools and real-world data sets.

What you will learn?

Introduction to Data Science

This session will introduce participants to Data Science. Some use cases, and an overview of its landscape (Open source software, infrastructure, databases, tools...) will be presented.

Introduction to Probability & Statistic + Explanratory Data Analysis (EDA)

A solid background on probability and statistics is essentially in analyzing and generating insights from data.

Regression, Classification Techniques & Dimension Reduction

Overview of techniques in data analysis such as regression, and clssification will be presented. Knowing when to use an approach is essential for a data scientist.

Data Mannipulation, Wrangling and Data Visualization in R

Accessing data reliably, and preparing it for use is very common in data science. This session will include Getting Data, Connecting R to database management systems, Profiling, Data Wrangling, Visualization.

Time Series Analysis

It is common to encounter time series datasets in real world problems. This session will provide an introduction to analyzing such datasets.

Intro to Statistical Learning: Supervised Learning

The Lectures on Statistical (or Machine) Learning will include: Decision Trees (Classification and Regression Tree, Random Forest, ....) , Recommender Systems, Boosting, Reinforcement Learning, Anomaly Detection, Natural Language Processing (Topic Modelling, Sentiment Analysis, Word Embedding,...), Neural Network, Convolutional Neural Network, Recurrent Neural Network,

Communication of results & how to build smart interactive apps.

How results are communicated is a must-have skill for data science practitioners.

Presentations of Data Science Project works by Students

This session will provide a space for students to present their data science project assignment.

Program Schedule

Onboarding

Foundational

Discovery

Hands- on

Upscale

Capstone

Final presentationand graduation.

6 Weeks

Inclusion

Tracks have complementary courses such as Email Writing - for better communication and interaction skills; Attention to Detail - to help you bolster your company's reputation; Design Thinking - to fine-tune your critical thinking abilities; and How to Apply for Digital Jobs - for job application best practices.

Experience

Entry-Level
Mid-career Level

Must Have

Laptop and a stable internet connection. If you don't have those, you must be able to come to our campus to study from our digital classroom (no cost attached).
Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Social sciences, or Statistics.

Earn

Certificate of Completion
Lifetime Access to Course Materials
Coaching from Top-notch Professionals
+ much more

We are re-inventing learning re-inventing learning

Study at your pace and collaborate with co-dreamers and innovators

Work on real-world projects with interactive lessons, get step-by-step guidance, performance reports, and peer support to chart a course for your career.

Get ongoing career coaching from industry experts to move further

Coaching is the oldest learning method where thought leaders quickly pass on their best practices and hacks to the Next-Gen.

Build a portfolio that gives you an added advantage in the job market

ReadyforWork helps you demonstrate your skills to your prospective employer and enables you to nailyour next job interview effortlessly.

Learn from practitioners

Peter Addo

10+ years of Data Science experience.

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