
Data Science for Beginners Online Short Course
Course description
Driven by the massive growth in data generated by our digitalised world, data science is one of the fastest growing jobs in the UGood data scientists are in demand in all areas of communications: design, journalism, advertising, PR, film; TV, VR/AR and VF
Get started in this exciting field by learning how to prepare, analyse and visualise data using Python.
Course Outcomes
By the end of the course you should be able to:
- Understand the typical tasks and activities of a data scientist
- Load and manipulate data sets
- Write Python code to analyse data using machine learning and other techniques
- Write Python code to visualise data
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for you if you are working in a role that works with data, such as a advertising, journalism, design or computing, and you want to know more about getting value from data.
All our Online Short Courses include:
- Live online lessons with the same tutors
- The same course content and learning outcomes
- Lesson recordings, for review
- Access to VLE with course content
- Forums for support
- 2 weeks online access
- Certificate upon completion
Please note that all courses are taught in UK time.
Online courses are closed to all new bookings 48 hours prior to the course starting.
Available dates
Details
Topics covered
- Introduction to Data Science: looking at what data science is and some typical data science applications
- Being a Data Scientist: looking at what data scientists do and the tools they use
- The Machine Learning Process: working through a small example project, understanding the general approach and process for organising and executing a typical machine learning task using Python
- Use of “unplugged” (i.e. non-computer based) activities to reinforce understanding
- Build more Machine Learning Techniques: building on the first exercise, we will learn new techniques such as classification, regression, and evaluating algorithms using Python
- Acquiring and Cleaning Data: looking at where to collect data from and how to clean it and manipulate it into the right format using Python
- Data Visualisation: looking at ways to present and visualise data and implement some code to visualise our data using Python
- Data Science Challenge: looking at some typical data science questions and then working collaboratively to investigate and report back our answers
Materials
Online short course materials
To take part in the Online sessions you will need:
- An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
- Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine)
- Webcam
- Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here - https://www.speedtest.net
Please bring for the first session:
- notebook and pen
Meet the Tutor:




Data science is one of the fastest growing jobs in the UK and good data scientists are in demand in all areas. Learn to get started in this exciting field by learning how to prepare, analyse and visualise data using Python.
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- UAL Creative Computing Institute
- Telephone +44 (0)20 7514 7015
- Address UAL Creative Computing Institute 45–65 Peckham Road London SE5 8UF
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- UAL Creative Computing Institute
- 45–65 Peckham Road
- London
- SE5 8UF