Education
data skills for all.
Our data-driven curriculum identifies and enhances the current Belmont programs to develop new opportunities for innovative degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as with organizations within the community.
DEFINING DATA SKILLS
The definitions of data and its use continues to be blurred as more facets of data and data science continue to grow. We aim to foster the ability to identify a problem and its appropriate data sources then collect, clean, explore, analyze, and tell a story to compel action.
Data Awareness
This is the ability to recognize and appreciate the role data plays in our day-to-day lives.
Appreciate
Explain the role data plays in society and its importance to impact and decision making.
Importance
How does ethics, privacy, and security play into the role of data.
Differentiate
Understand the differences between data and information as well as analytics and data science.
Data Literacy
The ability to read, write, and communicate data in its given context.
Objectives
Understanding the “why” and its main objectives.
Sources
The ability to identify the data sources that are available.
Comprehension
The ability to read and review analysis and its results and compel it into action.
Data Proficiency
Knowledge to interpret the output of analysis and to work with data to provide insights.
Foresight
Understanding the problem and identifying and collecting the relevant data.
Gathering
Basic data cleaning and analysis to get a good idea of the data
Visualization
The ability to create visual and numerical insights from the data that is actionable.
Data Fluency
A deep understanding of data science and analytics skills that enable various techniques.
Collect & Analyze
Collect and clean large volumes of data, then analyzing to interpret data to improve a company’s operations.
Develop & Detect
Develop statistical models that analyze data to detect patterns, trends, and the relationships in various data sets.
Predict
Use all of the above to predict consumer behavior or to identify business and operational risks.
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