This course guide introduces a 10-week beginner online data science course. It covers who the course is for, the weekly topics from thinking in questions to presenting findings, graduate outcomes, and tips for success.
This document is a course guide for the Intro to Data Science program offered by Bright Path Academy. It is designed for beginners who have never written code and want to learn data science online over 10 weeks.
The guide outlines the target audience: people curious about data but with no coding experience. It promises that by the end, students will clean a real dataset, find a story in it, and present it with clear charts.
The ten-week curriculum is listed week by week. Topics include thinking in questions, spreadsheets to Python, cleaning messy data, averages and spread, charts that tell the truth, correlation and causation, the first model, testing what was built, a project week, and presenting findings.
Graduate outcomes are shown as percentages: 42% go into analyst roles, 23% pursue further study, 21% apply new skills in the same job, 8% start a business, and 6% do other things.
The guide also provides advice on how to succeed, such as blocking three hours a week, doing exercises, asking questions in the forum, and picking a project topic of personal interest. A graduate testimonial is included, and the next cohort start date is mentioned.