This course guide outlines a 10-week online beginner data science course from Bright Path Academy. 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 Intro to Data Science, a 10-week beginner online course offered by Bright Path Academy. It is intended for individuals curious about data but with no prior coding experience.
The guide outlines the course structure, starting from week one which begins from zero. By the end, students will clean a real dataset, find a story in it, and present it with clear charts.
The ten weeks cover topics including thinking in questions, spreadsheets to Python, cleaning messy data, averages and spread, charts that tell the truth, correlation and causation, first model, testing what you built, project week, and presenting findings.
Graduate outcomes are reported: 42% go into analyst roles, 23% pursue further study, 21% apply new skills in their 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 and information about the next cohort are included.