The Executive Data Science Capstone, the specialization’s culminating project, is an opportunity for people who have completed all four EDS courses to apply what they've learned to a real-world scenario developed in collaboration with Zillow, a data-driven online real estate and rental marketplace, and DataCamp, a web-based platform for data science programming. Your task will be to lead a virtual data science team and make key decisions along the way to demonstrate that you have what it takes to shepherd a complex analysis project from start to finish. For the final project, you will prepare and submit a presentation, which will be evaluated and graded by your fellow capstone participants.
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Executive Data Science SpecializationJohns Hopkins UniversityAbout this Course
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What you will learn
Apply your learning to a real-world scenario
Lead a virtual data science team
Manage a complex analysis project from start to finish
Prepare and submit a final presentation
Skills you will gain
Data ScienceData AnalysisManagementData Management
Learner Career Outcomes
34%
started a new career after completing these courses
33%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
14%
got a pay increase or promotion
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Course 5 of 5 in the
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Approx. 2 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Indonesian, Spanish
Offered by
Johns Hopkins University
The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Executive Data Science Capstone
It's time to put your skills to the test managing a data science project at Zillow, a data-driven online real estate and rental marketplace. Along the way, you'll make important decisions as you lead your team through the project.
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 1 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
1 video
5 readings
Welcome to the Executive Data Science Capstone!10m
Pre-Course Survey10m
Instructions10m
Grading10m
Post-Course Survey10m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM EXECUTIVE DATA SCIENCE CAPSTONE
by PKOct 21, 2019
The Executive Data Science Capstone was so much fun, while I was doing it I was really feeling like I am a data manager and managing the data science team in real life. So interesting it was.
by NOApr 4, 2020
I loved the way the capstone project was designed, being familiar with other types of projects on areas different to Data science, I feel the experience was pretty close to real. Thanks!
by HLAug 15, 2017
What a great way to mimic real world decisions! This was a great experience and would highly recommend to others based on the practicality and applied situational thinking requirements.
by BHAug 27, 2018
Excellent use of live case study. The content was challenging and was an excellent review of the course material. Thanks for putting a great exec data science course together.
About the Executive Data Science Specialization
Assemble the right team, ask the right questions, and avoid the mistakes that derail data science projects.
In four intensive courses, you will learn what you need to know to begin assembling and leading a data science enterprise, even if you have never worked in data science before. You’ll get a crash course in data science so that you’ll be conversant in the field and understand your role as a leader. You’ll also learn how to recruit, assemble, evaluate, and develop a team with complementary skill sets and roles. You’ll learn the structure of the data science pipeline, the goals of each stage, and how to keep your team on target throughout. Finally, you’ll learn some down-to-earth practical skills that will help you overcome the common challenges that frequently derail data science projects.
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