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There are 4 modules in this course
This course will teach you how to leverage the power of Python to understand complicated supply chain datasets. Even if you are not familiar with supply chain fundamentals, the rich data sets that we will use as a canvas will help orient you with several Pythonic tools and best practices for exploratory data analysis (EDA). As such, though all datasets are geared towards supply chain minded professionals, the lessons are easily generalizable to other use cases.
Welcome to the course! In this first module, we’ll learn about the fundamentals of programming and Python. We’ll start with basic data structures, functions, and loops and then some time becoming familiar with importing modules and libraries. Finally, we'll put our new skills to the test by optimizing a supply constraint problem using linear programming techniques.
Top 10 Python Libraries for Data Science•10 minutes
What is PuLP?•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 65 minutes
Data Structures Practice Quiz•5 minutes
Using Data Structures with Pulp•10 minutes
Introduction to Python•50 minutes
4 programming assignments•Total 40 minutes
Lists•10 minutes
Dictionaries•10 minutes
Loops•10 minutes
Functions•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Welcome to the Course!•10 minutes
5 ungraded labs•Total 45 minutes
The Playground•5 minutes
Programming Assignment Solutions•10 minutes
Programming Assignment Solutions•10 minutes
Programming Assignment Solutions•10 minutes
Programming Assignment Solutions•10 minutes
Digging Into Data: Common Tools for Data Science
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this next module, we'll dive into the most common tools used for data science: Python, and Numpy. We'll start with Numpy, getting used to np arrays and their main functionality. After getting familiar with loading in data of all types, we'll learn about some basic data description and cleaning techniques. We'll also learn to work with indexes and columns in Dataframes. We'll end with an introduction to plotting and summary statistics. We will use common supply chain data sets for our explorations
Introduction to Pandas and Numpy (A Tale of Two Matrices)•4 minutes
Deep Dive into Numpy (Part I)•3 minutes
Deep Dive Into Numpy (Part II)•3 minutes
Deep Dive Into Numpy (III)•5 minutes
Introduction to Pandas•6 minutes
Indexing in Pandas (I)•3 minutes
Indexing in Pandas (II)•5 minutes
Pandas Deep Dive•5 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Numpy Quickstart•10 minutes
Inputing Missing Data•10 minutes
10 min to Pandas•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 70 minutes
Numpy Basics•10 minutes
Pandas•10 minutes
Numpy and Pandas Quiz•50 minutes
1 programming assignment•Total 15 minutes
Pandas Timeseries Prediction and Plotting (Optional)•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Case Studies with Numpy•10 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 25 minutes
Indexing DataFrames•15 minutes
Programming Assignment Solutions•10 minutes
Higher Level Data Wrangling and Manipulation
Module 3•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this third module, we'll take our Pandas and Numpy skills to the next level, learning how to effectively combine and reshape data. We'll learn how to reshape data to fit with our needs through merges and pivots. This setup will help us tackle common data preprocessing steps necessary to run machine learning algorithms, such as one-hot encoding. Finally, we'll encounter the most important tools in our Pandas arsenal (Groupby-Apply-Transform) and explore its transformative functionality.
In this final project, we'll take collection of various data sets involving warehouse capacities, product demand, and freight rates to optimize cost of producing and shipping products.
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