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Learner Reviews & Feedback for A Crash Course in Data Science by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

By now you have definitely heard about data science and big data. In this one-week class, we will provide a crash course in what these terms mean and how they play a role in successful organizations. This class is for anyone who wants to learn what all the data science action is about, including those who will eventually need to manage data scientists. The goal is to get you up to speed as quickly as possible on data science without all the fluff. We've designed this course to be as convenient as possible without sacrificing any of the essentials. This is a focused course designed to rapidly get you up to speed on the field of data science. Our goal was to make this as convenient as possible for you without sacrificing any essential content. We've left the technical information aside so that you can focus on managing your team and moving it forward. After completing this course you will know. 1. How to describe the role data science plays in various contexts 2. How statistics, machine learning, and software engineering play a role in data science 3. How to describe the structure of a data science project 4. Know the key terms and tools used by data scientists 5. How to identify a successful and an unsuccessful data science project 3. The role of a data science manager Course cover image by r2hox. Creative Commons BY-SA: https://flic.kr/p/gdMuhT...
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Basic course

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Well taught

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Top reviews

AO

Jun 12, 2016

Provided a good, very high level overview. I audited so I didn't take the quizzes, but the questions were all on the general side. I liked how they used some examples of real-life research.

AS

Nov 22, 2016

It's a good starting point. I've now got a good idea of what else I need to learn. The course also provides an easy to apply approach to get value from my efforts using data science.

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By Lisa H

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Nov 26, 2018

Great Overview of key terms.

By Emmanuelle M

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Aug 23, 2018

A good start in Data Science

By Housseini M

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Jul 22, 2017

excellent and amusing course

By Pablo A L

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Feb 8, 2016

It's what I was looking for!

By Shameer B T T ( G P - O T T

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Jun 10, 2025

Good and simple explanation

By Jose L L G

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Oct 21, 2024

All great and easy to learn

By Hellen M

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Apr 19, 2023

The presentation was great.

By Faiyaz Y

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Aug 10, 2021

Well structured. Thank you!

By Ying J T (

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Apr 4, 2021

A very good course to learn

By Christine B

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Feb 5, 2021

Great intro to data science

By Rami H

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Nov 1, 2020

Great Intro to Data Science

By Jeevan G

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Nov 19, 2018

More hands on might be good

By Meg

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Nov 5, 2015

short, but useful course :)

By ASIF U H

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Feb 15, 2024

awesome,easy to understand

By Hector R

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Oct 6, 2023

Great intro to the subject

By Ditikrushna G

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May 30, 2020

The contents were amazing!

By Hediyih W

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May 28, 2020

Great introductory course.

By Harish K

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May 9, 2020

GREAT COURSE FOR BEGINEERS

By Anupama M

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Jan 8, 2020

Great introductory course.

By Kyle M

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Oct 6, 2019

Good Course, very in depth

By João C

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Dec 17, 2018

Fundamental for beginners.

By Shabana S

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Jun 17, 2018

General overview is great.

By John E

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Dec 11, 2017

Great overview, well done!

By Patrick S

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Jun 24, 2017

Good intro to Data Science