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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 Huntly M

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May 2, 2016

Excellent introductory overview.

By Mohammad H

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Apr 21, 2016

Nice content and well organised.

By Shivam J

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Dec 15, 2021

good course and valuable course

By John C

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Mar 22, 2021

I enjoyed learning the content.

By Antonio F

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May 31, 2020

A good overview on Data Science

By kalyani v

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Sep 25, 2019

Very good course for beginners.

By Marc C

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Jan 30, 2019

Excellent starting intro course

By Deleted A

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Sep 3, 2018

Good introduction to the course

By James C

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Jun 13, 2025

Good overview to data science.

By Stephanie F

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Aug 10, 2022

Great overview of data science

By Raul C C

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Mar 13, 2019

Excelente curso introductorio!

By Sujitkumar K

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Feb 9, 2019

Overall this was a nice course

By TANVEER S

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Jul 24, 2018

Great course for Data Managers

By Mahyar O

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Dec 13, 2017

A great intro to data science!

By Mike B

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Aug 22, 2017

Very good introductory course!

By Agisilaos S

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Jan 11, 2017

Excellent introductory course!

By William J B

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Mar 30, 2016

Great teachers in this program

By Sriram B P ( R - A B P

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Jun 8, 2025

Gaining knowledge and enjoyed

By Rafiul H

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Jun 25, 2021

the quizzes are really witty.

By Ashish P

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Jun 28, 2020

Great Primer for Data Science

By LUDOVIC B

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Nov 4, 2019

general but super interesting

By Muhammad Z H

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Sep 7, 2019

Excellent course learned alot

By olgakl77

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Feb 15, 2017

Great course guys! Thank you!

By Penny A B

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Jun 7, 2019

Beginners level information.