Intro to Data Science

Audience:

This course is designed for anyone seeking a foundational introduction to data science and how it connects to their day‑to‑day work. It’s suitable for both early‑career professionals and experienced staff who want to build, refresh, or strengthen their data science skills.

Duration: 2 Days

Delivery: Virtual (4 half days) or in-person (2 full days)

We work in environments saturated with information, far more than organizations have ever had to manage before. It is increasingly important for policy leaders, analysts, and program managers to understand how data science can strengthen decision‑making. Data science skills are now highly valued across government, non‑profit, and business sectors. With the right foundation, we can forecast trends, identify emerging behaviours, uncover patterns, inform policy, and extract meaning from the continuous flow of data in our workplaces.

This course gives participants a solid grounding in core data science concepts, how to apply them in daily work, and how to adopt a data‑oriented mindset.

Programming and statistical skills are not essential.

Course overview:

• Data Insight Fundamentals

• Data Collection and Data Management

• Data Exploration and Visualization

• Data Processing and Data Preparation

• Basic Data Analysis

• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence