Introduction to Data Science

In this course learn about data science and its origins.

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About this course

Welcome to the introduction course on data science
In this course, we will talk about data science and its origins. You will be able to understand why we need data science.

By the end of this module, you will understand

  • What is the value of data
  • How did data science emerge
  • Who is a data scientist

Who should take this course?
This course was created for anybody interested to learn more about the basics of data science.
This course is independent, but also part of the learning path Data Science Fundamentals. We recommend that you take all courses from the Data Science Fundamentals series and take the final test to receive a certificate of completion.

Estimated duration
30 min

Instructors 
The courses are developed by Cognite Academy in collaboration with other industry experts.

Rebecca Seyfarth
Senior ML Engineer in Contextualization at Cognite AS

Alina Astrakova
Senior ML Engineer in Services - Solution Architecture at Cognite AS

 

Collaborators



Vegard Flovik, Ph.D.
Lead Data Scientist | Associate Professor II in Machine

 



Anurag Agarwal
Principal Data Scientist at GE Aviation

 

 

 

 

Curriculum

  • Introduction to data science
  • Welcome
  • Let's get started with introducing data science and data scientists
  • What is data science?
  • The valuable data
  • Data plus use equal value!
  • The emergence of data science
  • How did data science emerge?
  • Check your knowledge
  • Who is a data scientist?
  • What skills does a data scientist need?
  • Meet Vegard Flovik
  • Vegards's story
  • We asked Vegard
  • How did I become a data scientist?
  • Meet Anurag Agarwal
  • Anurag's story
  • Key takeaways
  • Check your knowledge
  • Feedback
  • Well done

About this course

Welcome to the introduction course on data science
In this course, we will talk about data science and its origins. You will be able to understand why we need data science.

By the end of this module, you will understand

  • What is the value of data
  • How did data science emerge
  • Who is a data scientist

Who should take this course?
This course was created for anybody interested to learn more about the basics of data science.
This course is independent, but also part of the learning path Data Science Fundamentals. We recommend that you take all courses from the Data Science Fundamentals series and take the final test to receive a certificate of completion.

Estimated duration
30 min

Instructors 
The courses are developed by Cognite Academy in collaboration with other industry experts.

Rebecca Seyfarth
Senior ML Engineer in Contextualization at Cognite AS

Alina Astrakova
Senior ML Engineer in Services - Solution Architecture at Cognite AS

 

Collaborators



Vegard Flovik, Ph.D.
Lead Data Scientist | Associate Professor II in Machine

 



Anurag Agarwal
Principal Data Scientist at GE Aviation

 

 

 

 

Curriculum

  • Introduction to data science
  • Welcome
  • Let's get started with introducing data science and data scientists
  • What is data science?
  • The valuable data
  • Data plus use equal value!
  • The emergence of data science
  • How did data science emerge?
  • Check your knowledge
  • Who is a data scientist?
  • What skills does a data scientist need?
  • Meet Vegard Flovik
  • Vegards's story
  • We asked Vegard
  • How did I become a data scientist?
  • Meet Anurag Agarwal
  • Anurag's story
  • Key takeaways
  • Check your knowledge
  • Feedback
  • Well done