Data Science Foundations (an MDataGov module)

Description:

This module is part of a series of short (CPD - Continuous Professional Development) courses in Social/Official statistics delivered at the University of Southampton - Highfield campus. 

Data Science Foundations aims to present a range of data science concepts, including dealing with administrative and big data sources, and to present some basic methods for data analysis. This module will provide students with an understanding of the different types of data sources available across government (admin data, survey data, open data, big data, etc); how to collect data, including innovative data collection methods, e.g. web scraping; the challenges with unstructured and messy data; exploratory data analysis; how to deal with different data types in processing and analysis; and how to undertake basic data analysis with structured and unstructured data. Teaching will include lectures, and practical computer workshop in R.

For more information see: Data Science Foundations | STAT6114 | University of Southampton

Registration

Registration is by application which should be submitted at least one month before the start of the course. For further information about the application process, please get in touch with Helen Davies at helen.davies@soton.ac.uk

Assessment

This course can be taken with or without assessment. The latter offers the possibility of accumulation of credits for the MSc in Data Analytics for Government https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/data-analytics-for-government-masters-msc

Cost:

£1,000

Website and registration:

Region:

South East

Keywords:

Big data analytics, Data Collection, Big data, Data Collection (other), R, Administrative data, web scraping

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Big data analytics
Data Collection
Big data
Data Collection (other)
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