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    ALX Data Analytics Program Description

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    This 3 month course introduces students to data fundamentals including preparing, querying, and visualizing data. Basic computer literacy and a Google account are required. The course is taught using Google apps, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server. It is recommended for beginners and covers topics like cleaning spreadsheet data, introductory SQL, basic statistics, and creating Power BI reports and dashboards.

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    ALX Data Analytics Program Description

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    This 3 month course introduces students to data fundamentals including preparing, querying, and visualizing data. Basic computer literacy and a Google account are required. The course is taught using Google apps, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server. It is recommended for beginners and covers topics like cleaning spreadsheet data, introductory SQL, basic statistics, and creating Power BI reports and dashboards.

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    This 3 month course introduces students to data fundamentals including preparing, querying, and visualizing data. Basic computer literacy and a Google account are required. The course is taught using Google apps, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server. It is recommended for beginners and covers topics like cleaning spreadsheet data, introductory SQL, basic statistics, and creating Power BI reports and dashboards.

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    119 views6 pages

    ALX Data Analytics Program Description

    Uploaded by

    Chaymae Sahraoui
    This 3 month course introduces students to data fundamentals including preparing, querying, and visualizing data. Basic computer literacy and a Google account are required. The course is taught using Google apps, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server. It is recommended for beginners and covers topics like cleaning spreadsheet data, introductory SQL, basic statistics, and creating Power BI reports and dashboards.

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    Requirements

    This course and its subject matter are technical in nature. It is recommended that you have a
    basic understanding of mathematics and statistics.

    • Basic computer literacy (using a web browser, operating an email


    account, downloading files, etc.).
    • A current email account.
    Basic • Access to a computer, the internet, and PDF reader software.
    1 requirements
    • Access to the Google office productivity apps (Docs, Sheets,
    Slides – freely accessible to anyone with a Google account).
    • Google Chrome to access the learning management system,
    though any popular browser should suffice.

    • OS: Windows 10 recommended (Windows 7 minimum), in order


    to use Power BI; MacOS running Parallels for Windows will also
    suffice.
    Technical
    2 requirements • Processor: Minimum i3, with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
    • RAM: Minimum 4 GB.
    • Internet: A 10 Mbps line speed and 20 GB of data per month.

    Please note that Google, Vimeo, and YouTube may be used in our
    course delivery, and if these services are blocked in your jurisdiction
    Additional or on your device, you may have difficulty accessing course content.
    3 requirements
    Please check with us before registering for this course if you have any
    concerns about access restrictions affecting your experience with our
    learning management system.

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    Curriculum overview
    Duration: 3 months
    Pre-requisite skills: None
    Course difficulty: Beginner
    Tools learned: Google Sheets, Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server

    Phase Module Duration Recommended time


    (Weeks) (Hours)

    Explore101 1 15

    Preparing data 3 45
    Fundamentals
    Querying data 4 60

    Visualising data 4 60

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    Module 1

    Explore101
    What is covered in this module:

    Orientation
    • Setting up your learning environment
    • ExploreAI teaching philosophy and educational support framework
    • Troubleshooting at ExploreAI Academy

    Introduction to data and data analytics


    • What is data and how it is used to make data-driven decisions
    • An introduction to modern data practices and practitioners
    • Approaches to data analysis

    Problem-solving
    • Mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive statements and
    decisions
    • Design thinking and the scientific method
    • Introduction to solution-oriented communication

    Programmatic thinking
    • How to use algorithms and operators
    • Flowcharts, pseudocode, and conditional statements
    • Converting logic between statements, logic trees, pseudocode,
    and flowcharts

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    Module 2

    Preparing data
    What is covered in this module:

    Introduction to spreadsheets
    • Working with spreadsheets
    • Data types and formatting
    • Introduction to visualisation

    Data manipulation
    • Cleaning and analysing spreadsheet data
    • Working with various data types
    • Finding and fixing data anomalies

    Introduction to statistics
    • Summarising data using descriptive statistics
    • Measures of central tendency and spread
    • Samples and distributions

    Introduction to data modelling


    • Basic spreadsheet functions and conditionals
    • Identifying patterns and the line of best fit
    • Testing assumptions and model accuracy

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    Module 3

    Querying data
    What is covered in this module:

    Introduction to SQL
    • Working with databases
    • Basic SQL data types and calculations
    • Aggregating, sorting, and grouping data

    Relational database design


    • SQL schemas and entity relationships
    • Table normalisation, primary and foreign keys
    • Common table expressions and views

    SQL in practice
    • Set theory and SQL joins
    • Nested and subqueries
    • Improving query performance

    Data manipulation
    • Cleaning and analysing data
    • Working with numeric, time, and string data types
    • Data transformations and anomalies

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    Module 4

    Visualising data
    What is covered in this module:

    Data in Power BI
    • Loading and linking datasets in Power BI
    • Cleaning data and creating calculated columns and measures
    using DAX
    • Reports, data, and relationship views

    Visuals in Power BI
    • Numeric visuals – cards, tables
    • Graphic visuals – line chart, bar chart, pie chart, column chart,
    treemap
    • Using slicers and custom visuals

    Dashboards
    • Planning, designing, and prototyping
    • Working with various charts
    • Working with filters

    Visual storytelling
    • Telling a story with visuals
    • When to use which visuals
    • Presentation best-practice

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