Data Literacy

Catalog description

This course introduces the principles of data literacy that will give students the confidence they need to read and use data in both every day and working life. Topics covered include: data fundamentals, data fluency, introductory data analytics, storytelling with data, data visualization, data-informed decision-making. Students will gain hands-on experience using the suite of Microsoft Office tools and will prepare and present a final project. The primary goal is to increase the students' skill and comfort level in understanding and working with data. (Previously DS 101)