Overview of data analyticsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand various data-related tasks, the required skills, and the necessary tools.
You know various potential national and international data sources.
You understand how and where data can be responsibly used to monitor and improve performance.
You are able to search for data in a spreadsheet program from different data sources and create visualisations of them.

Content

What does data analytics mean?
What kind of tasks are involved in data processing?
What are the various sources of data?
How can data be used?
What kind of tools are used with data?
How can data be retrieved into a spreadsheet program?
How do I create visualisations of my data using a spreadsheet program?

Evaluation

Students can

a. use professional data analytics vocabulary systematically

c. identify interrelated data tasks

e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of data analytics under guidance