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About the Course

Do you want to know why data science has been labeled the sexiest profession of the 21st century? After taking this course, you will be able to answer this question, understand what data science is and what data scientists do, and learn about career paths in the field. The art of uncovering insights and trends in data has been around since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians used census data to increase efficiency in tax collection and accurately predicted the Nile River's flooding every year. Since then, people have continued to use data to derive insights and predict outcomes. Recently, they have carved out a unique and distinct field for the work they do. This field is data science. In today's world, we use Data Science to find patterns in data and make meaningful, data-driven conclusions and predictions. This course is for everyone and teaches concepts like how data scientists use machine learning and deep learning and how companies apply data science in business. You will meet several data scientists, who will share their insights and experiences in data science. By taking this introductory course, you will begin your journey into this thriving field....

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I throughly enjoyed the course and the fact that everything was explained thoroughly. I always enjoyed Dr. White's personal experience with Data Science as well as other Data Scientists point of view.

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This course is rich, engaging and thought provoking. It is a solid foundation for a career in data science. I now feel more confident that I can excel in this field. Thank you IBM! Thank you Coursera!

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By Varun b R

Jul 5, 2023

Great experience and helped me a lot to understand about data science in simple way. Gained new insights which helped me to think about my future in the data science field.

By Martha J

Jul 28, 2022

It is a great introduction of what is data science, and they provided the background to know if that is what really have interest to study. But it is just an introduction.

By Bikram R

Jul 7, 2022

This course helped me get good knowledge about what data science adn data scientists are and I got to know about the various techniques and tools applied to deruve results.

By Arshu M H

May 15, 2021

I received a crystal overall view and gained a deep level of understanding data science as a whole. Now I can move on to learn more things with a better perception. Thanks.

By Prabhat R

May 8, 2021

Amazing course structure. This course basically helps you understand the data science world and it also answers many questions related to the data science career prospects.

By Olga B

May 6, 2020

The course leaves you with a very clear understanding what data science is and what exactly data scientists can do. It will definitely helps to understand where to go next.

By NAVEEN K M (

Apr 24, 2020

I really liked the course content. It is very nicely designed. I strongly recommend everyone to take this course, who wants to make a career in the field of Data Scientist.

By Harsha M

Mar 15, 2020

I really loved this course actually I got so many information and so many point of view about data science from different data scientists. Looking forward to next courses.

By Satyam A

Dec 3, 2019

This course gave a very precise and easy understanding of data science, it's applications and the opportunities available. The reading material offered was very insightful.

By Renato P B

Apr 26, 2019

Curso muito didático, dá uma boa noção sobre ciência de dados. Recomendo a todos!

Very didactic course, gives a good notion about data science. Highly recommend to everyone!

By Yuvraj S S

Mar 13, 2024

This Course is a great way to start your data science journey, this course contains a brief overview to the field in a much simpler way, which makes it easy to understand.

By Ali M

Nov 26, 2023

I was pleasantly surprised by the captivating subject matter and engaging teaching style presented in the course. It exceeded my expectations and was thoroughly enjoyable.

By Harsh Z

Aug 14, 2022

I would like to thank IBM and Coursera team for providing this course to data enthusiasts community.

It has a perfect and straightforward explanation of Data Science field.

By Winifred O A

Jun 30, 2022

This is a nice course for anyone who is interested in data science but has no or little knowledge of data science. I strongly recommend this to you that someone out there.

By Helen C P R

May 24, 2022

The course provides the general concepts that are necessary to enter data science. Busts some myths and explains what are the basic tools needed to become a data scientist

By Jorge I P Á

May 22, 2022

Interviews, readings and definitions found here are very precise, clear and organized in a way that provides a easy understanding to get inmmersed in what data science is.

By Damián M

Dec 17, 2021

Es un curso que permite una buena introducción al campo de la Ciencia de Datos, para aquellos que somos principiantes y estamos interesados en el aprendizaje de esta área.

By Tommaso F

Apr 27, 2021

It gives you an excellent preview of what data science is, what tools you need to become a data scientist and how much is important nowadays analyzing and collective data.

By Hanan A

Mar 23, 2021

This course was so much fun, it was a mix of watching short interviews, learning new cool definitions and reading straight forward articles and can be completed in 2 days.

By Luis G

Jul 1, 2020

I highly recommend this course, for a "newcomer" in Data Science, it really helped me to clear caveats in the topic and build a foundation to advance in the Certification

By Omar S

Jun 17, 2020

The course is very well organized, and delivered in a very professional way. I would really recommend this course for people seeking some basic knowledge for Data Science.

By Duy T B

Apr 23, 2020

Really helpful. By learning this course, I know about Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning... in a systematic way. Thank you IBM and Coursera for this course.

By Akhila S

Nov 27, 2019

I being a toddler in Data Science , after taking this course, I can find a path to get into Data Science. Many thanks to all the Professors and Student for their guidance.

By Ahmed A A A M M A M

Oct 12, 2019

Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity, you are doing an excellent work here, this is my best experience in E-learning so far, much appreciated for everything.

By Ayush D

Jun 27, 2019

Wonderful course. Brilliantly explained. The best part is the real life examples that have been shown. A must try for anyone dreaming of pursuing a career in data science.