A Self-Directed Guide to Understanding Data (DDN303)
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Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
2.5 hours
Audience
Employees
Supervisors
Description
The Government of Canada has placed a high priority on data and our collective ability to understand, communicate and work with data. This online self-paced course presents a series of activities designed to introduce data concepts and terminology and explore the characteristics of data-driven organizations. Participants will reflect on their personal and organizational data challenges and strategies and discuss changing expectations of Canadians for open government data.
Topics include:
- applying commonly used data terms and concepts
- describing the data journey
- discussing why data skills are so important
- reflecting on personal data challenges
- explaining how the Government of Canada uses data
Notes:
The Discover Data series includes this course, The Role of Data in Digital Government (DDN301) and How Data Literate Are You? (DDN302) which are intended to be taken collectively for a comprehensive learning experience.
Legacy course code: I561
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