A Self-Directed Guide to Understanding Data (DDN303)

Product code: DDN303

Overview

Delivery method

Delivery method

Online

Duration

Duration

2.5 hours

Audience

Audience

Employees

Supervisors

 

Description

This course is temporarily unavailable. A revised version of the course will be launched in early June 2025. If you are currently registered, you may complete the course in My Learning.

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) which are intended to be taken collectively for a comprehensive learning experience.

Legacy course code: I561

Date modified: 2023-06-27

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