Thinking and Communicating with Data
  • Level Foundational

Thinking and Communicating with Data

Issued by Florida International University (FIU)

Offered by FIU to all learners, this badge recognizes foundational data literacy and data communication skills. Earners develop critical data science competencies including the basics of summarizing data, visualizing and interpreting data; data exploration, associations, and causation; identifying potential ethics, privacy, security issues with data; and communicating with data.

  • Level Foundational

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Successful completion of course assessment identifying the role of data and data repositories in society.
  • Successful completion of course assessment demonstrating understanding of simple visualizations and summarizations of data repositories.
  • Successful completion of course assessment interpreting and analyzing data trends and patterns.
  • Successful completion of course assessment constructing arguments and stories with data and visualizations.
  • Successful completion of course assessment discussing ethics, privacy, and security issues with data.
  • Successful completion of a final summative reflection demonstrating understanding of key competencies and their applicability to personal, professional, and academic goals.
  • Successful completion of a final project consisting of a written paper and a presentation, measuring each of the core concepts covered in the module.