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Data & AI · 10Beginner
Data-Driven Manager
Non-technical managers who lead data or AI projects.
Understand statistics and AI, decide under uncertainty, organise an analysis workflow and handle data ethics and security.
172hours of coursework
18weeks at 10 h
4steps
14courses
2universities
Target skills
Data AnalysisExperimentationData PresentationGenerative AIDecision MakingSystems ThinkingResponsible AIHistogramModel EvaluationArtificial IntelligenceScientific MethodsAI literacy
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Data project manager
- Manager
- Product owner
Progression
- 1University of MichiganBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No previous knowledge of data, statistics or AI necessary
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) How to Describe Data Beginner 9 h 4.7 (29) How Science Turns Data Into Knowledge Beginner 11 h 4.7 (18) Decoding AI: A Deep Dive into AI Models and Predictions Beginner 10 h 4.7 (29) - 2University of MichiganIntermediateGenerative AI tools
Stated prerequisites: None stated (no coding required)
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Model Thinking Intermediate 28 h 4.8 (2,265) Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking Beginner 12 h 4.6 (1,313) Mindware: Critical Thinking for the Information Age Beginner 13 h 4.8 (1,453) Leveraging GenAI to Develop Critical Thinking Skills Beginner 6 h 4.3 (11) - 3University of MichiganBeginnerGenerative AI tools, GitHub
Stated prerequisites: Basic familiarity with computers and internet search
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) AI-Powered Data Analysis: A Practical Introduction Beginner 5 h 4.5 (30) Systems Thinking for AI & Automation Beginner 4 h — Rethink How You Decide with AI Beginner 5 h — - 4University of Colorado BoulderIntermediateRacademic credit
Stated prerequisites: Some R programming
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Data Science as a Field Intermediate 11 h 4.3 (41) Ethical Issues in Data Science Beginner 24 h 4.8 (53) Cybersecurity for Data Science Beginner 19 h 3.6 (36) Fundamentals of Data Visualization Intermediate 15 h 4.6 (44)
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Projects to build
Decision tree
Model a real team decision with probabilities and expected values.
AI use map
List the tasks in your team that AI can speed up, with gains and risks.
Data charter
Write a one-page charter on data ethics, privacy and security.
Free textbooks
OpenIntro StatisticsD. Diez, M. Çetinkaya-Rundel, C. BarrFree PDF
Think Stats, 3rd ed.Allen B. DowneyFree, non-commercial Creative Commons licence