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Beginner’s Guide to Data Collection and Preparation

Provider Hartree Centre

Course description

This beginner level course is offered by our training partner, the Hartree Centre. This course introduces some of the challenges in collecting data such that it can be used effectively in later data analytics projects. 

In this Introductory level course you will learn about the types of data there are and the implications when processing them to enable you to recognise what data you collect already and what you could be collecting. You will also learn how to select representative data​, clean and remove errors from your data while gaining an understanding of the legal and ethical issues around data​ and how long data should be kept for. 

  • Learn how to collect, prepare and store data in a way that is suitable and ready for exploitation
  • Understand what data you already collect and what opportunities there are for further data collection
  • Understand the types of data and the processing implications for these
  • Learn how to select representative data
  • Learn how to clean and remove errors from your data
  • Understand the legal and ethical issues around data​ and how long data should be kept for. 
  • Problem Solving
  • Data Literacy
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing

This course has no pre-requisites and is suitable for all but will particularly appeal to those who would like to understand how to improve data handling in their organisation and start the process of digital transformation. While there are no pre-requisites to this course, a general understanding of mathematical terminology will be beneficial. 

  • Access to a 1 hour 30 minutes course video
  • Access to 2 relevant case studies

Access Information

Prior to clicking on the link to this course, it is essential that an account is created with Hartree Centre. This will enable you to access the course directly from the link and will enable you to access their other courses which we recommend. 

To create an account please click here and ensure you specify that you heard about their courses from the AMRICC Academy. 

Course

Duration 1-2 hours
Delivery Method Online
Learner Level Beginner
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