Data Literacy for Decision Making 

Data literacy is the ability to effectively access, understand, use, and communicate data in both visual and narrative form. This course provides a foundation for practitioners and leaders, from traditional and non-traditional learning environments, whose roles depend on data-centric thinking skills. It focuses on interpreting, evaluating, and communicating data effectively, three skills that support data-driven decision-making. It also examines the implications of using data to inform decisions from ethical, cultural, and diversity/inclusion perspectives. Students will work with use cases from their own disciplines/career fields and build their data storytelling skills by employing both narrative and visual methods.