New Statistics with Python Specialization from the University of Michigan
Statistics with Python is a newest Specialization from the University of Michigan, and enables anyone who has taken the massively popular Python for Everybody Specialization to take the next step in their data science education. This Specialization is also recommended if you’re considering the University of Michigan Master of Applied Data Science degree program. In…
How Praveen became a Data Scientist by using Coursera
2013 B.C. (Before Coursera) When I graduated from college, I joined iNautix in September 2013. During my time there, I trained on mainframes. I’m passionate about programming and loved working on hands-on projects, but I was not completely satisfied in my role. I kept reading about data science — one thing led to another. I…
How Online Education Is Increasing Gender Diversity in STEM
By Emily Glassberg Sands, Head of Data Science at Coursera in collaboration with Alan Hickey and Vinod Bakthavachalam, Senior Data Scientists at Coursera At Coursera, we strive to unlock life-transforming learning and credentials for anyone, anywhere. Seventy-five percent of high-school-aged girls say they are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), yet only 28…
How Data Analytics Is Revolutionizing Work
Transformation is achieved through numbers, and nowhere is that understanding more important than in the exploding field of data science. Data is to this century what fossil fuel was to the last: an accelerator of growth, disruption and change. Today’s world bristles with connected sensors in everything from wristwatches to wind turbines, which collect and…
Essential Excel formulas to improve office productivity
Microsoft Excel was first released back in 1987, but it wasn’t until around 1993 that the spreadsheet software started to be widely used. Since then, it’s become the industry standard for spreadsheets, adding all types of functionality and features. As such, there are some essential excel formulas that can benefit all kinds of users.The list…
How a Self-Taught Engineer Landed a New Job in Tech
Alina is a self-taught engineer from Berlin, Germany who turned to Coursera to gain the skills and knowledge she needed to break into the tech field. Real-life projects for hands-on practice When I started on this self-teaching road, there were many online resources to choose from but I stopped at Coursera because unlike other platforms,…
Building a career in data science
Meet data scientist, lifelong learner, and AI Community Leader Mo who has completed more than 40 courses on Coursera! Recruiters contacted him and chose him out of 200 other candidates to be a co-founder and Chief Data Scientist at an AI startup after seeing his certificates from the Deep Learning Specialization and TensorFlow in Practice…
Data Analyst vs. Data Scientist: Which Path is Right For You?
You may have heard the phrases “data analytics” and “data science” mentioned before. If you are new to the world of data, you might be wondering what these terms mean — and if you’re interested in a career in data, which is the right path for you? Though there is a lot of overlap between…
5 Great Jobs in Data Science – A Booming Sector!
Big data is only getting bigger and bigger. This means that the surrounding industry is also experiencing enormous growth. The data sector is best understood as a subsection of every other sector, as the leveraging of data is now essential to all industries. This means that it’s an incredibly dynamic labour market, with lots of…
Top 25 online courses in Pakistan – June 2020
Online learning is becoming increasingly popular for the people of Pakistan. With a median age of just 23, this young country is perfectly positioned to make the most of the opportunities that digital learning can offer. We’ve put together a list of the 25 most popular online courses in Pakistan today, ranging from strategies to help…
