Data Science Foundations

Name: Data Science Foundations
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What a data science project looks like end to end, before you touch a model.

Free to enrolBeginnerFree certificateAdded 19 Jul 2026

Rating4.3 / 53k reviews

Duration12 hrsprovider estimate

Lessons5modules

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About this course

IBM's foundations track walks through the data science methodology — business understanding, data collection and preparation, modelling, evaluation and deployment — with case studies. Free Credly badge on completion.

What you'll learn

Frame a business question as a data problem
Plan collection and preparation realistically
Choose an evaluation approach that matches the goal
Communicate results to non-technical stakeholders

Syllabus

1What data scientists do2 hrs
2The data science methodology3 hrs
3Data preparation3 hrs
4Modelling and evaluation2.5 hrs
5Deployment and storytelling1.5 hrs

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