Data Science & Analytics Career Paths & Certifications: First Steps

Learn about the jobs and most valuable certifications available in big data, data analytics, and data science.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course

1. Define Data Science

• Introduction
• A brief history
• Fundamentals
• Big data analytics
• Enabling technologies

2. Marketplace

• Introduction to marketplace
• Fraud detection
• Social media analytics
• Disease control
• Dating services
• Simulations
• Climate research
• Network security

3. Skills

• Required skills
• Data mining and analytics
• Machine learning
• Natural language processing (NLP)
• Statistics
• Visualization

4. Roles

• Introduction to roles
• Data scientist or engineer
• Business intelligence architect
• Machine learning scientist
• Business analytics specialist
• Data visualization developer
• Salaries

5. Certifications

• Introduction to certifications
• MCSE Business Intelligence
• Cloudera Certified Professional (CCP) Data Scientist
• EMC Data Science Associate (EMCDSA)
• Oracle Business Intelligence certificate
• SAS Certified Big Data Professional and Certified Data Scientist
• Certified Analytics Professional

6. Future of Data Science

• Introduction to the future of data science
• Emerging technologies
• Emerging careers
• Ethics
• Professional development

Conclusion

• Next steps and additional resources