Data for Decision Making - Fundamentals

Learning goals

• Recognize the importance of the relationship between data analysis and decision making in public management
• Define the research problem, the starting hypothesis, the analysis variables and some methods to verify the hypotheses
• Identify the methodology that best addresses the problems of data collection, interpretation and analysis
• Interpret different types of visualizations and identify best practices for creating effective visualizations
• Identify the steps for creating and evaluating a data-driven policy

Sectors (BIDAcademy)

Reform / Modernization of the State | Science and Technology

Learning experience and activities 

Self-paced e-learning that includes:

• Learning from readings, comics and videos
• Non-assessable practical exercises
• Non-assessable formative quizzes
• Forums
• Development of creative non-assessable challenges
• Summative questionnaires

Content/Topics

• The Importance of Data in Decision Making
• Converting Concepts into Measurable Parameters
• Understanding Data Analysis
• Displaying the Results
• Closing the Loop: from Data to Planning

Assessment

To obtain this digital badge, the recipient must have successfully completed the different learning activities and summative assessments to meet or exceed the minimum passing score for the course.

Estimated effort

Completing this course requires an estimated effort of approximately 40 hours.

Badge type

Completion badge

*This credential is equivalent to the previous version.