Data Foundation - Back to Basics

Data Literacy is not just a skill; it is the foundation for informed decision-making and transformative insights. Data Literacy is a key skill that empowers one to work effectively with Data and enables one to read, analyse, and communicate with Data, asking the right questions and making better decisions. Being Data Literate helps to unleash the true power of Data. In today’s data driven world, every organisation will benefit from empowering their employees to become Data Literate.

Gartner defines Data Literacy as “Having the ability to read, write and communicate data in context, including an understanding of data sources and constructs, analytical methods and techniques applied, and the ability to describe the use case, application and resulting value.”

Forbes describes Data Literacy as “Using data effectively for business actions and outcomes.”

Practically speaking, Data Literacy is all about enabling users to understand what Data is available to them, how they should use it in order to operate both effectively and efficiently, and then how to report their outputs.

This Fundamental’s Course is for anyone who works with Data. Delegates will gain an understanding of the foundational elements of Data and Data Management and the concepts they need to know. They will learn how to use Data effectively, how to analyse and interpret it correctly and how to work with it in a structured and consistent manner, ensuring that all resources speak the same language and can communicate well when it comes to Data.

This Course consists of 3 high-level modules:

• The Data Terms
  • Data Literacy
  • Data, Information, Knowledge & Wisdom
  • Data Disciplines and Frameworks
  • Data Roles & Responsibilities
  • Data Challenges
• The Data Concepts
  • Types of Data – structured, unstructured and the Data Hierarchy
  • Data Lifecycle, Data Lineage, and Data Dimensions
  • Data Management Concepts
• Talking the Language
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Visualisation
  • Statistics
  • Data Communication.

After attending this course, delegates will have the:

• Understanding of the Terms and Concepts of Data and the fundamental elements of Data Management
• Skills and knowledge to:
  • Analyse Data
  • Correctly interpret Data Findings
  • Communicate results effectively
• Ability to understand and communicate precisely, confidently, and professionally with respect to Data.

* A certificate of attendance will be provided on completion of the course

This course will be of interest to everyone working with data.