Course Outline

Introduction

  • The Data Science Process for government
  • Roles and responsibilities of a Data Scientist in the public sector

Preparing the Development Environment for Government

  • Libraries, frameworks, languages, and tools for government use
  • Local development environments tailored for government needs
  • Collaborative web-based development platforms suitable for government projects

Data Collection for Government

  • Different Types of Data
    • Structured
      • Local databases for government agencies
      • Database connectors optimized for government systems
      • Common formats: xlxs, XML, Json, csv, etc.
    • Un-Structured
      • Clicks, sensors, smartphones in government applications
      • APIs for government services
      • Internet of Things (IoT) for government infrastructure
      • Documents, pictures, videos, sounds from government sources
  • Case study: Collecting large amounts of unstructured data continuously for government operations

Data Storage for Government

  • Relational databases for government records
  • Non-relational databases for flexible government data management
  • Hadoop: Distributed File System (HDFS) for large-scale government data
  • Spark: Resilient Distributed Dataset (RDD) for efficient government data processing
  • Cloud storage solutions for secure government data

Data Preparation for Government

  • Ingestion, selection, cleansing, and transformation of government data
  • Ensuring data quality - correctness, meaningfulness, and security in government datasets
  • Exception reports for government data management

Languages used for Preparation, Processing, and Analysis for Government

  • R language for government data science
    • Introduction to R for government analysts
    • Data manipulation, calculation, and graphical display in government contexts
  • Python for government data science
    • Introduction to Python for government professionals
    • Manipulating, processing, cleaning, and crunching government data

Data Analytics for Government

  • Exploratory analysis for government datasets
    • Basic statistics for government data
    • Draft visualizations for government reports
    • Understanding government data
  • Causality in government data analysis
  • Features and transformations for government datasets
  • Machine Learning for government applications
    • Supervised vs unsupervised learning for government projects
    • When to use which model in government scenarios
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) for government documents and communications

Data Visualization for Government

  • Best Practices in government data visualization
  • Selecting the right chart for government data
  • Color palettes appropriate for government presentations
  • Taking it to the next level in government visualizations
    • Dashboards for government decision-making
    • Interactive Visualizations for government stakeholders
  • Storytelling with data for government communications

Summary and Conclusion for Government

Requirements

  • A foundational knowledge of database principles for government
  • An introductory understanding of statistical methods
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