Introduction to Data Science

IBM has a course called "What is Data Science?" in Coursera. You should definitely take that.

Then there are 3 more courses in the 'Specialization'.

You should take two of them.

I am talking about the first three courses in this specialization- https://www.coursera.org/specializations/introduction-data-science

I was looking at these programs off Coursera:

• Hopkins (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/jhu-data-science)

• IBM Intro (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/introduction-data-science)

• Michigan (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-python)

• IBM DS (https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/ibm-data-science)

They have various estimated time lengths, which is understandable since they seem like they're pretty intense courses. I think I'd be able to handle finishing them faster than the estimated (or at least some more immediately relevant sections) since I've been juggling working full-time and being a full-time MS student... But idk.

Are there other Intro to DS courses you'd recommend? There are some other I've found here-and-there online, but I don't know how well they prepare people...

Aw dude you sound awesome! I'm struggling to learn myself after a long time of no contact with with the subject. I just want to encourage you!

I've been doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1NZC5rqQD8&list=PLOFEBzvs-Vvp2xg9-POLJhQwtVktlYGbY

It's an Ethiopean dude named Abe teaching how to use Qiskit and they give you access to IBM's quantum computers as a little treat. I'm saying you should do it but I share as an example of what excites me- I think that's really important, do something exciting. What excites you?

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/paths/data-science

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/introduction-data-science

https://www.udacity.com/course/programming-for-data-science-nanodegree--nd104

If you wanted to do any one of these, or some other online program I'd start it at the same time and correspond with you, if you want.

This is a 5 Course specialization offered by University of Michigan, this is specially focused on data science https://www.coursera.org/learn/python-data-analysis

A more general course regarding Neural networks and deeplearning would be https://www.coursera.org/specializations/deep-learning this is offered by deeplearning.ai

This is a five course specialization as well.

The courses offered by IBM https://www.coursera.org/specializations/introduction-data-science is a more basic fundamentals specialization

Based on your comfort level choose a specialization.

if you are running short on time, streamline to a few courses of the specialization (Usually the starting Courses)

Planning on doing these Coursera courses in this order:

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-foundations-r

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/introduction-data-science

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/applied-data-science

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ai-foundations-for-everyone

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-statistics-machine-learning

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ibm-intro-machine-learning

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/deep-learning

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/advanced-data-science-ibm

I want to become proficient enough in Data Science to be able to have it as a "tool in my toolbox." What are your thoughts on my self-teaching course plan?