As the field of data science matures, a distinct specialization is emerging: data engineering. Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google recognize the value of data engineers relative to data scientists. That’s why they’re targeting candidates with skills to build critical infrastructure like data pipelines and warehouses. The best computer science degrees keep up with…

2013 B.C. (Before Coursera) When I graduated from college, I joined iNautix in September 2013. During my time there, I trained on mainframes. I’m passionate about programming and loved working on hands-on projects, but I was not completely satisfied in my role. I kept reading about data science — one thing led to another. I…

By Emily Glassberg Sands, Head of Data Science at Coursera in collaboration with Alan Hickey and Vinod Bakthavachalam, Senior Data Scientists at Coursera At Coursera, we strive to unlock life-transforming learning and credentials for anyone, anywhere. Seventy-five percent of high-school-aged girls say they are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), yet only 28…

Statistics with Python is a newest Specialization from the University of Michigan, and enables anyone who has taken the massively popular Python for Everybody Specialization to take the next step in their data science education. This Specialization is also recommended if you’re considering the University of Michigan Master of Applied Data Science degree program. In…

High-quality and relevant data can be a powerful force for good, but flawed data only perpetuates inequalities under the guise of fairness. At its best, data science can impact global societies in incredible ways. It can work to enhance ocean health, identify and deliver food surpluses to feed the hungry, and use cellphone data to…

Common data science terms your manager will expect you to know. Data science is, among other things, a language, according to Robert Brunner, a professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. This concept might come as a shock to those who associate data science jobs with numbers alone. Data scientists…