FF:DESB42 Data analysis - Course Information
DESB42 Working with data: how to understand the world of data
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Gabriela Godišková (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Simona Kramosilová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Tomáš Marek, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Information Services Design (programme FF, B-DIS_)
- Course objectives
- The course provides a basic set of knowledge and skills for service design researchers (UX researchers) in data analysis. Under the guidance of lecturers from Masaryk University and from practice (e.g. Kristína Pšorn Zákopčanová, Fakta o klimatu), students will learn the basic techniques of data retrieval, analysis, visualisation and presentation.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, students will be able to:
- identify relevant data sources,
- apply effective methods for data acquisition,
- perform basic and advanced operations on datasets in a spreadsheet processor,
- define appropriate questions and hypotheses on the obtained data,
- visualise data in an accessible form using relevant tools,
- argue through data using appropriate presentation,
- think critically about data and its visualisations,
- consider the ethical aspects of working with data. - Syllabus
- 1. Data around us
- 2. Data retrieval
- 3. Data analysis process and practice
- 4. Data visualisation: basic and advanced data visualisation
- 5. Data manipulation
- 6. Data presentation in the organisation
- 7. Data storytelling, data presentation for public
- 8. Ethics of working with data
- Literature
- JONGE, Kasper de. The absolute guide to dashboarding & reporting with Power BI : how to design and create a financial dashboard with Power BI - end to end. 2nd edition. Merritt Island, FL: Holy Macro! Books, 2019, x, 148. ISBN 9781615470570. info
- SAURO, Jeff and James R. LEWIS. Quantifying the user experience : practical statistics for user research. 2nd edition. Amsterdam: Morgan Kaufmann, 2016, xxi, 350. ISBN 9780128023082. info
- ILIINSKY, Noah P. N. and Julie STEELE. Designing data visualizations. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 2011, xii, 93. ISBN 9781449312282. info
- Teaching methods
- E-learning, tutorials, lectures
- Assessment methods
- Submission of short assignments, data journal, final presentation of team project.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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