Content Area 6
60 hours estimated
47 topics
Data
Covers data types, data collection, storage, processing, quality, analysis, and the role of data in informing decisions within digital systems.
Learning Topics
47
6.1.1
Differences and relationships between data, information and knowledge
6.1.2
Sources for generating data
6.1.3
Ethical data practices
6.1.4
How organisations use data
6.1.5
Interrelationships and suitability of data
6.2.1
Methods of transforming data
6.3.1
Quantitative and qualitative categories
6.3.2
Structured data
6.3.3
Unstructured data
6.3.4
Representations of quantitative data
6.3.5
Properties of qualitative data
6.3.6
Interrelationships and suitability
6.4.1
Common data types
6.4.2
Interrelationships between data categories
6.4.3
Interrelationships between type and transformation
6.4.4
Suitability of data types
6.5.1
Common data formats
6.5.2
Interrelationships and suitability of data formats
6.6.1
Metadata
6.6.2
File based and directory based structures
6.6.3
Hierarchy based structure
6.6.4
Interrelationships with data transformation
6.7.1
Six Vs of Big Data
6.7.2
Definition of Big Data
6.7.3
Impact of data dimensions
6.7.4
Data quality assurance methods
6.7.5
Factors affecting data maintenance
6.7.6
Interrelationships and suitability in data maintenance
6.8.1
Definition of data wrangling
6.8.2
Steps of data wrangling
6.8.3
Core functions of a data system
6.8.4
Types of data entry errors
6.8.5
Methods to avoid data entry errors
6.8.6
Factors impacting data entry
6.8.7
Interrelationships with data quality
6.8.8
Suitability of data entry implementation
6.9.1
Data visualisation
6.9.2
Benefits and drawbacks of data visualisation
6.10.1
Types of data models
6.10.2
Factors affecting model selection
6.10.3
Benefits and drawbacks of models
6.10.4
Representation of data models
6.11.1
Features and benefits of accessing data across platforms
6.11.2
Methods of accessing data
6.11.3
Interrelationships and suitability of access methods
6.12.1
Data analysis tools
6.12.2
Interrelationships with scale of data
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