The Data Science of Government and Political Science, with Barton Poulson
1h 2mGeneral2018-04-02
Authors

Barton Poulson
Professor, Designer, Data Analytics Expert
Course details
Are you interested in enhancing your understanding of how government and politics actually function? If so, this brief course can help by exploring the profound ways in which data science affects how our government and political process works. Data scientist and professor Barton Poulson provides a nontechnical overview of how data science functions in the public sector. He discusses how predictive analytics can be used to help you understand political representation; explores how data science affects matters of national security, privacy, and social justice; and more.
Skills covered
Data EngineeringData AnalysisData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and ToolsOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Applying Data Science
- 02 - Open data
- 03 - Civil analytics
- 04 - Predictive modeling of public opinion
- 05 - Data-driven policy
- 06 - Data science and governmental agencies
- 07 - Data science and national security
- 08 - Privacy and ethics
- 09 - Data science and social justice
- 10 - Careers
Conclusion
- 11 - Next steps
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