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Unlock the basics of data science with beginner-friendly tools like Jupyter and RStudio. This course guides you through practical skills, starting with Python and Markdown, to enhance your analysis capabilities. Learn to navigate Jupyter Notebook, boost your data manipulation, and streamline your workflow. Discover the essentials in an engaging, step-by-step journey.

Language

  • English

Topic

  • Data Science

Skills You Will Learn

  • Data Science, Jupyter, Jupyter Notebook, Markdown, Python, Rstudio

Offered By

  • IBMSkillsNetwork

Estimated Effort

  • 7 weeks

Platform

  • edX

Last Update

  • December 8, 2025
About this Course
Please Note: Learners who successfully complete this IBM course can earn a skill badge — a detailed, verifiable and digital credential that profiles the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired in this course. Enroll to learn more, complete the course and claim your badge!

In this course, you'll learn about Data Science tools like Jupyter Notebooks, RStudio IDE, and Watson Studio. You will learn what each tool is used for, what programming languages they can execute, their features and limitations and how data scientists use these tools today.

With the tools hosted in the cloud, you will be able to test each tool and follow instructions to run simple code in Python or R. To complete the course, you will create a final project with a Jupyter Notebook on IBM Watson Studio on Cloud and demonstrate your proficiency in preparing a notebook, writing Markdown, and sharing your work with your peers.

This hands-on course will get you up and running with some of the latest and greatest data science tools.