MathWorks and Coursera announced a joint effort to address the data science skills gap. MathWorks is developing a series of courses entitled “Practical Data Science with MATLAB,” with the first course, “Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB,” now available on Coursera. Registration for the four-course Specialization, which helps learners solve domain-specific data problems using MATLAB, is now open at: coursera.org/specializations/practical-data-science-matlab.
"The data science skills gap spans industries and countries. We're excited to launch this new content featuring MATLAB, which has worldwide appeal given its use across disciplines in industry and academia," said Dil Sidhu, Chief Content Officer at Coursera. "In this Specialization, learners will work with trusted MATLAB capabilities and use community-driven solutions from the large MATLAB user base, gaining skills they can use to do their jobs more efficiently and strengthen their careers."
“Engineers, scientists, and researchers are increasingly working on projects that demand data processing, feature engineering and machine learning to build and operationalize predictive models. They rely on learning platforms like Coursera to acquire and hone these data science skills,” said Seth DeLand, Technical Marketing Manager – Data Science, MathWorks. “Our new series of courses supports multiple types of learners, including those new to data science who want to learn and understand where to apply this in their work, as well as domain experts already involved in projects requiring data science who want a deeper understanding so they can begin immediately using data science on a project.”
Each course within the series forms a progressive bridge to building competencies to use MATLAB for data science:
· Course 1 - Exploratory Data Analysis with MATLAB
· Course 2 - Data Processing and Feature Engineering with MATLAB
· Course 3 - Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning with MATLAB
· Course 4 - Data Science Project: MATLAB for the Real World
More details on the Practical Data Science with MATLAB Specialization can be found here: coursera.org/specializations/practical-data-science-matlab.