This five-lesson course introduces you to essential data concepts, covering the full data lifecycle from creation to efficient and responsible management. It emphasises the importance of planning with end goals in mind, ensuring data quality through cleaning, and managing data responsibly with ethical considerations. A final quiz helps reinforce key learnings and assess understanding.

This course covers:

1. Demystifying data
   This session introduces key data terminology and walks you through the full data lifecycle, helping you understand how data becomes a valuable asset for decision-making.
2. Planning your data with the end use in mind
   You will explore the importance of strategic data planning, learning how aligning data collection with its intended use can enhance effectiveness and relevance.
3. Good data
   This session focuses on the qualities of reliable data, teaching you basic Excel techniques to clean and prepare data for accurate analysis.
4. Managing data responsibly
   You will examine ethical and practical aspects of data management, gaining skills to responsibly collect, store, share, and retain data.
5. Data basics – check your understanding
   A short quiz allows you to review and reflect on your learning, reinforcing key concepts from the previous sessions.