Dataset Cleaning Project
A project in which the learner cleans a real dataset, documents every change, and writes a short findings note.
Data Literacy Foundations
The holder can read charts critically, clean a small dataset with a reproducible change log, and summarize and communicate findings to a non-expert.
- Format
- Open Badges 3.0 (W3C Verifiable Credential)
- Status
- draft · v0.1.0
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
This micro-credential is aimed at the first rung of data work in any field: the analyst’s assistant, the operations coordinator, the researcher’s first month. It deliberately stops before inference and modeling so that it can be earned in a few weeks and stacked with later credentials.
What it certifies
- Read and interpret a chart foundation
- Clean a small tabular dataset intermediate
- Summarize a dataset and communicate findings intermediate
How it is earned
Who can issue it
- Assess with the adopted version of the Dataset Cleaning Project, scored Proficient by a reviewer who did not teach the learner.
- Retain the learner's evidence for verification, with the learner's consent, and give the learner a copy.
- Issue as an Open Badges 3.0 credential referencing this credential's id and version.
Courses that prepare for it
Data Literacy Foundations
Learn to read charts critically, clean a real dataset, and write up what it shows, with free tools and open data.