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Data Fundamentals

Foundations of Data Communication (DC 101)


Description

This course equips professionals with the skills to transform complex data into clear, equitable, and actionable stories that drive understanding and impact. Participants will learn how to interpret data through a human-centered lens, acknowledging that every dataset holds multiple possible stories, and how to communicate findings in ways that honor community context, build trust, and support decision-making. This course acknowledges that the same dataset can yield hundreds of different stories. Participants will explore how to communicate data responsibly by making those choices visible, aligning messages with organizational values, and honoring the lived experiences behind the numbers.


Through out this course you will have access to several documents and templates, to access all course documents for download please go over to the progress bar on the left hand side of this screen and select the icon in the circle of two pages. This icon will be available on each page through out the course.


For technical support through out this course contact course administrator at help@odysseyalliancegroup.org.

Access Time Limit: 90 Days Course Type: Self-Guided

Content
  • Course Introduction
  • A Metaphor for Data Communication
  • Preview: Final Course Assessment
  • Module 1: Data Communication
  • Introduction to Data Communication
  • Foundations of Data Communication for Impact
  • Reflect: Seeing Beyond the Single Data Point
  • Module 2: Communication Equity
  • Introduction - Communication Equity
  • Ethical and Equity-Centered Data Communication
  • Optional Reflection: Equitable Data Communication
  • Module 3: Selecting an Audience
  • Introduction to Selecting and Audience
  • Understanding and Defining Your Audience
  • Reflect: Persona Empathy Mapping
  • Module 4: Visualize Data Set
  • Introduction to Data Visualization
  • Effective Data Visualization
  • Designing Clear and Accessible Data Visualizations
  • Reflection
  • Module 5: Data Story - Craft Narrative (the 3 acts model)
  • Introduction to Crafting a Data Narrative
  • Turning Data Insights Into Compelling Stories
  • Reflection
  • Module 6: Communication Strategy
  • Introduction to Comunication Strategy 
  • Stories and Strategies
  • Reflect: Strategy Alignment Map Activity
  • Final Activity
  • Final Assessment Activity: Data Story Activity
  • Discussion Post: Submit Your Pitch for Data Governance Implementation
  • Course Evaluation
Completion rules
  • You must complete 70.00% of the content
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 2 years