Mastering Python for Data Science
Course Description
Ready to unlock the full power of Python for data analysis, visualization, and machine learning? This comprehensive, project-driven course takes you from core programming concepts to advanced data science workflows using the same tools and techniques employed by professionals at top tech and research organizations.
Why Master Python for Data Science?
Python is the #1 language for data science, powering everything from exploratory analysis to AI models. Its rich ecosystem including pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and Matplotlib enables rapid insight generation and scalable solutions. Whether you're aiming for a career in analytics, research, or AI, Python proficiency is non-negotiable.
What You’ll Learn:
- Write clean, efficient Python code with functions, loops, and object-oriented principles
- Manipulate and clean real-world datasets using pandas and NumPy
- Visualize trends and relationships with Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly
- Perform statistical analysis: distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation
- Prepare data for modeling: handling missing values, encoding, scaling, feature engineering
- Build and evaluate machine learning models with scikit-learn: regression, classification, clustering
- Validate models using cross-validation, confusion matrices, ROC curves, and precision-recall
- Automate data pipelines and export results for stakeholders
- Work with Jupyter Notebooks and version control (Git) for reproducible analysis
- Explore next steps: introduction to deep learning with TensorFlow/Keras
Why Choose This Course?
You’ll learn by doing analyzing customer churn, predicting housing prices, segmenting users, and more using real datasets from business, health, and social domains. Includes downloadable notebooks, cheat sheets, and best practices for writing production-ready data scripts. No prior data science experience needed just basic programming logic.
By the end, you’ll have a portfolio of projects and the confidence to tackle real-world data challenges.
Course Curriculum
Dr. Wanjiru Mwangi
Senior Lecturer in Computing & Digital Innovation | Bridging Technology and Local EnterpriseDr. Wanjiru Mwangi is a Senior Lecturer in Computing at the University of Nairobi, specializing in practical, Africa-focused tech education. She teaches Mastering Python for Data Science, Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Developers