Skills

Data Analysis Project (Peer-Reviewed, Dataset + Findings)

3 milestones · 10 weeks

Go from spreadsheets to Python pandas and produce real insights.

First Three Projects Shipped (Beginner to Public App)

5 milestones · 16 weeks

Write, run, and ship your first Python programs — from a terminal hello-world to a deployed web app that real strangers can use.

Master Python for Real Projects

5 milestones · 12 weeks

Write Pythonic code, work with APIs and external libraries, build and test a data pipeline, and publish a real Python package on PyPI.

Earn Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

0 milestones · 10 weeks

Pass the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam. Covers five areas: Databricks Lakehouse Platform, ELT with Spark SQL and Python, Incremental Data Processing with Delta…

Build Your First Game in Python

3 milestones · 8 weeks

Write a game in Python that someone else can actually play — a quiz, a word game, a simple platformer, or anything with a win condition. Use Pygame Zero (free, beginner-friendly)…

Quantitative Social Research

0 milestones · 10 weeks

Conduct a real survey study (minimum 40 respondents) or secondary data analysis using a named real dataset (BHPS, GSS, ANES, NLSY, or equivalent). Document your methodology,…

Computational Physics Modelling

0 milestones · 10 weeks

Build a real computational physics model or simulation using numerical methods — finite difference, Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, or numerical integration of differential…

Power Systems Analysis

0 milestones · 8 weeks

Perform a power systems analysis for a defined electrical network — either a real distribution network (using public utility data) or a documented study network. The analysis must…

Signal Processing Application

0 milestones · 6 weeks

Design and implement a signal processing application for a defined signal and task: filter design (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, or band-stop), spectral analysis, noise…

Learn Intro CS with Python (MIT 6.100L)

2 milestones · 16 weeks

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming using Python (MIT OpenCourseWare), then one project of your own. Part of the Varsity Curriculum: Computer Science.

Model and Simulate with Python (MIT 6.0002)

2 milestones · 11 weeks

Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science (MIT OpenCourseWare), then one project of your own. Part of the Varsity Curriculum: Data Science.

Learn Statistical Learning with Python (ISLP)

2 milestones · 13 weeks

Statistical Learning with Python (An Introduction to Statistical Learning (free book, videos and labs)), then one project of your own. Part of the Varsity Curriculum: Data Science.