DataCamp Content Updates: March 2024

On 14 March, 2024 ,DataCamp will make some improvements to our content catalog, including renaming and updating courses and tracks.

Course Changes

Course Deprecations

Course Title Replacement Course(s)

Manipulating Time Series Data with xts and zoo in R

Manipulating Time Series Data in R

Unit Testing for Data Science in Python

Introduction to Testing in Python

AWS Cloud Concepts

Introduction to AWS

 

Course Title Recommended Alternative

Building Data Engineering Pipelines in Python

Introduction to Data Pipelines

User-oriented design in Power BI

Data Visualization in Power BI

 

Track Renames

Starting 14 March the following tracks will have new names. Please note that the content of these tracks remains unchanged.

Current Track Title New Track Title
Data Scientist with Python Associate Data Scientist in Python
Professional Data Scientist with Python Data Scientist in Python

Data Scientist with R

Associate Data Scientist in R
Professional Data Scientist with R Data Scientist in R

Data Analyst in SQL

Associate Data Analyst in SQL

Data Engineer

Data Engineer in Python
Keras Toolbox Keras Fundamentals

 

Track Changes

Associate Data Scientist in Python (formerly Data Scientist with Python)

Removed Content Added Content
Intermediate Data Visualization with Seaborn n/a

 

Python Developer & Python Programming Skill Track

Removed Content Added Content
Unit Testing for Data Science in Python Introduction to Testing in Python

 

Data Scientist in Python (formerly Professional Data Scientist with Python)

Removed Content
All courses and projects included in Associate Data Scientist in Python as Associate Data Scientist in Python will become the prerequisite for this track.

 

Data Scientist in R (formerly Professional Data Scientist with R)

Removed Content
All courses and projects included in Associate Data Scientist in R as Associate Data Scientist in R will become the prerequisite for this track.

 

 

Next Steps for Learners and Admins

  • DataCamp learners can choose to switch to the updated track. Alternatively, you can continue to make progress on the original track. Don’t worry; you will not have to repeat any chapters you’ve already completed whatever option you choose. Read the following article to learn more: How do I switch to an updated track version?
  • Your custom tracks and assignments will automatically update to reflect the new content and members already enrolled in these tracks can choose to switch to the updated version. If you would like to edit your existing assignments, please read the following article to learn more: Editing and managing an assignment