本課程獲教育部發展磨課師課程計畫、深化數位學習計畫補助，雲科大校內選修遠距課程人數已超過千人（創下國內大學目前開設最大班通識學分課程紀錄，同時有612人選修）且通過『教育部數位課程認證』。
課程獲行政院『從亞洲到矽谷計畫辦公室』推薦大數據通識課程、獲『新竹科學園區』推薦線上課程，並由國立政治大學、國立彰化師範大學等多校採認為通識教育學分課程。本課程與詠翔老師開設的「當機器人來上班－未來職場的AI必修課」、「數據驅動創新實踐」、「厚數據的設計思考」、「智慧教育」皆為「未來大腦4.0」模組課程。
In this course you will learn how to become a master of data analyses. By the end, you will know how to structure your data analysis projects w/design thinking skills. You will also know how to streamline your analyses and highlight their implications efficiently using visualizations in Tableau, the most popular visualization program in the business world. Using other Tableau features, you will be able to make effective visualizations that harness the human brain’s innate perceptual and cognitive tendencies to convey conclusions directly and clearly. Finally, you will be practiced in designing and persuasively presenting “data stories” that use these visualizations.
課程係匯入美國史丹佛大學設計思考術的「跨領域課程」，嘗試以「個人，如何以設計師規劃應用大數據分析，進一步解決問題的視角」。
本次國際班課程以國際推廣為目的，只設置一次測驗作為通過標準，且與一般課程不同，並無發行證書。
The international class curriculum for this session is designed for international promotion purposes, and only one test is set as the passing criterion. It is different from regular courses and does not issue certificates.
認真修習完課程後，你將可以：
Dr. Hu,Yong-Hsiang
Associate Professor, Center for General Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Head of Teacher Development Group, Instructional Excellence Center
Ceo of School Affairs Research Center
單元 1:Introduction: Big Data and Contemporary Life
單元 2:Big Data and Design Thinking
單元 3:Big Data and Smart Cities
單元 4:2045 Next Singularity
單元 5:Digital Transformation
單元 6:Midterm Project
單元 7:Knowledge Monetization and Job Process Redesign
單元 8:Initiating Big Data Projects with Design Thinking
單元 9:Midterm Exam Week
單元 10:Going Back to Basics: How Data is Collected
單元 11:Data Visualization - Five Steps + Final Project Preview
單元 12:Power BI Data Visualization Lab (Part 1)
單元 13:Power BI Data Visualization Lab (Part 2)
單元 14:Making Effective Presentations for Quick and Good Earnings
單元 15:Ethics Issues in Big Data and Digital Transformation
單元 16:Bonus Lesson - Workplace Connection: Big Data and Job Market
單元 17:Exam
單元 18:Summary of Learning Experience and Survey
Those who possess basic numeracy skills, can understand simple charts, and have experience using word processing software to handle simple data.