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DataCamp courses

Get an overview of the purpose and design of DataCamp desktop courses.

Written by Amy Peterson

We believe that students learn best when their hands are on the keyboard, writing code, working with data, and solving problems. Consequently, our courses consist of short 3 to 4-minute videos separated by interactive coding exercises. Videos are intended to teach students the concepts necessary to solve the exercises that follow. A course is intended to cover a similar amount of material as a 4-hour workshop.

Courses consist of:

  • Four chapters

  • 12-15 lessons

  • 44-60 exercises (including videos)

Chapters consist of:

  • 3-4 lessons

  • 8-12 exercises (Chapter 1 only)

  • 10-16 exercises (Chapters 2-4)

Lessons consist of:

  • One video followed by 2-4 exercises

  • We think of a lesson as the basic unit of a course. A lesson must have a clear learning objective that is laid out in the video and applied in the exercises.

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