Communicating insight learning pathway

Description

Communicating insight is extracting insights and information from data and communicating them to decision-makers in a way they’ll easily understand. It is as important as researching or analysing data. This pathway will provide you with a basic understanding of risk and issues surrounding statistical disclosure, communicating quality, change and uncertainty as well as best practices of conveying your message using visual aids.

Learning objectives

• Understand the key risk of statistical disclosure while communicating your results.
• Describe the principles and issues of communicating quality, uncertainty, and change for effective communication.
• Understand the existing guidance to improve publications.
• Communicate the results using visual aids by following best practices.

Length

This pathway contains three courses.

Persona

To help decide if this is the pathway for you, this learning persona is designed to create a realistic representation of the intended learning audience.

General background

Alex works in policy and uses data to inform his communications to stakeholders. He uses data insights to put forward proposals that will increase efficiency.

Starting point

Alex’s preferred method of communications is business papers, however, more recently there has been a push to make these shorter and move towards a more visual means of communication.

Perceived needs

Alex would like to learn more about statistical disclosure control as this is something he has never really considered in his communications and how to create an impactful message visually.

Special considerations

Alex works part-time due to caring responsibilities so would prefer online self-study courses to allow more flexibility.

Summary

This pathway will provide you with a basic understanding of risk and issues surrounding statistical disclosure, communicating quality, change and uncertainty as well as best practices of conveying your message using visual aids.

Enrol on this pathway

You can follow this learning pathway on the Learning Hub.

If you do not have a Learning Hub account, please contact Data.Science.Campus.Faculty@ons.gov.uk.