Intermediate Writing with Data

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Leave a Lasting Impression with Visually Striking and Compelling Data Stories

Earn the Intermediate Writing with Data Microcredential and learn to leverage visual design strategies to further strengthen your data stories. Building on the fundamentals of rhetorical analysis and data design, this credential helps you elevate your data visualizations to inspire and motivate your audience to take action. Through hands-on projects using industry-standard visualization software, you’ll apply visual design principles and employ design elements to guide and inform the viewer. You’ll explore how factors such as intended audience, purpose, and context help shape your narratives and designs. You’ll also learn best practices in visual and accessible design to ensure expressive and inclusive reporting.

In addition to growing your knowledge of visual design strategies, you’ll gain in-demand, durable skills such as creativity, collaboration, analytical thinking, and complex problem-solving.

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How to Earn Your Credential

To earn this credential, the following courses must be completed with a final grade of B- or higher:

ENG 223 — Rhetoric for Professional Writers (3)
ENG/STC 285 — Professional Communication for Data Analytics (3)
ENG/IMS 411 — Visual Rhetoric and Information Design (3)

Microcredentials ROI

96%

Of Respondents Surveyed by Indeed Would Recommend an ICAgile Certification

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400+

Number of Agile Learning Outcomes Across Nine Different Disciplines

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6/10

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