Week 5: Data Sourcing#
Status: Draft scaffold.
Use this week for finding, downloading, querying, and scraping data from public and private sources.
Topics#
- HTTP requests and APIs
- Browser DevTools
- Web scraping
- PDF and document extraction
- Scheduled data collection
- Responsible scraping practices
Learning Goals#
- Identify reliable data sources for analysis.
- Collect data through APIs, browser inspection, and scraping workflows.
- Extract useful data from documents and semi-structured sources.
- Schedule repeatable data collection jobs responsibly.
Content Checklist#
- Final lesson sequence
- Data source examples
- Legal and operational cautions
- Assessment link