Build Your Data Science Portfolio
56mIntermediate2026-08-27
Authors

Anaconda, Inc
Course details
Your data science skills mean little to employers if they can't see them in action. In this hands-on course from Anaconda, discover how to build a portfolio that showcases your work and helps you stand out. Learn how to select and curate projects that demonstrate specific skills, then present them so they tell a clear story. Explore how to find datasets in data catalogs, build interactive dashboards with Panel, and communicate your findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. Along the way, learn how to design clear, uncrowded visualizations, account for accessibility such as colorblindness, frame your projects for a career transition into tech, and publish your work across media so the right people find it. By the end of this course, you'll be prepared to plan, build, and present a compelling portfolio. This intermediate-level course is ideal for aspiring data scientists, career changers, students, and anyone pursuing a data career.
Learning objectives
Curate and select projects that prove targeted skills.
Find suitable datasets using data catalogs.
Build interactive dashboards with Panel.
Communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.
Design clear, accessible visualizations.
Frame a portfolio for a career transition into data science.
Learning objectives
Curate and select projects that prove targeted skills.
Find suitable datasets using data catalogs.
Build interactive dashboards with Panel.
Communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.
Design clear, accessible visualizations.
Frame a portfolio for a career transition into data science.
Concepts
Introduction
- Getting started with Anaconda Notebooks
- Author introduction
- Course overview
Portfolio Basics and Showcasing Your Skills
- Data science portfolio basics
- Showcase your skills
- Showcase your skills continued
Presenting Your Project
- Anaconda Notebooks overview
- Present your data science project with Notebooks
- Tell a compelling story with data
Creating Data-Driven Insights with Storyboards
- Storyboarding
- Storyboarding example - Wind turbine dashboard
- Storyboarding exercise
Conclusion
- Options for sharing code
- Conclusion