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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video Based

Course Overview

The Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions training course by edX actively points out the different methods of using causal diagrams and how they are useful in many disciplines such as statistics, epidemiology, policy evaluation, sociology, psychology, and many more. Here, the implications of causal diagrams and also their limitations are shown.

The Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions certification syllabus comprises seven guided lessons in its first part. In the lessons taught in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions certification course there will be introductions to DAGs, SWIGs; their rules, and problems, and also about confounding. Case studies about the real implications of the Causal diagrams will also be shown in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions programme. There are also provisions of 90 % financial assistance for the low-income grade participants. It is a self-paced online programme. The Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions certification course is verified by Harvard University.

The Certificate can be accessed in the verified track. The participants can share the certificate on all platforms such as Linkedin. The certificate will fetch a good career option and also better connections in Linkedin.

There are two pathways in which enrolling in this course of edX is possible. One is the verified track, and the other is the audit mode. During the audit mode, the candidates shall have limited time access to the course, but access becomes unlimited during the verified track.

The Highlights

90% financial assistance
Self-paced programme
Verified by Harvard University
Discussion forum
Question series
Duration 9 weeks
2-3 hours per week
Introductory level

Programme Offerings

video lectures
Question series
discussion forum
Case Studies
Self-paced Course
9 weeks programme

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 8231	yes	Harvard University, Cambridge

The new participants who are interested in this course are requested to go through Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions certification fees details-

The participants who wish to enrol for an online course can access the course in the audit section by paying no registration fee.
The participants who enrol through the verified track by paying ₹8,150 will gain the verified certificate.

Fee category	Amount in Rs.
Registration fee	Free
Certification	₹8,231

Eligibility Criteria

Certification qualifying details

After they have verified enrolment, the next step is to secure 70% of a passing grade to earn the certificate. These certificates will indicate successful completion of the course. There won’t be any grade included in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions certification by edX.

What you will learn

Statistical skills

The course covers all the basic learning points for causal diagrams. Here are the basic learning points for this course-

Effective data analysis while using causal diagrams will be guided in Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions online course.
The participants will get the chance to engage with the developers of the theory of causal graphs.
The participants will also learn more from people who are actively implementing causal diagrams in their respective fields.
There will be introductory sections on DAGs, SWIGS. These are some of the types of causal diagrams in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions training.
The key uses through which causal diagrams are revolutionizing research will be shown.
The participants will learn to draw their varying assumptions before forming any conclusion.
Identification of common biases is also a useful tool for the participants in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions by edX.
How to derive a translation of research into a causal diagram will be guided during the course.

Who it is for

Researcher

This particular course of training is beneficial to all the researchers. It is increasingly becoming beneficial in many fields. The specific participants who will be benefitted are as follows-

The researchers evaluate policies, statistics, and many more disciplines.
The participants who are interested in causal inference and causal diagrams.

Admission Details

The Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions classes by edX admission procedure is given below. The participants are requested to follow these guided steps properly-

Step1: Click on this URL for admitting in the course- https://www.edx.org/course/causal-diagrams-draw-your-assumptions-before-your

Step2: The participants are requested to open the URL and register with the required information given on the website.

Step3: After the successful registration process, the participants can “Sign in” for the programme.

Step4: Then two modes of pursuing the course will appear. The participants will have to choose one of the two modes.

Step5: The verified mode requires payment to pursue with the verified certificate.

Step6: The audit mode offers free course accessibility to the participants.

Step7: The audit participants can also upgrade their course later for the verified certificate.

Step8: The participants can then start their learning process.

The Syllabus

Instructors

Harvard University, Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How will the edX platform help the poor participants?

The edX platform is a non-profit organisation. When participants pay for the verified certificates, it goes to edX’s fund which then generates financial assistance for poor participants.

2: Why can’t I access some of the course content?

The participants enrolled through the audit track won’t be able to access some of the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions online course contents. It is available only to the participants who enrolled through the verified track.

3: Where can you access more information about the course?

For more information regarding the course, the participants can go through the course page and there they can check the FAQ section.

4: Why is there a blue clock icon in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions online course?

The blue clock icon is placed for time reference in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions training. The graded assignments or materials have this blue clock icon to show the deadline of the given assignments.

5: In which language are the transcripts available?

The transcripts will be provided alongside the video lectures. The video transcript available for this course is in the English language.

6: How long do I have to wait to receive the certificate for this course?

The self-paced certificates are provided immediately after the participants have completed their course. The self-paced participants don’t have to wait for the course to end.

7: Can I shift the timings for the projects?

Since Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions by edX is a self-paced course, some of the scheduled projects can be shifted. For more details, go through the Help page.

8: What are these green mark checks for?

edX has added new green mark checks which show up in video completion and also for some assessments. But they are “buggy” so they might not always appear. It is for effective video completion in the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions programme.

9: Where to ask for more details about the course certificate?

For more details about the Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions certification, the participants are asked to refer to the certificates page in the “Help Center” present at the bottom of the page.

10: I enrolled late in this course. What do I do?

The participants don’t need to worry if they have enrolled late for the course. They can proceed with their course in their own paced time.