Investigations & Digital Trust · Digital Forensics

Beginner track

Start here. Short, guided tasks that build the basics and give you your first piece of proof.

Beginner level3 tasksSelf-paced
  1. 01

    Task 1 of 3

    How analytics data is collected

    From click to report.

    What to do

    Write an explainer of how website analytics works: what is tracked, how cookies and tags work, and what consent is needed, with a simple diagram.

    You’ll make

    VisualDocument

    Done looks like

    An explainer with a diagram.

    Finished? Mark it to track your progress.
  2. 02

    Task 2 of 3

    Find 5 insights in demo data

    Explore a real analytics account.

    What to do

    Explore the Google Analytics demo account and find 5 useful insights (top pages, traffic sources, devices, drop-off points), documenting each.

    You’ll make

    ResearchDocument

    Done looks like

    5 documented insights with screenshots.

    Finished? Mark it to track your progress.
  3. 03

    Task 3 of 3

    Track a link with UTMs

    Know which post brought visitors.

    What to do

    Create UTM-tagged links for 3 social posts and explain how they show which post brought visitors to a site.

    You’ll make

    Document

    Done looks like

    3 tagged links and an explanation of the results.

    Finished? Mark it to track your progress.