DATA 385: Introduction to Data Science
Data Science is the science of learning from data in order to gain useful predictions and insights. This course provides an overview of the wide area of data science, with a particular focus on the tools required to store, clean, manipulate, visualize, model, and ultimately extract information from various sources of data. Topics include the data analytics lifecycle, data wrangling and visualization, modeling, and communicating results. Emphasis is placed on reproducible research, version control, and communicating results to a non-technical audience.
Course details
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Tu/Th 12:30-1:45pm
π Loc TBD
π» Laptop Required
Pre-reqs
Prerequisites:
CSCI 111, MATH 130, or MATH 230;
MATH 109 or MATH 120
Drop-in help
Wed 1-3 at Community Coding
Mon 1-2pm Holt 202
TR 2-3pm Holt 202
Instructor
πΎ Dr. Robin Donatello
πͺ Office: Holt 202
π§ rdonatello@csuchico.edu
π Schedule an appointment
Website design and much course content are attributed to Mine Γetinkaya-Rundel at Duke University (STA-199) and to the posted DataScience in a Box curriculum.