Data Science

Catalog description

Mastering big data requires skills spanning a variety of disciplines: distributed systems over statistics, machine learning, and a deep understanding of a complex ecosystem of tools and platforms. Data Science refers to the intersection of these skills and how to transform data into actionable knowledge. This course provides an overview of techniques and tools involved and how they work together: SQL and NoSQL solutions for massive data management, basic algorithms for data mining and machine learning, information retrieval techniques, and visualization methods. Prerequisites: CSCI 0160 , CSCI 0180 , CSCI 0190 , or CSCI 0200 . One of CSCI 0300 , 0330 , CSCI 0320 , 1310 or 1330 strongly recommended.