New: Introduction to Data Science course - CSCE A115

The Computer Science and Systems Engineering Department is offering a new introductory data science course this fall: CSCE A115 Introduction to Data Science.

No programming experience is needed to succeed in this course! The course will cover basics in computer programming, data analytics and artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Class will be held Monday/Wednesday 4-5:15 p.m. with in person or online attendance.

Course Overview

• Introduction to Computer Programming
  • Learn basic programming concepts with Python, Pandas and NumPy
  • Explore development tools such as Visual Studio and Jupyter Notebook
• Introduction to Data Analytics
  • Investigate practices for cleaning, manipulating, and visualizing data
  • Learn practical statistical concepts and algorithms
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Study classification techniques
  • Discover regression modeling and neural networks

What is Data Science?

Data science is an interdisciplinary field that extracts knowledge and meaning from data through exploration, visualization and prediction. These insights help to ask and answer questions like what happened, why it happened, what will happen and what can be done with the results.

Why Data Science?

Our world is inundated with data. Modern devices collect and store text, audio, video and image data in vast quantities. Data science can transform this data, providing insights to virtually any industry from healthcare to finance, commerce to geology, and arts to education. Data science is one of the top growing fields with a 35% projected job growth over the next decade.

Who should enroll?

Who should enroll? Anyone with interest in learning about data science! Please contact the instructor with any questions: [email protected]