CPSC 5305 - Introduction to Data Science

3 credit hours
This course introduces the field of data science. Intended for students planning to take more specialized technical courses in the area of data science, this course provides an overview of the field: the methodology by which data-intensive problems are identified, defined, solved, and operationalized. In addition, the student will be exposed to common problems and technologies both in the analytic and systems areas within the field, and will get hands-on experience with common tools and techniques. Finally, the ethical, privacy, and security implications of building data-intensive applications will be discussed. Crosslisted with DATA 5100.

Registration Restriction(s): CPSC students only