DSCI 101

This course provides the skills and tools required to manage and analyse data in the day-to-day work of a data scientist. Students will be able to find and access data, assess the quality and suitability of data, and write software to access, manage, and analyse data. Topics include data handling (storage, access, recovery, etc.), data models (e.g., flat, relational, and JSON), database management with query languages (e.g., SQL), automation and API access with scripting languages (e.g., R), and basic analysis. Three credits.