MCS 8440

Data science is an interdisciplinary and emerging field where techniques from several fields are used to solve problems using data. This course provides an overview and hands-on training in data science, where students will learn to combine tools and techniques from computer science, statistics, data visualization and the social sciences. The course will focus on: 1) the process of moving from data collection to product, 2) tools for preparing, manipulating and analyzing data sets (big and small), 3) statistical modelling and machine learning, and 4) real world challenges. Graduate students are required to complete an additional project and report. This will be defined in consultation with the instructor to ensure the scope and assessment are sufficiently advanced to warrant graduate level credit. This course is cross-level listed with CS 4440. Credit cannot be received for both MCS 8440 and CS 4440.