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Course Number:
CIS 277S
Course Title:
Introduction to Data Science
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
30

Course Description

Introduces algorithms and techniques used in the organization and analysis of large amounts of data. Covers the extraction, cleansing, and preparation of large data sets, and their analysis using basic statistical principles of supervised and unsupervised machine learning, including clustering, feed-forward and recurrent neural networks, and top-down induction of decision trees. Covers techniques for testing and validating the accuracy of machine learning models. Discusses the use of machine learning models in classification, data mining and exploration, summarization, and prediction. Prerequisites: CIS 277A, STAT 243. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Create training sets and test sets from data contained in a variety of sources.
  • Analyze data sets using various machine learning and statistical techniques.
  • Validate the accuracy of machine learning models.
  • Improve data representation to increase the accuracy of machine learning models.
  • Discuss the application of machine learning models to classification, prediction, data exploration, and summarization problems.