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The document outlines a course on Data Science, divided into four modules covering the origins of data science, thinking like a data scientist, understanding data and big data, and the practice of data science along with ethical considerations. Each module includes specific units detailing various aspects of data science, such as data engineering, statistical thinking, and ethical issues. The course spans a total of 70 hours of instruction.

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Introduction To Data Science Formatted

The document outlines a course on Data Science, divided into four modules covering the origins of data science, thinking like a data scientist, understanding data and big data, and the practice of data science along with ethical considerations. Each module includes specific units detailing various aspects of data science, such as data engineering, statistical thinking, and ethical issues. The course spans a total of 70 hours of instruction.

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Course Content: Introduction to Data Science

Module 1: Origins of Data Science (10 Hrs)


Units Course Content Hrs. CO Mapped
1.1 Development, 4 CO 1
Popularization,
Definition of Data
Science, Academic
Programs,
Professional
Organizations, Case
Study
1.2 Data Engineering: 3 CO 2
Acquiring, Ingesting,
Transforming,
Metadata, Storing,
Retrieving
1.3 Scientific Method, 3 CO 1
Reasoning
Principles,
Empirical Evidence,
Hypothesis Testing,
Repeatable
Experiments

Module 2: Thinking like a Data Scientist (20 Hrs)


Units Course Content Hrs. CO Mapped
2.1 Thinking like a 5 CO 1
Mathematician –
Quantity, Structure,
Space, Change
2.2 Thinking like a 5 CO 2
Statistician –
Collection,
Organization,
Analysis,
Interpretation
2.3 Thinking like a 10 CO 3
Programmer and a
Visual Artist –
Software Design,
Programming, Data
Abstraction,
Creative Process
Module 3: Understanding Data and Big Data (20 Hrs)
Units Course Content Hrs. CO Mapped
3.1 What is Data, Data 6 CO 1
Point, Data Set,
Types of Data in
Mathematics,
Statistics, Computer
Science
3.2 Data in R – Objects, 7 CO 3
Variables, Values,
Vectors, Data Sets,
Data Frames
3.3 Talking to Subject 7 CO 4
Matter Experts,
Risks and
Uncertainty, Big
Data Programming,
Structured vs
Unstructured Data

Module 4: Doing Data Science and Ethics (20 Hrs)


Units Course Content Hrs. CO Mapped
4.1 Steps in Doing Data 7 CO 1
Science – Acquire,
Parse, Filter, Mine,
Represent, Refine,
Interact
4.2 Data Preparation – 7 CO 4
Define Questions,
Ideal Data, Obtain,
Clean, Explore,
Predict, Model,
Interpret, Challenge,
Synthesize
4.3 Ethics in Data 6 CO 5
Science – Data
Ownership, Privacy,
Consent, Diversity,
Inclusion, Future
Trends

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