COSC 311 - Introduction to Data Visualization and Interpretation

4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides a foundation in the area of data science based on data curation and statistical analysis. Learn data analysis concepts and techniques that facilitate making decisions from a rich data set. Investigate data concepts, metadata creation and interpretation, machine learning, and basics of information visualization. Learn fundamentals about data standards and methods for organizing, curating, preserving data for reuse, drawing conclusions and making decisions from data. Understand how to use data analysis tools for data manipulation, analysis and visualization. Includes discussions on diverse issues around data, including technologies, behaviors, organizations, policies and society.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites C or better in COSC 120 or DSCI 218