IS509 INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE
| Course Code: |
9010509 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course covers data science related topics incorporating both the technology and business perspectives, while also highlighting various applications. The subjects covered in the course include basic data science concepts, probability and statistics review, understanding data, data acquisiton and preprocessing, practical machine learning, data storytelling, current topics in data science, data driven organizations, and ethical and legal issues. Real world cases will be presented throughout the course and students will get experience in data science platforms such as R and Python.
