Data Science Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS-131 | Data Visualization and Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| CS-141 | Data Cleaning and Preprocessing | 3 |
| CS-265 | Database Applications | 3 |
| CS-234 | Data Mining for Non-Cs Majors | 3 |
| or CS-453 | Data Mining | |
| CS-383 | Cloud, Parallel an Distributed Computing | 3 |
| UR-230 | Technology, Public Policy and Urban Society | 3 |
| or PH-134 | Computing Ethics | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Students in the Computer Science Data Science Minor will be able to:
- Clean and preprocess a given dataset for further analysis.
- Analyze a given dataset using visualization, statistical analysis and Data Mining/Machine Learning methods.
- Manage and process data stored in relational and NoSQL databases.
- Apply basic Cloud, Parallel and Distributive Computing methods solving a Big Data problem.
- Communicate effectively both in written and oral form.
- Learn new models, techniques, and technologies as they emerge and appreciate the necessity of such continuing professional development.
- Apply ethical principals working with data.