Introduction to Data Science and Decisions - DATA1001
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
Course Outline: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
Description
This course will be taught as a number of distinct, but related, topics covering the fundamentals of Data Science as it is applied in Mathematics and Statistics, Computer Science, and Economics. The course will be pitched at a level that is accessible for students as a General Education elective and it will also form a platform for students wishing to undertake further studies in Data Science. The course will provide an introduction to topics such as data analytics, data mining, Bayesian statistics, statistical software, econometrics, machine learning, business forecasting.