Overview

This course is offered in two modes: either face to face (on-campus) and fully online. Computing now pervades nearly every aspect of modern life, including health care delivery and health services management. The objective of this course is to develop 'computational thinking' in health data science students, by providing you … For more content click the Read More button below. In this course, you will learn to program in the Python language through tackling health-related problems. Topics include data types, functions, data processing, simulation, software development and program testing and debugging. Theoretical principles are reinforced with extensive ‘hands-on’ coding in Python, including the NumPy and Pandas packages. The course is accessed via www.openlearning.com. Core material will be delivered as short lectures and readings supported by interactive coding activities. Practical exercises will utilise Spyder/Jupyter Notebook documents.

Delivery

Fully online - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Course Outline

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HDAT9300 Course Outline

Fees

TypeAmount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)$994
Domestic Students$3960
International Students$4980

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