MA20277: Introduction to data science
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework 1 (CW 50%)
- Coursework 2 (CW 50%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
You must have programming ability in R to take this module.
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| Learning Outcomes: |
After taking this unit, students should be able to:
* Demonstrate knowledge of data science techniques.
* Use computational tools for data visualization and wrangling.
* Show awareness of the applications of these methods.
* Understand the mathematical models underlying spatial data and text data.
* ability to apply these methods on large scale complex data analysis.
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| Aims: | To teach Data Science, including data visualization, data wrangling and tools for spatial and text data analysis.
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| Skills: | Problem Solving (T,F&A), Computing (T,F&A), independent study and report writing.
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| Content: | Data Visualization,
Data wrangling and applications to modern large data sets,
Statistical learning on text data,
Spatial data analysis.
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| Course availability: |
MA20277 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- USMA-AFB20 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science (Year 2)
- USMA-AAB20 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USMA-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science with Industrial Placement (Year 2)
MA20277 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
- USMA-AFB15 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences (Year 2)
- USMA-AFB15 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USMA-AAB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- USMA-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Mathematical Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFB13 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics (Year 2)
- USMA-AFB13 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USMA-AAB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- USMA-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Mathematics and Statistics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AAB06 : BSc(Hons) Statistics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- USMA-AKB06 : BSc(Hons) Statistics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- USMA-AFM14 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics (Year 2)
- USMA-AFM14 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics (Year 3)
- USMA-AAM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 2)
- USMA-AKM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- USMA-AKM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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