Fundamentals of Data Science

Module code: MA2419

This module will teach students to obtain, explore and manipulate data in an efficient and reproducible way. These are important skills in any area that uses data to solve practical problems: applied statistics, business analytics, finance, physical and social science research. This module will use the R programming language and the RStudio Integrated Development. Both are free and can be installed by students on their own computers. They are also available on university computers. Lectures will introduce a series of realistic data science problems which students will then work collaboratively to solve.