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CIS 4920 - Programming for Data Science


3 Credit Hours


Pre/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2010,CIS 3260 (With B or better).
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper-division course requirements and 45 semester hours.

Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to programming concepts and techniques essential for data science. Students will learn how to manipulate, analyze, and visualize data using programming languages and tools commonly used in the field. Topics covered include data structures, data cleaning, exploratory data analysis, and basic machine learning algorithms. By the end of the course, students will have the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to build data-driven applications and machine learning models.