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Introduction to Data Science (DCS 500)

Term: 2025-2026 Spring

Faculty

Murchtricia Jones
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Brief Bio: Hello all! I am Dr. Murchtricia Jones. The Director of Data Science and Chair of the School of Computing, Applied Sciences, and Engineering. I am so excited to be a part of your educational journey. 

I am a wife and mother of two. I am from St. Croix, USVI, a beautiful Caribbean island. I can be bribed with high-quality chocolate, oxtails, and jollof rice. Haha! 

Description

This course introduces the basics of data science. Topics include data collection and
management, summarizing and visualizing data, predictive modeling, descriptive
modeling, utilizing basic statistical inference, machine learning, and databases.