Introduction to Data Science (DCS 500)
Term: 2026-2027 Fall
Brief Bio: Hello all! I am Dr. Murchtricia Jones. The Director of Data Science and Dean of the School of Computing, Applied Sciences, and Engineering. I am so excited to be a part of your educational journey.
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.