Course Info

DSC 341: Foundations of Data Science

The course is an introduction to the Data Mining (DM) stages and its methodologies. The course provides students with an overview of the relationship between data warehousing and DM, and also covers the differences between database query tools and DM. Possible DM methodologies to be covered in the course include: multiple linear regression, clustering, k-nearest neighbor, decision trees, and multidimensional scaling. These methodologies will be augmented with real world examples from different domains such as marketing, e-commerce, and information systems. If time permits, additional topics may include privacy and security issues in data mining. The emphasis of this course is on methodologies and applications, not on their mathematical foundations.

IT 223 (or MAT 137 or MAT 242 or MAT 341 or MAT 353) is a prerequisite for this class.

Winter 2024-2025

Section: 501
Class number: 23204
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: LEWIS 01509 at Loop Campus

Fall 2024-2025

Section: 401
Class number: 14616
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
Section: 410
Class number: 14617
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
CLOSED

Spring 2023-2024

Section: 901
Class number: 35338
Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01509 at Loop Campus

Winter 2023-2024

Section: 801
Class number: 23282
Meeting time: Th 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01509 at Loop Campus

Fall 2023-2024

Section: 401
Class number: 12923
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
CLOSED
Section: 410
Class number: 12924
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)

Spring 2022-2023

Section: 601
Class number: 40082
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
CLOSED
Section: 610
Class number: 40083
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)

Winter 2022-2023

Section: 801
Class number: 31460
Meeting time: Th 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: 14EAS 00214 at Loop Campus

Fall 2022-2023

Section: 401
Class number: 18555
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
CLOSED
Section: 410
Class number: 18556
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
CLOSED

Spring 2021-2022

Section: 601
Class number: 37517
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: CDM 00200 at Loop Campus
Section: 610
Class number: 37518
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)

Fall 2021-2022

Section: 401
Class number: 4140
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
Section: 410
Class number: 4141
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Spring 2020-2021

Section: 601
Class number: 30745
Meeting time: TuTh 11:50AM - 1:20PM
Location: Online: Sync
Instructor: Jeffrey Hamilton
Section: 610
Class number: 30746
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)
Instructor: Jeffrey Hamilton
CLOSED

Winter 2020-2021

Section: 801
Class number: 34588
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync