Course Content

Module 1: Defining Data Science and What Data Scientist Do

• What is Data Science?
• Fundamentals of Data Science
• The Many Paths to Data Science
• Advice for New Data Scientists
• A day in the Life of a Data Scientist
• Old problems, new problems, Data Science solutions
• Data Science Topics and Algorithms
• Data Science Topics and Algorithms

Module 2: Data Science Topics

• Foundations of Big Data
• What is Hadoop?
• How Big Data is Driving Digital Transformation
• Data Science Skills & Big Data
• Data Scientists at New York University
• What's the difference?
• Neural Networks and Deep Learning
• Applications of Machine Learning

Module 3: Data Science in Business

• How Should Companies Get Started in Data Science?
• Applications of Data Science
• How Can Someone Become a Data Scientist?
• Recruiting for Data Science
• Careers in Data Science