Introduction to Data Science
COGS 9 - UC San Diego - Prof. Shannon Ellis
Spring 2023
PETER 110
TU & TH 9:30-10:50AM
Welcome 👋
We are all very excited that you decided to join us on this whirlwind tour of data science. All relevant info, e.g. due dates, assignment links, etc. are found on this website. We look forward to teaching and working with all of you and hope to meet you in office hours. Check out the Getting Started section so you can hit the ground running when class starts!
Our staff try to enroll as many students from the waitlist as possible during Week one. Prof does not have access to the waitlist or the ability to directly enroll anyone into the class, so please email cogsadvising@ucsd.edu with further questions.
Discussion Sections
| Day | Time | Location | Staff | Materials | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A01 | Wed | 9:00-9:50AM | CENTER 222 | TA: Kunal IA: Connor | View |
| A02 | Wed | 1:00-1:50PM | DIB 122 | TA: Kunal IA: Yupei | View |
| A03 | Wed | 3:00-3:50PM | CSB 004 | TA: Matthew IA: -- | View |
| A04 | Wed | 5:00-5:50PM | MANDE B-150 | TA: Shubham IA: Mincong | View |
| A05 | Wed | 6:00-6:50PM | MANDE B-150 | TA: Shubham IA: Mincong | View |
Course Calendar
| Week 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 04 | LECT | What is Data Science |
| Thu, Apr 06 | LECT | Ethics |
| Fri, Apr 07 | EXTR | [Extra Credit] Pre-course survey due |
| Week 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 11 | LECT | Data Science Questions & Reading |
| Thu, Apr 13 | LECT | Reproducibility & Bias |
| Week 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 18 | LECT | Data |
| Thu, Apr 20 | LECT | Getting Data |
| Fri, Apr 21 | QUIZ | Quiz 1 due |
| Week 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Apr 25 | LECT | Data Wrangling |
| Thu, Apr 27 | LECT | Programming for Data Science |
| Fri, Apr 28 | QUIZ | Quiz 2 due |
| Week 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 02 | LECT | Data Vizualization |
| Thu, May 04 | LECT | Exploratory Data Analysis |
| Fri, May 05 | QUIZ | Quiz 3 due |
| Fri, May 05 | ASSG | Assignment 1 due |
| Week 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 09 | GLCT | Guest Lecture (option 1) |
| Tue, May 09 | GLCT | Guest Lecture (option 2) |
| Thu, May 11 | LECT | Data Science Communication |
| Fri, May 12 | PROJ | Final Project Part 1 due |
| Fri, May 12 | EXTR | [Extra Credit] Mid-course survey |
| Week 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 16 | LECT | Inferential Analysis |
| Thu, May 18 | LECT | Machine Learning I |
| Fri, May 19 | QUIZ | Quiz 4 due |
| Fri, May 19 | ASSG | Assignment 2 due |
| Fri, May 19 | EXTR | [Extra Credit] Team evaluation |
| Week 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 23 | LECT | Machine Learning II |
| Thu, May 25 | GLCT | Guest Lecture: Sam Lau |
| Fri, May 26 | ASSG | Assignment 3 due |
| Week 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 30 | LECT | Geospatial Analysis |
| Thu, Jun 01 | LECT | Text Analysis |
| Fri, Jun 02 | QUIZ | Quiz 5 due |
| Week 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jun 06 | LECT | Algorithms & Computability |
| Thu, Jun 08 | LECT | Future of Data Sci & Jobs |
| Fri, Jun 09 | PROJ | Final Project Part 2 due |
| Sat, Jun 10 | EXTR | [Extra Credit] CAPEs due |
| Week 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jun 13 | EXAM | Take home exam due |
| Tue, Jun 13 | EXTR | [Extra Credit] Post-course survey due |