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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE MBGE318 - 2 + 2 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor Banu Kaya Özdemirel
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the basics of data science.
2) Learn the use of R and Python programming languages ??in data analysis.
3) Learn basic statistical methods and machine learning techniques required for big or small data analysis.
4) Learn basic data analysis techniques (data collection, cleaning, modeling and presentation.
5) Design and run experimental tests to evaluate hypotheses about data.
6) Learn and apply the use of deep learning techniques in biological sciences.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONIn this course, it is aimed to convey the important properties of datasets, basic statistical modeling, web programming and basic techniques of data visualization. Throughout the semester, Python and R programming languages ??are taught through theoretical and applied courses and used in homework. It is aimed to teach machine learning and deep learning techniques in data analysis.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to Data Science
2nd Week Data Manipulation
3rd Week Exploration of Data
4th Week Statistics with R Programming
5th Week Statistics with R Programming
6th Week Statistics with R Programming
7th Week Data Visualization
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Feature Extraction and Selection
10th Week Machine Learning
11th Week Machine Learning
12th Week Machine Learning
13th Week Deep Learning
14th Week Deep Learning
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGBiostatistics with R: An Introduction to Statistics Through Biological Data, 2012th Edition, Babak Shahbaba, Springer, 2011
Python Programming for Biology, First Edition, Tim j. Stevens, Wayne Boucher, 2014.
An Introduction to Statistics with Python: With Applications in the Life Sciences, First Edition, Thomas Haslwanter, Springer, 2016.
Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics: From Omics Analysis to Deep Learning and Network Mining, First Edition, Mario Cannataro, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Giuseppe
Agapito, Chiara Zucco, Marianna Milano, Elsevier, 2021.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term125
Assignment220
Practice125
Total(%)70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)30
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours13226
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework21020
Performance Practice13226
Total Workload126
Total Workload / 304,2
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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