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227C4A Data Science

The University of Madras offers a B.Sc. degree program in Computer Science with a focus on Data Science, starting from the 2023-2024 academic year. The syllabus for the second year, fourth semester includes essential data science concepts, machine learning basics, and data processing techniques, along with practical applications using Python and data visualization tools. Key learning resources include textbooks and online courses to support students in mastering data science fundamentals and applications.

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227C4A Data Science

The University of Madras offers a B.Sc. degree program in Computer Science with a focus on Data Science, starting from the 2023-2024 academic year. The syllabus for the second year, fourth semester includes essential data science concepts, machine learning basics, and data processing techniques, along with practical applications using Python and data visualization tools. Key learning resources include textbooks and online courses to support students in mastering data science fundamentals and applications.

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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

B.Sc. DEGREE PROGRAMME IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH


DATA SCIENCE
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024

Year: II Semester: IV
Data Science Essentials 227C4A
Credits 5 Lecture Hours: 4 per week

Learning Objectives: (for teachers: what they have to do in the class/lab/field)


 Provide a strong foundation for data science and application areas related to it.
 Understand the underlying core concepts and emerging technologies in data science.
 Learn the process of working with data on large scale.
 Explore the concepts of Data Processing.
 Learn basic concepts of Machine Learning.
 Prepare students for advanced courses in Data Science.
Course Outcomes: (for students: To know what they are going to learn)
CO1: Understand the fundamental concepts of data science.
CO2: Evaluate the data analysis techniques for applications handling large data and
Demonstrate the data science process.
CO3: Understand the concept of machine learning used in the data science process.
CO4: Visualize and present the inference using various tools.
CO5: Learn to think through the ethics surrounding privacy, data sharing.

Units Contents
Exploring different types of data and their characteristics - Techniques for assessing
I data quality and reliability - Exploring methods for sourcing and gathering data -
Understanding the concept, sources, and characteristics of Big Data.
Building upon Python basics, delve deeper into advanced concepts such as list
comprehensions, lambda functions, decorators, and iterators - Understanding the usage
and creation of Python modules and packages for efficient data analysis Techniques
II
for handling errors and debugging Python code in the context of data science
applications - Exploring methods for reading and writing data from various file
formats.
Utilizing lists for managing CSV file data efficiently, including nested lists for
structured data representation - Leveraging tuples for immutable storage of CSV data
and handling specific data segments effectively - Exploring array implementations to
perform numerical computations and analysis on CSV data - Advanced dictionary
III
techniques for storing, indexing, and transforming CSV data efficiently - Using sets to
maintain data integrity, handle duplicates, and perform unique value operations when
working with CSV files - Techniques for parsing CSV data, manipulating strings, and
using regular expressions for pattern matching during data extraction and cleaning.
Leveraging mathematical and statistical functions for data analysis - nd-Arrays and
Array Operations: Understanding Numpy's powerful array operations - Pandas
IV Features: Introduction to series and data frames for efficient data manipulation - Data
Manipulation with Pandas: Techniques for creating, transforming, and manipulating
data frames.
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE PROGRAMME IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH
DATA SCIENCE
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024

Matplotlib for Plotting: Creating different types of plots and customizing their
attributes.
Seaborn for Statistical Visualization: Utilizing Seaborn for advanced statistical
V
plotting.
Interactive Visualization: Introduction to Plotly and Dash for interactive data
visualization.

Learning Resources:
TEXT BOOK:
Joel grus, “Data Science from Scratch”, O’Reilly,2015
Mark Lutz, “ Programming in Python”, O’Reilly,2010
REFERENCES:
Wes Mckinney, “Python for data Analysis”, O’Reilly,2012
Shai vaingast,”Beginning Python on visualization, A Press 2014
WEB REFERENCES
NPTEL online course– Data Science for Engineers - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106179/

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