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This website is deprecated. It was a section syllabus for students taught by Brooks Ambrose in Spring 2018. Current students in W201 should consult the section syllabus of their instructor.

This online section syllabus is a companion to DATASCI W201: Research Design and Applications for Data and Analysis available to enrolled students at https://learn.datascience.berkeley.edu.

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W201 RDADA introduces students to the burgeoning data sciences landscape, with a particular focus on learning how to apply data science techniques to uncover, enrich, and answer the questions you will encounter and originate in industry. After an introduction to data science and an overview of the course, students will explore decision-making in organizations and the emerging role of big data in guiding both tactical and strategic decisions. Lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments will teach how to apply disciplined, creative methods to ask better questions, gather data, interpret results, and convey findings to various audiences in ways that change minds and change behaviors. The emphasis throughout is on making practical contributions to real decisions that organizations will and should make. Industries and domains that we will explore include sports management, finance, energy, journalism, intelligence, healthcare, and media entertainment.

Updated: 2018-05-04 by Brooks Ambrose

This web syllabus is in development, and you will see a lot of hipster ipsum while we port from our old Google Docs syllabus.