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####   ## **DS 250: Introduction to Data Informatics** ### Dr. Saty Raghavachary, Associate Professor, CS Dept. ### MW, 3-4:50, SAL 101 <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ### Course page ('this' one): http://bytes.usc.edu/inf250 ### HW, exam+HW scores: https://courses.uscden.net/d2l/home/27127 ### Discussion forum: https://piazza.com/usc/fall2023/dsci250 [https://piazza.com/class/llkdbqongi46q] <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div>  <br><img style="border:1px solid #777777; padding:6px;width:600px;" src="pics/data2.jpg">   <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ##**Description** ###What this course is about - here is a <a target="_blank" href="https://classes.usc.edu/term-20233/course/dsci-250/">short description</a>, from the USC catalog. ###In this course, we are going to do a thorough overview of '<b>data science</b>', which is a brand new, exciting and extremely relevant (to you!) discipline. We will cover data sources, collection, storage, analysis, and interpretation (including visualization); we will also look at intersections with related areas such as Big Data, Data Mining and Machine Learning, and examine a variety of real-world applications. <b><a href="pics/datanewoil.png">'Data' is the new 'oil'</a>, and this course will explain 'why' and 'how'.</b> <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ##**Pre-requisites** ### As stated in the university catalog, you don't need a lot of prep. ###Note that this course involves data analysis - so there will be a bit of math, and a small amount of coding (in R, Python) - but, this is not a programming course, or a math-heavy theory course. That said, note that <a href="https://classes.usc.edu/term-20233/course/itp-115/">ITP 115</a> is a co-req. <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ##**Teaching staff** ###**Prof**: Saty Raghavachary ####I work in, teach, write about, lecture, consult, code and do informal research on computer graphics (CG). [Here](https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Raghavachary/Saty) is my brief bio. I'm also on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/satychary">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/satychary/">Linkedin</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/satychary?lang=en">Twitter</a> - be in touch! ####Office hours: by appt. ####Email: saty@usc.edu ###**TA**s: ####Balam, Nivedit Reddy, nbalam@usc.edu ####Zhihao Ma, zhihaoma@usc.edu ####Anqi Yan, anqiyan@usc.edu ####Shashank Rangarajan, sr87317@usc.edu ###**CP**s: ####Abi Bridgeman, abridgem@usc.edu ####Ayushman Singh, singhayu@usc.edu ####Carl Zhou, sibozhou@usc.edu ####Dev Kapashi, kapashi@usc.edu ####Haley Chen, shuxuanc@usc.edu ####Johansel Rosario, johansel@usc.edu ####Karan Chawla, karancha@usc.edu ####Shriya Padhi, spadhi@usc.edu ####Natasha Denisyuk, denisyuk@usc.edu ####Vatsal Khandor, khandor@usc.edu ####Vineesha Beri, vberi@usc.edu <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ##**Statement for students with disabilities** ###Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required to register with OSAS [https://osas.usc.edu/] each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from OSAS. Please be sure the letter is delivered to me as early in the semester as possible. <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ##**Statement on academic integrity** ###USC seeks to maintain an optimal learning environment. General principles of academic honesty include the concept of respect for the intellectual property of others, the expectation that individual work will be submitted unless otherwise allowed by an instructor, and the obligations both to **protect one's own academic work from misuse by others as well as to avoid using another's work as one's own**. All students are expected to understand and abide by these principles. ###Students will be referred to the OAI (https://academicintegrity.usc.edu/) for further review, should there be any suspicion of academic dishonesty. ###Translation: **DO NOT CHEAT under ANY circumstance(s)!!** <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ##**Emergency preparedness/course continuity in a crisis** ###In case of a declared emergency if travel to campus is not feasible, USC executive leadership will announce an electronic way for instructors to teach students in their residence halls or homes using a combination of our course site, D2L, teleconferencing, and other technologies. <div style="height:1px;border:1px solid black;"> </div> ###