Spring 2021

SOCIOL 88 001 - LEC 001

Data Science for Social Impact

David James Harding

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021

12:00 pm - 01:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:26483

Units: 2

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Offered through Sociology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 8

Enrolled: 17

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 25

Waitlist Max: 10

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

1 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 5 to 4 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by David James Harding

This course explores the role of social research in policymaking and public decisions and develops skills for the communication of research findings and their implications in writing and through data visualization. Students will develop an understanding of various perspectives on the role that data and data analysts play in policymaking, learn how to write for a public audience about data, results, and implications, and learn how to create effective and engaging data visualizations. Data Science Connector: This course builds on the Foundations of Data Science course by teaching more advanced data visualization skills and techniques, by providing an understanding of how data is used, and by teaching how to communicate about data in writing.

Class Description

This course explores the role of social research in policymaking and public decisions and develops skills for the communication of research findings and their implications in writing and through data visualization. Students will develop an understanding of various perspectives on the role that data and data analysts play in policymaking, learn how to write for a public audience about data, results, and implications, and learn how to create effective and engaging data visualizations.Prerequisite/Corequisite: This course is a Data Science Connector course and should be taken concurrently with or after COMPSCI C8 / DATA 8 / INFO C8 / STAT C8 (Foundations of Data Science).