Introduction to Data Visualization and Interpretation
COSC-311
Average GPA: 3.4
Withdraw Rate: 2%
Total Enrollment: 128
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Provides a foundation in the area of data science based on data curation and statistical analysis. Learn data analysis concepts and techniques that facilitate making decisions from a rich data set. Investigate data concepts, metadata creation and interpretation, machine learning, and basics of information visualization. Learn fundamentals about data standards and methods for organizing, curating, preserving data for reuse, drawing conclusions and making decisions from data. Understand how to use data analysis tools for data manipulation, analysis and visualization. Includes discussions on diverse issues around data, including technologies, behaviors, organizations, policies and society.
Theory and application of computer programming to climatological and meteorological research with particular emphasis on high-dimensional gridded atmospheric and oceanic data. Develop basic programming skills in MATLAB, NCL and NCO/CDO, as well as be introduced to the basics of Linux OS. Apply these computational skills to analyze and visualize atmospheric reanalysis, global climate model and gridded observation datasets.
Examines drug policies and laws, as well as contemporary advocacy efforts impacting drug use, misuse and prevention from a public health perspective. Motivational factors that influence the use of licit and illicit drugs are explored and the psychological, socio-cultural and pharmacological/ biochemical risk factors for abuse or dependence are identified. Systems providing effective drug education and prevention are also evaluated.
Learn core concepts for developing a health communication intervention, as well key strategies for educating the public about health issues, including understanding and reporting science, communicating for policy and advocacy, and health literacy and numeracy. Using a community-based health communication approach, study a broad base of information from communication and health behavior theory, community-based planning, and social marketing constructs to provide the tools to develop effective and culturally appropriate health communication.
A detailed investigation of the genre of detective fiction, examining the evolution of the genre from its unstructured beginnings to its formal establishment in the 19th century up through its modern iterations. Cultural and social implications of the genre's popularity are examined, as are other social issues raised in the texts. Focus is on the literature of the Germanic nations. The course is taught in English.
Provides introduction to the field of environmental education, including curriculum development, teaching methods, principles of environmental literacy and history of the discipline.
Discipline and profession of health education course that examines concepts of health and wellness, determinants of health behavior, national health standards, the history of health education, and health promotion. Recognize health education as an important foundation for student health in school settings.
Explore theories of empire and imperialism, focusing specifically on the United States as the central emergent "empire state" of the 20th century, continuing into the 20th century. Explore the concepts and theories claiming to explain the emergence, contemporary status and future of the United States as an "empire state" and "imperial state." Close reading of important historical and contemporary theorists are pursued.
An introduction to the foundational ideas and issues of cognitive science, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding how the mind works. Topics include consciousness, artificial intelligence, evolutionary psychology, psycholinguistics and cognitive neuroscience.
For senior Spanish majors. Research encompassing several areas of Spanish life and culture, language and literature is brought to bear upon a single theme or issue.
Examines the fundamentals of voice production and articulation. Study establishes good habits of speech through analysis of voice, articulation and pronunciation, with directed exercises for improvement.
Intermediate study of the principles and practices of news reporting. Exposure to covering news beats, establishing news sources, and producing accurate and comprehensive multimedia journalism news products. Introduction to the basics of producing and editing digital photos, video and audio, along with the ethical considerations when collecting sound and visuals.
Explores the relationships among communication, gender and culture. Illuminates the pivotal role of communication in sustaining and altering existing gender and cultural patterns.
