Data Science Capstone

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Data Science Capstone

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About this course: The capstone project class will allow students to create a usable/public data product that can be used to show your skills to potential employers. Projects will be drawn from real-world problems and will be conducted with industry, government, and academic partners.

Created by:  Johns Hopkins University
  • Taught by:  Jeff Leek, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Taught by:  Roger D. Peng, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Taught by:  Brian Caffo, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan

  • Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
  • Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.

About this course: The capstone project class will allow students to create a usable/public data product that can be used to show your skills to potential employers. Projects will be drawn from real-world problems and will be conducted with industry, government, and academic partners.

Created by:  Johns Hopkins University
  • Taught by:  Jeff Leek, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Taught by:  Roger D. Peng, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Taught by:  Brian Caffo, PhD, Professor, Biostatistics

    Bloomberg School of Public Health
Basic Info Course 10 of 10 in the Data Science Specialization Commitment 4-9 hours/week Language English How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. User Ratings 4.4 stars Average User Rating 4.4See what learners said Travail en cours

Chaque cours fonctionne comme un manuel interactif en proposant des vidéos préenregistrées, des quiz et des projets.

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Overview, Understanding the Problem, and Getting the Data
This week, we introduce the project so you can get a clear grip on the problem at hand and begin working with the dataset.


7 videos, 5 readings expand


  1. Video: Welcome to the Capstone Project
  2. Lecture: Project Overview
  3. Video: Welcome from SwiftKey
  4. Video: You Are a Data Scientist Now
  5. Lecture: Syllabus
  6. Video: Introduction to Task 0: Understanding the Problem
  7. Lecture: Task 0 - Understanding the problem
  8. Lecture: About the Copora
  9. Video: Introduction to Task 1: Getting and Cleaning the Data
  10. Lecture: Task 1 - Getting and cleaning the data
  11. Video: Regular Expressions: Part 1 (Optional)
  12. Video: Regular Expressions: Part 2 (Optional)

Graded: Quiz 1: Getting Started

WEEK 2


Exploratory Data Analysis and Modeling
This week, we move on to the next tasks, exploratory data analysis and modeling. You'll also submit your milestone report and review submissions from your classmates.


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  1. Video: Introduction to Task 2: Exploratory Data Analysis
  2. Lecture: Task 2 - Exploratory Data Analysis
  3. Video: Introduction to Task 3: Modeling
  4. Lecture: Task 3 - Modeling

Graded: Milestone Report

WEEK 3


Prediction Model
This week, you'll build and evaluate your prediction model. The goal is to make your model efficient and accurate.


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  1. Video: Introduction to Task 4: Prediction Model
  2. Lecture: Task 4 - Prediction Model

Graded: Quiz 2: Natural language processing I

WEEK 4


Creative Exploration
This week's goal is to improve the predictive accuracy while reducing computational runtime and model complexity.


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  1. Video: Introduction to Task 5: Creative Exploration
  2. Lecture: Task 5 - Creative Exploration

Graded: Quiz 3: Natural language processing II

WEEK 5


Data Product
This week, you'll work on developing the first component of your final project, your data product.


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  1. Video: Introduction to Task 6: Data Product
  2. Lecture: Task 6 - Data Product


WEEK 6


Slide Deck
This week, you'll work on developing the second component of your final project, a slide deck to accompany your data product.


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  1. Video: Introduction to Task 7: Slide Deck
  2. Lecture: Task 7 - Slide Deck


WEEK 7


Final Project Submission and Evaluation
This week, you'll submit your final project and review the work of your classmates.


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  1. Video: Congratulations!

Graded: Final Project Submission
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