COMM 9025 - Data and Analytics

Through the lens of communication and the social sciences, this class explores the ways that individuals, businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations increasingly use data to form arguments about society, make decisions, and generate profits. This class will introduce basic foundational skills in working with data and then quickly scale up to concepts such as data analysis, visualization, and machine learning. Through hands-on projects with data you will work to understand its function and limits — both the benefits and risks.