Outline

Overview

DATA1001 is a foundational unit in the Data Science major. The unit focuses on developing critical and statistical thinking skills for all students. Does mobile phone usage increase the incidence of brain tumours? What is the public's attitude to shark baiting following a fatal attack? Statistics is the science of decision making, essential in every industry and undergirds all research which relies on data. Students will use problems and data from the physical, health, life and social sciences to develop adaptive problem solving skills in a team setting. Taught interactively with embedded technology, DATA1001 develops critical thinking and skills to problem-solve with data. It is the prerequisite for DATA2002.

Details

Academic unit	Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations
Unit code	DATA1001
Unit name	Foundations of Data Science
Session, year ?	Semester 2, 2021
Attendance mode	Normal day
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	DATA1901 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Diana Warren, diana.warren@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Diana Warren , diana.warren@sydney.edu.au
Administrative staff	DATA1001@sydney.edu.au Mathematics and Statistics Student Services Office, Carslaw 520

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam (Record+)	Final exam Exam testing statistical thinking with given R Output.	60%	Formal exam period	2 hours
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Assignment	Project 1 A data project based on given data.	0%	Week 04 Due date: 03 Sep 2021 at 23:59	Self-directed learning till Week 4.
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Assignment	Project 2 A data project based on own survey data.	15%	Week 08 Due date: 08 Oct 2021 at 23:59	Self-directed learning till Week 8.
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Assignment	Project 3 A data project based on client data.	15%	Week 12 Due date: 05 Nov 2021 at 23:59	Self-directed learning till Week 12.
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Assignment	Evaluate Quizzes To review learning of the week's topic.	10%	Weekly	By the end of each designated week.
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= group assignment ? = Type B final exam ?

Evaluate Quizzes: The Evaluate Quizzes are randomised quizzes on Canvas. They are designed to help you review your learning of the week’s topic. They are worth 10%. The best 10 of your 11 Quizzes will count, making each worth 1%. The better mark principle will be used for the total marks on the Quizzes so do not submit an application for Special Consideration or Special Arrangements if you miss a Quiz. The better mark principle means that the total quiz mark counts if and only if it is better than or equal to 10% of your exam mark. If your total quiz mark is less than 10% of your exam mark, then 10% of your exam mark will be used instead. This allows you to improve in the exam.
Projects: The data projects are designed to develop your statistical thinking and computational skills. They must be submitted electronically, as an HTML file via the DATA1001 Canvas site by the deadline. It is your responsibility to check that your project has been submitted correctly, otherwise it will not be marked. The better mark principle does not apply to the projects, as they assess different learning outcomes to the final exam. Late submissions will receive a penalty. A mark of zero will be awarded for all submissions more than 10 days past the original due date. Further extensions past this time will not be permitted.
Final exam: There is an examination of 2 hours duration held on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Representing complete or close to complete mastery of the material.
Distinction	75 - 84	Representing excellence, but substantially less than complete mastery.
Credit	65 - 74	Representing a creditable performance that goes beyond routine knowledge and understanding, but less than excellence.
Pass	50 - 64	Representing at least routine knowledge and understanding over a spectrum of topics and important ideas and concepts in the course.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Design of experiments	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 02	Data & graphical summaries	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 03	Numerical summaries	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 04	Normal model	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 05	Linear model	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 06	Project Preparation Week	Project (5 hr)
Week 07	Understanding chance	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 08	Chance variability (The Box Model)	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 09	Sample surveys	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 10	Hypothesis testing	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 11	Tests for a mean	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)
Week 12	Tests for a relationship	Lecture and tutorial (5 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Two modes of delivery

1. This unit is blended, which means that you will have direct instruction from teachers in lecture and labs, and also be responsible for your own learning at home.

2. The unit is delivered in 2 modes: 'in-person' and 'online/remote'. The main difference is the Labs: ie 'in-person' students will have their Labs on campus, whereas 'online' students will have their Labs on Zoom.

3. Both modes will have Introduction and Revison lectures together each week on Zoom, which give you the understanding to undertake the week’s learning activities.

Mode

In-person (CC)

Online/remote (RE)

Lectures

Together on Zoom: Mondays 9-11am and Fridays 10-11am.

Followed by own study at home.

Labs

On Campus

On Zoom

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

For optional extra reading, see Statistics (4th Edition) – Freedman, Pisani, and Purves (2007). An e-text version is available.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. articulate the importance of statistics in a data-rich world, including current challenges such as ethics, privacy and big data
LO2. identify the study design behind a dataset and how the study design affects context specific outcomes
LO3. produce, interpret and compare graphical and numerical summaries, using base R and ggplot
LO4. apply the normal approximation to data, with consideration of measurement error
LO5. model and explain the relationship between 2 variables using linear regression
LO6. use the box model to describe chance and chance variability, including sample surveys and the central limit theorem
LO7. given real multivariate data and a problem, formulate an appropriate hypothesis and perform a range of hypothesis tests
LO8. interpret the p-value, conscious of the various pitfalls associated with testing
LO9. critique the use of statistics in media and research papers in a wide variety of data contexts, with attention to confounding and bias
LO10. perform data exploration in a team, and communicate the findings via oral presentations and reproducible reports, with interrogation.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Closing the loop

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Academic integrity

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Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Closing the loop

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DATA1001: Foundations of Data Science

Overview

Details

Enrolment rules

Teaching staff and contact details

Assessment

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Special consideration

Academic integrity

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Closing the loop

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect