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JHDSS CourseDependencies
JHDSS CourseDependencies
Thereareninecoursesinthesequenceplusacapstoneprojectcourse.Forthecourses,we
considertwoformsofdependency
Harddependency:Studentswillberequiredtoknowmaterialfromtheprerequisitecourse.
Takingthedependentcoursesimultaneouslywillbechallengingandonlypossibleforhighly
motivatedstudentswillingtoworkaheadofthecourseschedulefortheprerequisite.Takinghard
dependentcoursesoutoforderisnotpossibleunlessthestudentalreadyknowsthematerial
coveredintheprerequisitecourse.
Softdependency:Knowledgeofmaterialfromtheprerequisitecourseisrecommendedand
useful.Concurrentlytakingtheprerequisitecourseandthedependentcourseispossible.Itis
notrecommendedtotakethemoutoforder,butwouldbepossibleforhighlymotivatedstudents
willingtoselfteachcomponentsoftheprerequisitecourseasneeded.
R Programming
Thisisthemostcrucialcoursefortheremainderofthe
specialization.ItissoftlydependentonTheDataScientists
Toolbox.Itshouldbetakenbeforetheremainingcoursesinthe
series.
Reproducible Research
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgrammingand
TheDataScientistsToolbox.
Statistical Inference
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgrammingand
TheDataScientistsToolbox.Inaddition,studentswillneed
basic(noncalculus)mathematicsskills.
Regression Models
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgramming,The
DataScientistsToolboxandStatisticalInference.