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Introduction to Data Science - Period 1
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - early Jun 2026
Introduction to Data Science - Period 1
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Computer Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: XB_0018
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
This introductory course will provide an overview of the field of Data Science, the different specialities within data science and the ethical issues that arise around data collection and use. The student will understand the daily activities of a data scientist, and get hands-on experience with a first data science project. The lectures will be given by many different people: scholars of different specialities, and people who work in data science teams of big and small companies.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.