Undergraduate Prerequisites: CDSDS210 - Course focused on developing students' capacity to design and implement data flows and the computational workflows meant to inform online/offline decision- making within large systems. Students explore the data science lifecycle, including question formulation, data collection and cleaning (data wrangling), exploratory data analysis and visualization, statistical inference and prediction, and decision-making. Relational (SQL) and MapReduce (noSQL) paradigms used to assemble analysis, optimization, and decision-making algorithms to track and scale data. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Zhang |
CGS 505 |
TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm |
CDS Students Only |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A2 |
Zhang |
FLR 121 |
W 9:05 am-9:55 am |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A3 |
Zhang |
CGS 527 |
W 10:10 am-11:00 am |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A4 |
Zhang |
MUG 205 |
W 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
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CGS 505 |
TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm |
CDS Students Only |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Ladenheim |
CGS 511 |
MW 2:30 pm-4:15 pm |
All seats will be held for CDS students until December 1st. |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A2 |
Ladenheim |
STH B20 |
W 9:05 am-9:55 am |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A3 |
Ladenheim |
MCS B33 |
W 10:10 am-11:00 am |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A4 |
Ladenheim |
CDS 164 |
W 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A5 |
Ladenheim |
CDS 164 |
W 12:20 pm-1:10 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
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PHO 211 |
TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm |
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