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Coursera Johns Hopkins Specialization in Data

Science course dependency information

Thereareninecoursesinthesequenceplusacapstoneprojectcourse.Forthecourses,we
considertwoformsofdependency

Harddependency:Studentswillberequiredtoknowmaterialfromtheprerequisitecourse.
Takingthedependentcoursesimultaneouslywillbechallengingandonlypossibleforhighly
motivatedstudentswillingtoworkaheadofthecourseschedulefortheprerequisite.Takinghard
dependentcoursesoutoforderisnotpossibleunlessthestudentalreadyknowsthematerial
coveredintheprerequisitecourse.

Softdependency:Knowledgeofmaterialfromtheprerequisitecourseisrecommendedand
useful.Concurrentlytakingtheprerequisitecourseandthedependentcourseispossible.Itis
notrecommendedtotakethemoutoforder,butwouldbepossibleforhighlymotivatedstudents
willingtoselfteachcomponentsoftheprerequisitecourseasneeded.

The Data Scientists Toolbox


Thisistheprimaryintroductorycourseforthespecialization.It
shouldbetakenfirstandhasnoprerequisitecourses.Students
shouldbecomputerliterate,haveprogrammedinatleastone
computerlanguageandbemotivatedselflearners.

R Programming
Thisisthemostcrucialcoursefortheremainderofthe
specialization.ItissoftlydependentonTheDataScientists
Toolbox.Itshouldbetakenbeforetheremainingcoursesinthe
series.


Getting and Cleaning Data
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgrammingand
TheDataScientistsToolbox.

Exploratory Data Analysis


ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgrammingand
TheDataScientistsToolbox.

Reproducible Research
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgrammingand
TheDataScientistsToolbox.

Statistical Inference
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgrammingand
TheDataScientistsToolbox.Inaddition,studentswillneed
basic(noncalculus)mathematicsskills.

Regression Models
ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgramming,The
DataScientistsToolboxandStatisticalInference.

Practical Machine Learning


ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgramming,The
DataScientistsToolboxandRegressionModels.Ithasasoft
dependencyonExploratoryDataAnalysis.

Developing Data Products


ThiscoursehasharddependenciesonRProgramming,The
DataScientistsToolboxandReproducibleResearch.Ithasa
softdependencyofExploratoryDataAnalysis.

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