Course Info

DSC 324: Advanced Data Analysis

The course will teach advanced statistical techniques to discover information from large sets of data. The course topics include visualization techniques to summarize and display high dimensional data, dimensional reduction techniques such as principal component analysis and factor analysis, clustering techniques for discovering patterns from large datasets, and classification techniques for decision making. The methods will be implemented using standard computer packages.

CSC 324 or DSC 323 or consent of instructor is a prerequisite for this class.

Fall 2025-2026

  • Section: 701
  • Class number: 12902
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus

Section 741

Class number 13230

  • Meeting dates: 9/10/2025 - 11/25/2025
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus


Summer II 2024-2025

Spring 2024-2025

Winter 2024-2025

  • Section: 801
  • Class number: 23311
  • Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00222 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus

Fall 2024-2025

  • Section: 701
  • Class number: 14613
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus

Summer II 2023-2024

Spring 2023-2024

  • Section: 901
  • Class number: 32932
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: LEWIS 01216 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus

Winter 2023-2024

Fall 2023-2024

  • Section: 701
  • Class number: 12920
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Thiru Ramaraj | View syllabus

Summer II 2022-2023

Spring 2022-2023

  • Section: 901
  • Class number: 40067
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00224 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus

Winter 2022-2023

  • Section: 801
  • Class number: 28900
  • Meeting time: M 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Thiru Ramaraj | View syllabus

Fall 2022-2023


Section 701

Class number 18552

  • Meeting dates: 9/7/2022 - 11/22/2022
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00200 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: John McDonald | View syllabus


Summer II 2021-2022

Spring 2021-2022

  • Section: 901
  • Class number: 37499
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: LEWIS 01216 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Ronan Johnson

Winter 2021-2022

  • Section: 801
  • Class number: 28590
  • Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Ronan Johnson
  • Section: 810
  • Class number: 21554
  • Meeting time: -
  • Location: Online: Async
  • Instructor: Ronan Johnson

Fall 2021-2022

  • Section: 701
  • Class number: 4137
  • Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
  • Location: LEWIS 01509 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Ronan Johnson

Summer II 2020-2021

Spring 2020-2021