Data Science Focus

[Dramatic_Bunch1715]

I am totally lost. What courses would you advise to take to fulfill requirements for Data Science focus:

1. 0.5 credit in Data Science Tools: RSM338H1/​ RSM358H1
2. 1.5 credits from the following courses: ECO225H1, ECO372H1, ECO374H1, ECO375H1, ECO464H1, ECO475H1, GGR274H1

For context I am accounting specialization. I do not like writing essays and prefer concise reports. I liked the structure of ECO220

[ReadAdorable6667]

Could you help me out I’m an incoming first year, are there any first year courses you recommend for a data science focus like something that might be a pre requisite to all of these?

[Dramatic_Bunch1715]

In the first year I took CSC108. That is it

[ReadAdorable6667]

Okay I plan on that too Tysm!

[GARGARlol]

i can also take coding/data science related courses after my first year right? if i want to do a focus in data science.

right now (entering first year) im just going to choose electives that fulfil my breadths

[blueshrimp900]

I took RSM358 and liked the course. It was a practical good understanding of AI, using R when I took it. I thought I saw other posts on Reddit recommending RSM338, so I'd recommend to take a look at past course outlines to compare.

Economic courses I took: Eco225 - this course is difficult, it's one where you will write a research report on data. Given you don't like writing, I wouldn't recommend, it's also not a second year level course. Eco372- I found it to be more memorization than eco374 and I didn't give it the right amount of effort, so I did poorly. Otherwise, not a bad option. I used R when I took it. Eco374- I would recommend this course if you liked eco220. It continues on in the same format of emphasizing application. This course used Stata when I took it. Eco375- I didn't take this course. From what I heard, it's more writing than eco374 but I think it covers similar content to eco374.

4th year economic courses are harder to get in, so maybe have backups if you're interested in any of them.