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Badge in Data Mining Fundamentals

The College of Computing's data mining fundamentals badge (not a degree or certificate) is designed to prepare students to accomplish tasks such as:

  • Assess the most important models, methods, and concepts used in data mining and knowledge discovery in the life sciences
  • Evaluate data mining software used in bioinformatics and medicine.
  • Apply algorithms for biomedical data mining and biosequence analysis, including statistics, database search programs, multiple alignment methods, motifs, hidden Markov models, and sequence clustering and classification.
  • Formulate database queries to the most common databases in the field.

Admission

Completion of a bachelor's degree and evidence of basic object-oriented programming skills are required for admission.

Program Location

Classes are offered in-person in the late afternoon or evening in downtown Grand Rapids.

Requirements

The badge comprises one course (three credits).

Students must take:



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