In this lesson you will learn about the history of Data Science and how Data Science, by nature, is a combination of many different disciplines.
###Objectives ###
By the end of this lesson, you will:
- Know the basics about the origin, development, and popularization about Data Science.
- Know which disciplines contribute to Data Science
- Understand how different disciplines aquire, process, and understand data.
You could share with the class via a Moodle Discussion Forum post how your discipline views Data Science.
Approximately 2 hours.
For both of these two readings, you should stop when you reach the assignment/Exercise section.
- Read the Wikipedia article on A History of Data Science.
- Read the Wikipedia article on A Mash-up of Disciplines in Data Science.
When you have completed and worked through the above readings, please take the Week 1 Lesson 1 Assessment.