NURS 7057 - BIG DATA AND DATA SCIENCE IN NURSING AND THE HEALTH SCIENCES

[3 Credits]

Big Data and Data Science in Nursing and the Health Sciences introduces doctoral students to big data and data science methodologies to create data applications and acquire value from data that can be used to improve patient outcomes. The volume, variety and velocity of large data sets such as electronic health records, genomics, clinical data repositories, social media, and mobile health technologies will be examined. Students will explore the impact of data proliferation on scholarship and methods such as machine learning, predictive modeling, natural language processing, and data visualization. Collaboration with an interprofessional big data team is essential for the nursing data scientist. Prerequisites: BIOS 6100 and BIOS 6102