A structured 3-year curriculum for data science, covering foundational, intermediate, and advanced topics:
Semester 1: Introduction to Data Science
- Introduction to Data Science - Coursera
- Python for Data Science - edX
- Mathematics for Machine Learning - Coursera
Semester 2: Data Wrangling and Visualization
- Data Cleaning and Transformation - DataCamp
- Data Visualization with Matplotlib and Seaborn - DataCamp
- Exploratory Data Analysis - Udacity
Semester 3: Statistical Foundations
- Statistics for Data Science - Coursera
- Probability and Statistics - Khan Academy
- Bayesian Statistics - Coursera
Semester 4: Machine Learning Basics
- Machine Learning by Andrew Ng - Coursera
- Applied Machine Learning - DataCamp
- Feature Engineering for Machine Learning - Udemy
Semester 5: Big Data and Cloud Computing
Semester 6: Deep Learning and Neural Networks
- Deep Learning Specialization - Coursera
- Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition - Stanford CS231n
- Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning - Coursera
Semester 7: Advanced Machine Learning
- Advanced Machine Learning - Coursera
- Reinforcement Learning - Udacity
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting - DataCamp
Semester 8: Data Science Applications
- Data Science Capstone Project - Real-world application of data science skills
- Data Ethics and Privacy - Coursera
- Data Science in Industry - Internships and practical experience
Semester 9: Special Topics and Electives
- AI for Everyone - Coursera
- Blockchain and Data Science - edX
- Data Science Research - Collaborative research projects or thesis
- Books: "Python for Data Analysis" by Wes McKinney, "Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow" by Aurélien Géron, "Deep Learning" by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville.
- Data Science Competitions: Participate in Kaggle competitions to apply and sharpen skills.
- Data Science Blogs and Podcasts: Stay updated with the latest trends and discussions in the data science community through platforms like Towards Data Science and Data Skeptic podcast.
This curriculum provides a comprehensive pathway to becoming proficient in data science, combining theoretical foundations with hands-on practical experience and advanced specialization. Adjustments can be made based on specific interests or career goals within data science.