This course will prepare you to complete all parts of the Clinical Data Science Specialization. In this course you will learn how clinical data are generated, the format of these data, and the ethical and legal restrictions on these data. You will also learn enough SQL and R programming skills to be able to complete the entire Specialization - even if you are a beginner programmer. While you are taking this course you will have access to an actual clinical data set and a free, online computational environment for data science hosted by our Industry Partner Google Cloud.
Introduction to Clinical Data Science
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Introduction to Clinical Data Science
This course is part of Clinical Data Science Specialization
Instructor: Laura K. Wiley, PhD
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Describe how each type of clinical data are generated, specifically outlining who creates the data, when and why the data are generated.
Write SQL code to combine two or more tables using database joins.
Write R code to manipulate and tidy data including: selecting columns, filtering rows, and joining data sets.
Write markdown formatted text and combine with R code in RMarkdown documents.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Learn what clinical data science is all about and get access to the free technology environment hosted by Google Cloud!
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4 videos6 readings2 assignments
Clinical data are complex. Walk through the four-W's of clinical data to understand where they come from and what they look like.
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7 videos2 assignments
Develop basic skills in SQL (Structured Query Language) and query the real clinical data set used in the Clinical Data Science Specialization.
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5 videos6 readings2 assignments
Learn how to use the tidyverse to implement your Clinical Data Science Workflow in R.
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2 videos3 readings2 assignments
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Frequently asked questions
Unfortunately at this time we can only allow students who have access to Google services (e.g., a gmail account) to complete the specialization. This is because we give students access to real clinical data and our privacy protections only allow data sharing through the Google BigQuery environment.
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When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.