Program Overview

Data Mining and Data-Based Models Course

Course Overview

The Data Mining and Data-Based Models course is a 5-credit online course offered by the University of Oulu. The course aims to provide students with the skills to find and interpret biomedical data to answer relevant biomedical questions.

Course Details

• Course Code: AVOIN YO
• Credits: 5
• Duration: 31.08.2023 - 30.12.2023
• Fee: Free
• Language: English
• Location: Online

Course Objectives

After completing the course, students should be able to:

• Understand, find, and mine biomedical data sources
• Devise strategies for the mining of aggregated and sparse data
• Identify static and responsive databases and interact with them
• Perform basic data mining operations, including ontological enrichments and pathway
  etwork analysis
• Evaluate the quality of data and their usability in further contexts

Course Structure

• The course is completed by passing all learning assignments and exercises.
• Web-based self-study/teaching (local face-to-face teaching will be arranged if the situation allows)
• 30h of exercise groups, 105h self-studying in the web

Assessment

• The course is completed by passing all learning assignment and exercises.
• Assessment scale: Pass/Fail

Instructor

• Valerio Izzi

Prerequisites

• It is recommended that this course is taken together or after the course Bio-data and before eventual courses on data management.

Course Content

• Sources and types of biomedical data
• Aggregated vs. sparse data
• Use of data for hypothesis generation and validation

Target Audience

• The course is part of the continuous learning and open university teaching offerings by the University of Oulu.
• Maximum number of participants: 20

Organization

• The course is organized by the University of Oulu, Department of Biochemistry.