About this course: An increasing volume of data is becoming available in biomedicine and healthcare, from genomic data, to electronic patient records and data collected by wearable devices. Recent advances in data science are transforming the life sciences, leading to precision medicine and stratified healthcare. In this course, you will learn about some of the different types of data and computational methods involved in stratified healthcare and precision medicine. You will have a hands-on experience of working with such data. And you will learn from leaders in the field about successful case studies. Topics include: (i) Sequence Processing, (ii) Image Analysis, (iii) Network Modelling, (iv) Probabilistic Modelling, (v) Machine Learning, (vi) Natural Language Processing, (vii) Process Modelling and (viii) Graph Data. Watch the course promo video here: http://edin.ac/2pn350P
Who is this class for: This course is aimed at learners who are familiar with the basic principles of biomedical and healthcare practice, and who have an interest in data science. Prior knowledge in computer programming or data science is not needed.
Created by: The University of Edinburgh
Taught by: Dr Areti Manataki, Teaching and Research Fellow
Centre for Medical InformaticsTaught by: Dr Frances Wong, Data Science MOOC Project Lead
College of Science and Engineering
| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 5 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Welcome to the Course
Join us this week to find out how the course works and to try your hand at programming in Python!
7 videos, 8 readings
- Video: About the Course
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Course Logistics
- Reading: How to use the Discussion Forums
- Reading: Course Team
- Reading: Acknowledgements
- Reading: Copyright
- Video: Demystifying Data Science
- Video: Python Basics Part 1
- Reading: How to use Jupyter Notebooks
- Reading: Programming tips & tricks
- Notebook: Python Basics Part 1
- Video: Python Basics Part 2
- Notebook: Python Basics Part 2
- Video: Professor Andrew Morris
- Video: Professor Aileen Keel
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
WELCOME TO WEEK 2
This week you will be introduced to Sequence Processing and Medical Image Analysis. Explore the course materials to find out about recent advances in these areas and how they contribute to Precision Medicine!
9 videos
- Video: DNA and Sequencing
- Video: Modelling the Data
- Video: Conclusion
- Video: Professor Tim Aitman
- Video: Professor David Porteous
- Video: Introduction
- Video: Medical Imaging Data & Modalities
- Video: Analysing Medical Images
- Notebook: Image Analysis Programming Task
Graded: Quiz 2
WEEK 3
WELCOME TO WEEK 3
This week you will learn about Probabilistic and Network Modelling, and how they are applied to biomedicine. You will also be introduced to Machine Learning and explore the opportunities it brings to the medical field.
11 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Representing Networks
- Video: Biological Networks
- Video: Conclusion
- Video: Introduction
- Video: Statistical Methods in Medical Research
- Video: Conclusion
- Video: Introduction
- Video: Supervised Learning
- Video: Unsupervised Learning
- Video: Conclusion
- Notebook: Machine Learning Programming Task
- Reading: How the Programming Assignment works
- Notebook: Programming Assignment Notebook
Graded: Quiz 3
Graded: Programming Assignment Quiz
WEEK 4
WELCOME TO WEEK 4
This week you will discover how clinical notes and other free-form text can be analysed with the use of Natural Language Processing techniques. You will also find out how Process Modelling can help us understand, stratify and improve healthcare processes.
9 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Tasks
- Video: Computational Methods
- Notebook: Natural Language Processing Programming Task
- Video: Angus McCann from IBM
- Reading: IBM Watson
- Video: Introduction
- Video: Modelling Processes
- Video: Analysing Processes
- Video: Process Mining
- Video: Rodrigo Barnes from Aridhia
Graded: Quiz 4
WEEK 5
WELCOME TO WEEK 5
In this final week of the course you will learn how the Graph Data model allows for effective linkage of different data in the life sciences. You will also explore societal, legal and ethical implications of precision medicine and stratified healthcare.
7 videos, 3 readings
- Video: Graph Data & RDF
- Video: Ontologies & Graph Data Conclusion
- Reading: SPARQL Querying
- Notebook: Graph Data Programming Task
- Video: Dr Steve Pavis
- Video: Professor Mark Parsons
- Video: Society, Law and Ethics
- Reading: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Reading: Research Ethics
- Video: Course Conclusion
Graded: Quiz 5
Graded: Final Course Assessment
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Ratings and Reviews
One of the great course I have ever done through coursera! Thank you to Dr.Wong and Dr.Areti for their great contribution!
A good insight on healthcare perspective of data sciences.
Very insight full and packs quite the punch in terms of content
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Course introduces a varieties of Data Analytics methods and machine learning approaches for working with the stratified Healthcare data. I would recommend this course to those who are thinking about making their carrier in Data Science specially in Healthcare Business!