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.
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About this Course
Learner Career Outcomes
20%
27%
25%
Some programming experience in any language.
What you will learn
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.
Learner Career Outcomes
20%
27%
25%
Some programming experience in any language.
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University of Colorado System
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome to the Clinical Data Science Specialization
Learn what clinical data science is all about and get access to the free technology environment hosted by Google Cloud!
Introduction: Clinical Data
Clinical data are complex. Walk through the four-W's of clinical data to understand where they come from and what they look like.
Tools: SQL
Develop basic skills in SQL (Structured Query Language) and query the real clinical data set used in the Clinical Data Science Specialization.
Tools: R and the Tidyverse
Learn how to use the tidyverse to implement your Clinical Data Science Workflow in R.
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL DATA SCIENCE
The course is great overall. But when it comes to teaching SQL and R, there is too much to learn with just a few explanation. It is not easy for those who do not have background knowledge on those.
Very nice overview of a very complex topic. Somewhat superficial in some areas, but this is an introduction class and covered everything to an acceptable degree. A very intimidating topic.
Nice bite sized pieces, with relevant application to querying hospital database using (pre-requisite knowledge) of SQL and R-prog. Definitely useful for my speciality and line of work.
One great course I will recommend to people. Had the chance to learn so much, especially about the MIMIC III dataset as I am using it for a project in AI. Thank you for this course.
About the Clinical Data Science Specialization
Are you interested in how to use data generated by doctors, nurses, and the healthcare system to improve the care of future patients? If so, you may be a future clinical data scientist!

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