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Yang Zhang

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Data Science

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5810.021Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoveryFall 2025
DTSC 4501.402Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsFall 2025
DTSC 4050.020Statistical Methods for Data Science and AnalysisFall 2025
INFO 5810.404Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoverySummer 5W2 2025
DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSummer 5W1 2025 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5810.404Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoverySummer 5W2 2025
DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSummer 5W1 2025 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5810.021Data Analysis and Knowledge DiscoverySpring 2025 SPOT
DTSC 4501.401Principles of Data Science and AnalyticsSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
DTSC 4050.020Statistical Methods for Data Science and AnalysisSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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