Bill Howe did a solid intro course for the University of Washington. Videos and other materials are available on Coursera.

https://www.coursera.org/course/datasci

The one thing I'd really change is to tighten up the range of tools used. It seems helpful to show students a range of tools, but it usually ends up being a major distraction for students and a lot of extra effort for course staff. Any such course is already going to be a blitz of new concepts and technology.

Go full Python, plus interactive tools as helpful (Weka, Tableu). Let them pick up R or D3.js or whatever later, after they have a better appreciation for the concepts and such which make them useful.