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3 Data Science Education
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... This chapter provides an overview of the current landscape of classes and programs and identifies some of the key challenges facing those who aim to develop a data science program. UNDERGRADUATE MODALITIES Undergraduate data science education is currently offered in many forms, and this variability is expected to continue in the near future.
From page 36...
... Introductory Exposure to Data Science Several 4-year and, increasingly, 2-year academic institutions have some type of introductory data science course or sequence to educate students, and many more institutions will likely develop these courses in years to come, especially as degree programs are developed for students. These stand-alone courses and sequences provide interested students with an introduction to data science, attract students to data science majors or minors (if applicable)
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... Students use an interactive platform that allows for analysis without using a specific programming lan guage. The coursework includes several student-driven data analy sis projects.4 • The University of Washington, a public research university in S ­ eattle, offers Introduction to Data Science, which is cross-listed in 2 The website for the UC Berkeley connector courses is https://data.berkeley.edu/ education/connectors, accessed February 12, 2018.
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... edu/academic-programs/computer-science/, accessed February 1, 2018. 8 The website for DATA 101 is http://catalog.montgomerycollege.edu/preview_course_ nopop.php?
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... Introductory data science courses will continue to evolve and improve over time with innovative curriculum development that emphasizes realworld experiences and connections, ongoing faculty development opportunities, and cross-disciplinary collaboration among a wider spectrum of disciplines. Major in Data Science Data science majors are emerging across academic institutions and will continue to do so in years to come.
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... Some majors have courses listed as "data science," including crosslisted courses with statistics and computer science, while other data science majors draw entirely upon courses from connected departments. C ­ ommon topics taught under the "data science" listing include advanced data analytics, big data, data mining, simulation modeling, and computational thinking.
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... The upper division has core mathematics, computer science, and data science courses; elective computer science and mathematics courses; and a senior project.13 On completion of the major, students need to be "versed in predictive modeling, data analysis and computational 9 The websites for the joint program at the University of Michigan are https://www.eecs.umich. edu/eecs/undergraduate/data-science/ and https://lsa.umich.edu/stats/undergraduatestudents/undergraduate-programs/majordatascience.html, accessed February 12, 2018.
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... 16 The website for the University of California, Irvine, data science degree is http://www. ics.uci.edu/ugrad/degrees/degree_datascience.php, accessed February 20, 2018.
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... html, accessed February 12, 2018. 18 The website for Practical Data Science is http://www.datasciencecourse.org/, accessed February 20, 2018.
From page 44...
... Topics include languages for transforming, querying, and analyzing data; algorithms for machine learning methods including regression, classification, and clustering; principles behind creating informative data visualizations; statistical concepts of measurement error and prediction; and techniques for scalable data processing. Minor or Track in Data Science For those undergraduate students who are not interested in or do not have the time to complete a 4-year major in data science, a minor or track in data science offers a useful alternative for introductory skill development.
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... • Miami University of Ohio, a public research university in Hamilton, offers a business analytics minor hosted by its business depart ment.24 Required courses include Business Statistics, Applied Regression and Analysis in Business, IT and the Intelligent Enter prise, Database Systems and Data Warehousing, Business Intel ligence and Data Visualization, and two approved electives from data science, social science, and/or statistics. • The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a private college in Terre Haute, Indiana, offers a multidisciplinary minor in data science.25 Required courses include an approved introductory statistics course, Introduction to Software Development, Object-Oriented Software Development, and four electives from an approved list of statistics, computer science, and data science courses.
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... Minors or tracks in data science give students a wider knowledge base, thus making them more marketable candidates for the future workforce -- not only do these students have expertise in a particular domain area, but they also have valuable data science skills and experience that can be applicable to a variety of emerging career paths. Although the minor or track in data science is an attractive option for certain populations of students, such programs may be limited by time and space in their ability to help students develop data science foundations and skills in sufficient depth.
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... 29 The website for the Washtenaw Community College certificate in applied data science is http://www.wccnet.edu/academics/programs/view/program/CTADS/, accessed February 12, 2018. 30 The website for the Community College of Allegheny County data analytics technology program is https://www.ccac.edu/Data_Analytics_Technology.aspx, accessed February 1, 2018.
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... . 31The website for the Nashua Community College foundations of data analytics program is http://www.nashuacc.edu/academics/associate-degrees/stem-and-advancedmanufacturing/398-foundations-in-data-analytics, accessed February 1, 2018.
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... 35 The website for the Johnson County Community College Data Analytics Certificate is http://catalog.jccc.edu/degreecertificates/computerinformationsystems/dataanalyticscert/, accessed February 6, 2018. 36 The website for the Great Bay Community College Certificate in Practical Data Science is http://greatbay.edu/courses/certificate-programs/data-practical-data-science, accessed February 12, 2018.
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... 44 The website for the Coursera data science offerings is https://www.coursera.org/ browse/data-science? languages=en, accessed February 20, 2018.
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... 47 The website for the MicroMasters in data science is https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ data-science, accessed February 20, 2018. 48 The website for the MicroMasters in big data is https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ big-data, accessed February 20, 2018.
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... , underrepresented students from a broad spectrum of 53 The website for the Coursera specialization in data analysis and interpretation is https:// www.coursera.org/specializations/data-analysis, accessed February 14, 2018. 54 The website for the Iowa State University Midwest Big Data Summer School is http:// mbds.cs.iastate.edu/2017/, accessed February 12, 2018.
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... 57 The website for the University of Michigan Big Data Summer Institute is https://sph. umich.edu/bdsi/, accessed February 12, 2018.
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... ly/education/data-science-immersive, accessed February 1, 2018.
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... 60 The website for DataCamp is https://www.datacamp.com, accessed February 1, 2018. 61 The website for the Carpentries is https://carpentries.org/, accessed April 23, 2018.
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... 62 The website for the New York Hall of Science is https://nysci.org/, accessed February 22, 2018.
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... Interested educators at both the middle and high school levels would benefit from access to more resources that will allow them to integrate data science concepts into their classroom teaching, especially as curriculum materials are still being developed.64 The data science community, 63 The website for the Common Core State Standards Initiative is http://www.core standards.org/standards-in-your-state/, accessed February 23, 2018. 64 Dozens of high schools in California are already offering data science classes for eleventh and twelfth graders that combine statistics and programming instruction through hands-on activities.
From page 58...
... 2017. Null effects of boot camps and short-format training for PhD students in life sciences.
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... https://ischool.uw.edu/news/2017/10/calling-bullshit-makes-impact schools-across-country. Accessed February 22, 2018.


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