Data Science Education

Educational / General Interest / Happenings / News

New course for fall 2018: On-Ramp to Data Science for Chemical Engineers

Description: Engineers are encountering and generating a ever-growing body of data and recognizing the utility of applying data science (DataSci) approaches to extract knowledge from that data. A common barrier to learning DataSci is the stack of prerequisite courses that cannot fit into the typical engineering student schedule. This class will remove this barrier by, in ...

Research

Dinov article: Building consensus on data science education and training

Dr. Ivo Dinov, professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Human Behavior, and Biological Science, and associate director of MIDAS, recently published an article on the training and education curricula needs of data science. Title: Quant data science meets dexterous artistry Published in: International Journal of Data Science and Analytics DOI: 10.1007/s41060-018-0138-6 Author: Ivo D Dinov Abstract: Data science is ...

Al Hero / Educational / News

NASEM Webinar: Data Science for Undergraduates – Opportunities & Options

As our economy, society, and daily life become increasingly dependent on data, new college graduates entering the workforce need to have the skills to analyze data effectively. At the request of the National Science Foundation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a study to explore what data science skills are essential for undergraduates ...