Activity Number:
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128
- Curricular Considerations for Statistics and Data Science Education
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2018 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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Abstract #330458
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Presentation
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Title:
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Developing an Introductory Data Science Course in a Computer Science Curriculum
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Author(s):
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Dianna Spence*
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Companies:
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University of North Georgia
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Keywords:
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data science;
statistics education;
curriculum
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Abstract:
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This paper describes the development and implementation of an undergraduate course in Data Science targeted toward students with a major or minor in Computer Science. Included in the overview are the prerequisite content in both statistics and programming; the topics visited in the course; the organization of assignments and assessments; a description of student performance in the course; and subsequent plans for future course revisions.
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