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Activity Number: 260
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 5, 2013 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #309816
Title: The Data Scientist Degree: A Necessity for Growth in Our Discipline
Author(s): April Kerby*+ and Brant Deppa and Chris J. Malone and Tisha Hooks
Companies: and Winona State University and Winona State University and Winona State University
Keywords: Statistics Education ; Data Scientist ; Undergraduate Degree
Abstract:

At JSM 2012 the authors presented preliminary work on "The Undergraduate Statistics Program of the Future." This work highlighted the fact that the current undergraduate statistics curriculum may not properly prepare students seeking employment immediately after graduation. Over the past year the authors have continued this work and developed a Data Scientist Degree which addresses many of the deficiencies in the current curriculum. This new degree is a compilation of statistics and computer science courses, courses in an application area, and a substantial independent learning component. Our discipline should embrace this type of degree in order to meet the demands of future employers. This poster presents the new data scientist degree at Winona State University and how it will lead to the growth of our program and our discipline.


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