This paper is from Session 1H: Data science, technology and the future
which comes under Topic 1: Statistics education: Looking back, looking forward
Paper 1H1 (Tuesday 10th, 16:00-17:30)
Leading change: Developing a new Applied Data Science programme
Presenter
- Jennifer Brown (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Abstract
Data science is a fast emerging new profession aligned with the exponential growth in size and availability of “big data” and the data driven industry. To respond to these changes, universities worldwide are developing programmes of study in Data Science. At the University of Canterbury we developed a programme in Applied Data Science. The Applied Data Science has as its mission “to enable data hungry students to become data-savvy”. The programme is multidisciplinary and involves courses from across campus. To create such a programme we used a number of leadership techniques to bring a diverse mix of University staff together, and to achieve an outcome that we are all proud of.