Thoughts on an undergraduate major in data science at U of Denver
- Statistical acumen
- Statistics and Probability at "baby" Casella/Berger level
- Full quarter of regression at a minimum
- Observational vs Experimental studies (causal inference)
- Computational skills
- Focus on using computers as an integral tool
- Fundamental computing concepts such as loops, iterators, memory allocation, etc.
- python based relying on Jupyter notebooks
- Ethical, data-driven decision making
To do:
- Job market
- Prep for grad school
Which departments/groups at DU should be included in DS conversations?
- Computer Science
- Business Information and Analytics
- Mathematics
- Geography
- Emergent Digital Practices
- Others
- Biology
- Physics
- RMS
- ??
- Penn State
- Intercollege major in data science that includes statistics, computer science, and information sciences
- Duke University
- Interdepartmenal major including stats and CS
- UC Berkeley
- Maybe the gold standard
- Loyola Chicago
- Comparable in size to DU
- Colorado State University
- Just in the College of Natural Sciences with Math, Stats, and CS
- Obviously the proximinity to DU is a little troubling
- University of British Columbia
- Johns Hopkins