DS 440Data Sciences Capstone Course
This course provides opportunities for students to develop their data science problem solving skills via a semester long group project. Projects typically involve analyses of real data. Students should be able to conceptualize a research project, plan its execution, implement the plan, and communicate their results. The capstone projects will integrate knowledge gained in technical subjects such as machine learning, data mining, data integration, and visualization. Other aspects of problem solving including considerations of security, privacy, fairness and ethical issues will often be required. At the end of the semester, students will communicate the results of their projects through a written report and an oral project presentation.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “C or better in DS 220 and DS 340W Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: DS 435 and ( DS 305 or CMPSC 465 )”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 4 · Spring (3 programs).
One of the options in (4)
- Data Sciences, B.S. (Abington)
- Data Sciences, B.S. (Engineering)
- Data Sciences, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology)
- Data Sciences, B.S. (Science)