Data Science Capstone I. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Restrictions: Senior standing. The Data Science (DS) Capstone Project spans two semesters and is intended to provide a real-world project-based learning experience for seniors in the BS DS program. The overall objectives of this course are to investigate the nature and techniques of a data-oriented computing development project. Projects are provided by faculty members or industry partners, or proposed by students who wish to become entrepreneurs. In DS Capstone I, teams of project participants will carry out market research, identify appropriate data science problems, collect and preprocess the needed data, define performance metrics, perform risk analysis, and finish an overall design of their solution that integrates various data analytics techniques. The course instructor will mentor and evaluate all projects in conjunction with an entrepreneurship board of industry, faculty, and alumni advisors.