DATASCI02 Data science
Faculty of Information Technology
Data science (DATASCI02) is an area of study worth 24 credit points, listing 4 units, taught at Clayton.
- Credit points
- 24
- Units
- 4
- Campus
- Clayton
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Overview
Data science addresses aspects of how to capture, manage and use the huge volumes of data generated by businesses, organisations and science in the Information Age. This minor spans technical areas such as programming and databases, through modelling, visualisation and analysis, as well as legal and ethical issues. As well as providing a technical depth component to students in information technology and computer science, this minor will provide a breadth component together with practical skills to students from other disciplines that generate and deal with large amounts of data, from the sciences, through business and commerce to the humanities.
Availability
Data science is listed in the Bachelor of Information Technology at Clayton as a minor.