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The Future of Data Science Education | Live from Datapalooza
FromUVA Data Points
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Jan 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This panel delves into how the faculty at UVA's School of Data Science are actively working to craft a liberal arts curriculum suitable for the digital age, one that not only adapts to but embraces changes in technology and practice. The panel discusses the future of data science education, including in K-12, the school’s guiding philosophy for its undergraduate and graduate programs (minor, B.S., online and residential M.S., Ph.D.), and the merits as well as challenges that arise when constructing a new educational curriculum for a new discipline.
Released:
Jan 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (24)
Ethical Data Science with Cathy O'Neil: UVA Data Points sits down with Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction, and Brian Wright, Assistant Professor of Data Science at the University of Virginia. The candid dialogue ranges from O'Neil's new book The Shame Machine to her work as an algorithm audit consultant. The two also draw comparisons between data science problems and knitting, as well as discuss educating future data scientists. Links: https://mathbabe.org (Cathy O'Neil's website) https://datascience.virginia.edu (UVA School of Data Science website) Books mentioned: The Shame Machine Weapons of Math Destruction by UVA Data Points