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Teaching Data Science
We describe an introductory data science course, entitled Introduction to
Data Science, offered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The
course introduced general programming concepts by using the Python programming
language with an emphasis on data preparation, processing, and presentation.
The course had no prerequisites, and students were not expected to have any
programming experience. This introductory course was designed to cover a wide
range of topics, from the nature of data, to storage, to visualization, to
probability and statistical analysis, to cloud and high performance computing,
without becoming overly focused on any one subject. We conclude this article
with a discussion of lessons learned and our plans to develop new data science
courses.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, International Conference on Computational
Science (ICCS 2016
Computationally-intensive Econometrics using a Distributed Matrix-programming Language
This paper reviews the need for powerful facilities in econometrics, focusing on concrete problems which arise in financial economics and in macroeconomics. We argue that the profession is being held back by the lack of easy to use generic software which is able to exploit the availability of cheap clusters of distributed computers. Our response is to extend, in a number of directions, the well known matrix-programming interpreted language Ox developed by the first author. We note three possible levels of extensions: (i) Ox with parallelization explicit in the Ox code; (ii) Ox with a parallelized run-time library; (iii) Ox with a parallelized interpreter. This paper studies and implements the first case, emphasizing the need for deterministic computing in science. We give examples in the context of financial economics and time-series modelling.Distributed computing; Econometrics; High-performance computing; Matrix-programming language
General Education Requirements: Fontbonne Catalog, 2018-2019
This catalog reflects an institution that is devoted to upholding its new, self-identified value of the common good. The addition of the Mission Core classes and restructuring of the GERs that took place in 2015 fundamentally changed how the program worked. A system that relies on Mission core being the āheartā of the GER program with āPillarsā of knowledge supporting the āstructureā of Fontbonne is an important change. The institution is now focused on bringing its own version of a liberal arts education to its students rather than a more standardized one, coming close to finalizing the vision started in the 1970s.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/gen-ed/1004/thumbnail.jp
An educational project for masterās program in computing
The curriculum of a specific masterās program is discussed in thematic and methodological aspect. The general plan, the target group and the educational parameters of the program are represented. The features of the curriculum as thematic areas, learning activities and schedule are discussed. Some statistical data concerning the program implementation are also provided
Computing and Information Science (CIS)
Cornell University Courses of Study Vol. 97 2005/200
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