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Oct 11, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Data Analytics Minor
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The data analytics minor is designed for students who want to develop or enhance their ability to apply statistics, programming/coding, and mathematics to assess, analyze, and communicate recommendations related to complex data-driven problems in their area of interest. The minor can be coupled with nearly any major on campus. Five units are required including: core classes in statistics, and computer programming, one survey course on data analytics, and two electives within four different areas of emphasis related to data: management/organization, research methods & analysis, modeling & forecasting, and data & society. A maximum of two classes from this minor may also be counted towards a college major. For questions about this minor, contact Dr. Seolah Kim in Economics & Management.
Student Learning Outcomes for Minor:
All students completing this minor will be able to:
- Collect, explore, and clean a dataset related to a question of interest with a comprehension of several data formats.
- Conduct data visualizations and basic data analyses from the real-world data across different basic and applied contexts.
- Recognize societal concerns associated with data collection and analysis, such as ethical issues of implicit biases, privacy, confidentiality.
- Be proficient in at least one high-level programming language and know how to apply this language to real-world datasets.
- Interpret the results from the analyses and clearly present them in a professional manner.
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Requirements for Data Analytics Minor
Elective Courses:
Two additional units from the following areas of emphasis. Each unit must be in a different area of emphasis.
Data Organization & Management
Data Research Methods w/Applications
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