Toward construction of “data science” course group and “introduction to data science” course

Abstract

To adapt to data science and big data talent cultivation requirements of the new era,School of Information,Renmin University of China has reformed its course system in recent years.Three course groups as problem solving,computer system,and data science has been designed.Firstly,the behind idea of the three course groups was presented,then the focus was shifted to the introduction of the first course among the data science course group,i.e.“introduction to data science”,including objective and positioning of the course,course contents,teaching program,access method,and project design.

Keywords

• talent cultivation;big data;data science;course system