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PX5901: DATA SCIENCE PROJECT (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

This is a project course for the MSc in data science. Students will be given a data science project, which will be supervised by two members of staff.

 

The project will involve a typical data science workflow, from data collection, cleaning, to analysing and visualising the results.

The students will have to deliver a presentation and hand in a report about the results.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Third Term Credit Points 60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Marco (Physics) Thiel

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme
  • Master Of Science In Data Science

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This is a project course for the MSc in data science. Students will be given a data science project, which will be supervised by two members of staff.

 

The project will involve a typical data science workflow, from data collection, cleaning, to analysing and visualising the results.

The students will have to deliver a presentation and hand in a report about the results.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 80
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Word Count:  25000-50000

Submission of annotated computer code is also expected.

Written comments.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionCreateStudents will learn how to make sense of data. They will apply algorithmic knowledge from the courses in the MSc Data Science degree to conduct a piece of research in collecting, analysing data
ReflectionCreateCommunication and presentation skills

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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30 Minute Presentation

Written feedback

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionCreateStudents will learn how to make sense of data. They will apply algorithmic knowledge from the courses in the MSc Data Science degree to conduct a piece of research in collecting, analysing data
ReflectionCreateCommunication and presentation skills

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Class Test

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionCreateCommunication and presentation skills
ReflectionCreateStudents will learn how to make sense of data. They will apply algorithmic knowledge from the courses in the MSc Data Science degree to conduct a piece of research in collecting, analysing data
ReflectionEvaluateData analysis and modelling workflow.

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