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Math and Statistics

Webinar Series: Data Science Undergraduate Education

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a webinar series on undergraduate data science education. Webinars will take place on Tuesdays from 3-4pm ET starting on September 12 and ending on November 14. See below for the list of dates and themes for each webinar.

This webinar series is part of an input-gathering initiative for a National Academies study on Envisioning the Data Science Discipline: The Undergraduate Perspective. Learn more about the study, read the interim report, and share your thoughts with the committee on the study webpage at nas.edu/EnvisioningDS.

Webinar speakers will be posted as they are confirmed on the webinar series website.
 

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Webinar Dates and Topics

  • 9/12/17 - Building Data Acumen
  • 9/19/17 - Incorporating Real-World Applications
  • 9/26/17 - Faculty Training and Curriculum Development
  • 10/3/17 - Communication Skills and Teamwork
  • 10/10/17 - Inter-Departmental Collaboration and Institutional Organization
  • 10/17/17 - Ethics
  • 10/24/17 - Assessment and Evaluation for Data Science Programs
  • 11/7/17 - Diversity, Inclusion, and Increasing Participation
  • 11/14/17 - Two-Year Colleges and Institutional Partnerships

All webinars take place from 3-4pm ET.  If you plan to join us online, please register to attend.  You will have the option to register for the entire webinar series or for individual webinars.

Share Your Input

The study committee is seeking public input for consideration in their upcoming report which will set forth a vision for the emerging discipline of data science at the undergraduate level.  To share your input with the committee, please fill out this form.


 


Webcast and Symposium on Data-Driven Decision Making


The abundance of large and complex data, coupled with powerful modeling techniques and analytic methods, creates tremendous opportunity for organizations and individuals to base their decisions on empirical evidence. However, to appreciate both the capabilities and limitations of these data and tools, decision makers need some understanding of data science principles. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invite you to attend our upcoming symposium and webcast on data-driven decision making that will take place on September 14, 2017 from 9:00am-5:00pm at the Keck Center in Washington, DC. The event will highlight simple principles that can support data-driven decision making and help decision makers learn the right questions to ask when presented with new analyses.

 
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About Math and Statistics at the National Academies


The Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics (BMSA) leads activities in the mathematical sciences at the National Academies in topic areas including from applied mathematics, scientific computing, and risk analysis. 

The Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics (CATS) organizes studies and events focusing on the statistical sciences, big data and data science, statistical education, the use of statistics, and issues affecting the field. CATS occupies a pivotal position in the statistical community, providing expertise in methodology and policy formation.

 
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