ISDA Program Learning Outcomes

Overview

Program Learning Outcomes — BS in Information Science and Data Analytics

Upon completion of the BS in Information Science and Data Analytics program, students will be able to:

  1. Apply information and data science concepts and methods by thinking critically and creatively to conceptualize and solve real world problems;
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the data lifecycle, including data curation and stewardship. distributed computing, and the data pipeline ecosystem;
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility in data ownership, security, sensitivity of data, and consequences and privacy concerns of data analysis;
  4. Demonstrate an ability to identify user-centric information and data needs of diverse populations and to interpret data findings effectively to diverse audiences, orally, visually, and in written formats;
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of how people from diverse backgrounds and cultures interact with technology and with each other in technological contexts; and how to plan strategically for emerging technologies and the changing technological landscape.

See Program Learning Outcomes mapped to:
classes and to University Learning Goals.