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Data Science as an Emerging Discipline: The Roles of iSchools in the Era of Big Data

This paper explores the growing importance of data science as a discipline and the role that iSchools play in advancing research and education in this field. It highlights the demand for data scientists and the transformation of data into knowledge and wisdom. The paper discusses the teaching and research activities related to data science in iSchools, global collaborations, and career paths in this domain. It also addresses the relationship between data science and other related disciplines. Suggestions and comments are welcome.

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Data Science as an Emerging Discipline: The Roles of iSchools in the Era of Big Data

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  1. Data Science as an Emerging Discipline: The Roles of iSchools in the Era of Big Data Xiao Hu, Sam Chu, J. Stephen Downie, Celina Lee Faculty of Education University of Hong Kong School of Information Sciences University of Illinois iConference 2017, Wuhan, China

  2. Data Science • Data Scientists • “sexiest job in the 21st century” Harvard Business Review, 2012 • “best job of the year”Glassdor, 2016 • Information Science • Data -> Information -> Knowledge -> Wisdom

  3. Data Science in iSchools: Now Data Science Related Teaching and Research Activities in iSchools (Tier 1)

  4. Global Collaborations • Expertise + Demand • Univ. of Hong Kong + Univ. of Illinois • Data Curation Spring Institute (Feb. 2015) • Data-driven Scholarship Autumn Institute (Nov. 2016) • ……

  5. Questions / Confusions • Content of the programs • Data curation, data management • Statistics, data analysis • Algorithms, data mining • System design and deployment • Career paths to aim for • Data curator, data scientist, data analyst, data manager,… • Relationship with other related disciplines • Statistics, computer science, (digital) humanities, etc.

  6. Comments and Discussions • Welcome suggestions/comments! • xiaoxhu@hku.hk • Thank You!

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