BP340 - Bachelor of Data Science

Plan: BP340 - Bachelor of Data Science
Campus: City Campus

Learning outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes Statement

You are expected to develop the following Program Learning Outcomes:

Enabling Knowledge (PLO1)

You will gain skills as you apply knowledge with creativity and initiative to new situations. In doing so, you will:

• Demonstrate mastery of a body of knowledge that includes recent developments in computer science, information technology and statistics;
• Understand and use appropriate and relevant, fundamental and applied mathematical and statistical knowledge, methodologies and modern computational tools;
• Recognise and use research principles and methods applicable to data science.

Critical Analysis (PLO2)

You will learn to accurately and objectively examine, and critically investigate computer science, information technology (IT) and statistical concepts, evidence, theories or situations, in particular to:

• Analyse and manage large amounts of data arising from various sources
• Evaluate and compare solutions to data analysis problems on the basis of organisational and user requirements;
• Bring together and flexibly apply knowledge to characterise, analyse and solve a wide range of statistical problems.

Problem Solving (PLO3)

Your capability to analyse complex problems and synthesise suitable solutions will be extended as you learn to:

• Design and implement data analytic techniques that accommodate specified requirements and constraints, based on analysis or modelling or requirements specification;
• Apply an understanding of the balance between the complexity / accuracy of the mathematical / statistical models used and the timeliness of the delivery of the solution.

Communication (PLO4)

You will learn to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences through a range of modes and media, in particular to:

• Interpret abstract theoretical propositions, choose methodologies, justify conclusions and defend professional decisions to both technical and non-technical personnel via technical reports of professional standard and technical presentations.

Team Work (PLO5)

You will learn to work as an effective and productive team member in a range of professional and social situations, in particular to:

• Work effectively in different roles, to form, manage, and successfully produce outcomes from collaborative teams, whose members may have diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and life circumstances, and differing levels of technical expertise.

Responsibility (PLO6)

You will be required to accept responsibility for your own learning and make informed decisions about judging and adopting appropriate behaviour in professional and social situations. This includes accepting the responsibility for independent life-long learning and a high level of accountability. Specifically, you will learn to:

• Effectively apply relevant standards, ethical considerations, and an understanding of legal and privacy issues to managing and processing data;
• Contextualise outputs where data are drawn from diverse and evolving social, political and cultural dimensions;
• Reflect on experience and improve your own future practice;
• Locate and use data and information and evaluate its quality with respect to its authority and relevance.

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