Promoting 'Data Intuition' and Domain Knowledge in Data Science Education (feat. Brian Wright)

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“We’re lucky at UVA because we have this school of Data Science… it’s a freestanding school with its own dean. The nice thing about this is that it creates a ‘known identity’ for where Data Science sits on campus…”

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Data Science Education Podcast! We’re happy you’re listening with us again, and we hope you look forward to this upcoming season.

In this episode, Brian Wright, an Assistant Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Programs at the School of Data Science for the University of Virginia, discusses the importance of fostering a sense of ‘Data Intuition’ within their Data Science program. He also outlines how to build a meaningful Data Science capstone project for students, while urging educators to prioritize maintaining domain knowledge throughout Data Science coursework.

“We should be honest to the field and ask ourselves, ‘what do we really think Data Science is?’… I think the process of going through [this question] is important for the field, seeing as it’s still evolving.”