Data Science Capstone Project

Course aim

To apply knowledge and techniques developed in the program to a research or industry based project in the area of data science or financial analytics.

Course content

The main component of this course is the project, that is normally industry based or associated with a problem that originates from one of the University's research centres or groups.

The course has weekly workshops to cover topics related to development of the 'soft' skills required by a data analytics professional (leadership, teamwork, project management, communication skills, ethics and so on).

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
INFS 5099	Data Science Professional Development

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop (Face-to-face and/or virtual workshops, including small group work.)	1 hour x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop (Face-to-face and/or virtual workshops, including small group work.)	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (On-line materials, on-line interactions with these material, weekly on-line computer practicals in a virtual machine environment, online interactions with the course coordinator and with other students, including through virtual workshops. )	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Online presentation, Presentation, Project, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.