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COSC2818 · RMIT University

The Data Science Professional

Credit points
12
Level
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Workload
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Faculty
STEM College

What it covers

The role of a Data Scientist is an increasingly ubiquitous job role in many organisations of varying size. As well as a variety of technical skills, the practicing Data Scientist also requires knowledge and awareness of key ethical, privacy and governance considerations for managing data, and data security and related techniques for implementing such. Moreover, a Data Scientist in an organisation must be an effective communicator both with other business units and with management, displaying an ability to both understand business needs and to communicate analyses effectively to inform decision making. This course will: introduce concepts related to legal, ethical, privacy, governance issues for data collections; describe techniques for effectively managing such issues; provide you with techniques for effective communication and other considerations required of the Data Scientist in a professional organisation.

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