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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

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MA4601 - Data Science Honours Project, Part 1 of 2

Credit points:03
Year:2023
Student Contribution Band:Band 1
Prerequisites:MA3831, MA3212
Subject chain:

MA4601MA4602

Administered by:College of Science and Engineering

Subject Description

    This subject will prepare students for advanced research by examining how to plan, conduct and report on empirical investigations with an emphasis on data science.

Learning Outcomes

  • Interpret and assess literature related to a current research topic in data science
  • Formulate a research problem and synthesise knowledge of technical skills and context to develop methodologies to solve a research problem
  • Communicate theoretical and applied data science knowledge to present methodology of a data science problem in written and oral form

Subject Assessment

As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.

  • Oral > Presentation 1 - (10%) - Individual
  • Written > Thesis/dissertation - (90%) - Individual

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Availabilities

Cairns Nguma-bada, Study Period 2, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 24 Aug 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 24 Jul 2023 to Friday, 17 Nov 2023
Staff:No staff allocated; see "This Subject In Other Years".
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 13 Hours - Seminars - Presentation

Cairns Nguma-bada, Study Period 5, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 04 May 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 17 Apr 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023
Coordinator(s):
DR Carla Ewels
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 13 Hours - Seminars - Presentation