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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society

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Vol.53 No.2

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Degree Programs in Data Science at the School of Information in the States

Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, (P)2466-2542;
2022, v.53 no.2, pp.305-332
https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.53.2.202206.305
Hyongjoo Park (Chungnam National University)
Park , H. (2022). Degree Programs in Data Science at the School of Information in the States. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 53(2), 305-332, https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.53.2.202206.305

Abstract

This preliminary study examined the degree programs in data science at the School of Information in the States. The focus of this study was the data science degrees offered at the School of Information awarded by the 64 Library and Information Science (LIS) programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) in 2022. In addition, this study examined the degrees, majors, minors, specialized tracks, and certificates in data science, as well as the potential careers after earning a data science degree. Overall, eight Schools of Information (iSchools) offered 12 data science degrees. Data science courses at the School of Information focus on topics such as introduction to data science, information retrieval, data mining, database, data and humanities, machine learning, metadata, research methods, data analysis and visualization, internship/capstone, ethics and security, user, policy, and curation and management. Most schools did not offer traditional LIS courses. After earning the data science degree in the School of Information, the potential careers included data scientists, data engineers and data analysts. The researcher hopes the findings of this study can be used as a starting point to discuss the directions of data science programs from the perspectives of the information field, specifically the degrees, majors, minors, specialized tracks and certificates in data science.

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Data Science, Degree Programs in Data Science, LIS Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Submission Date
2022-05-25
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2022-06-14

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