Data Science Degree and Curriculum in Korea and its Implications for the Information Field

Park,, H. , & Lee,, H. (2022). Data Science Degree and Curriculum in Korea and its Implications for the Information Field. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 53(3), 431-454, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.53.3.202209.431

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This study examined data science degree programs and courses offered by universities, and those offered by the Library and Information Science (LIS) degree programs, to understand its implications for the LIS programs in Korea. This research assessed the status of data science degrees from 439 schools using the list released by the Korea Educational Development Institute in 2022. To be specific, this study analyzed universities, colleges, majors, sub-majors, interdisciplinary majors, convergence majors, micro-degrees, nanodegrees, tracks, modules, and industry-university cooperative programs within the data science field. This research examined 1,148 courses offered by data science degree programs and 1,325 courses offered by LIS degree programs. Data science degrees in Korea offer courses such as introductory, technical, practical, applied, and in-depth subjects related to data science. Although the LIS programs in Korea do not always offer data science, the courses included topics such as the introduction to data science, database, data visualization, data curation, metadata, big data, and information technology, when courses were offered. The researchers hope the findings of this study will be useful as a starting point for the development and revisions of LIS curriculum on data science in Korea.

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Vol.53 No.3

Data Science Degree and Curriculum in Korea and its Implications for the Information Field

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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society