Admission requirements
This course is open to Master's students Data Science, Computer Science and ICT in Business and the Public Sector.
Description
This course prepares students for application of data science in real-life settings. Students work in Fieldlabs on real data problems. The students will explore the data-problem, research data availability, investigate the quality of the data and design a solution for the problem. Students work in teams, which are called Fieldlabs. They receive support from coaches who are cognisant of the data-problem and the context of it. In the lectures the students will receive practical tools that can be deployed for a solution that addresses the problem. The Fieldlab will be addressing data architectures which are federated, with localised repositories, making use of linked, semantic data curation techniques to achieve data-interoperability based on RDF. Materials will be provided during the course.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students are able to:
- Use the CRISP-DM-based procedure and development of the Business Canvas to plan a project;
- Use Linked semantic data models and understand data that is Findable, Accessible (under well defined conditions), Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR), and other related models (such as SOLID);
- Reason about the ethical and regulatory conditions for solutions in real-life data solutions;
- Establish team work based on interdisciplinary expertise, using a SWOT analysis;
- Present a coherent, reasoned solution in a professional format.
Timetable
The most recent timetable can be found at the Computer Science (MSc) student website.
You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudyMap will automatically be displayed in MyTimeTable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.
MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).
For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable. Please note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different timetables into one. This video explains how to do this.
Mode of instruction
Class lectures
Coaching
Assessment method
Assessment and grading method (in percentages):
3 group-assignments (each 10%): 30%
group-presentation: 10%
individual essay (final exam): 60%
Retake possible of essay (60%)
To complete the final mark, please take notice of the following:
1) the final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average.
The individual essay (final exam) is graded based on:
Following the procedure of a real-life problem analysis (10%)
The correct use of a FAIR/SOLID based federated architecture (10%)
Use of ethical and regulatory considerations (10%)
Coherence and professional style (10%)
Innovation and creativity (10%)
Reflecting on the quality of the business canvas and interdisciplinary team work (10%)
Reading list
- Reading material and tools offered during the course
Registration
From the academic year 2022-2023 on every student has to register for courses with the new enrollment tool MyStudyMap. There are two registration periods per year: registration for the fall semester opens in July and registration for the spring semester opens in December. Please see this page for more information.
Please note that it is compulsory to both preregister and confirm your participation for every exam and retake. Not being registered for a course means that you are not allowed to participate in the final exam of the course. Confirming your exam participation is possible until ten days before the exam.
Extensive FAQ's on MyStudymap can be found here.
Contact
Remarks
For any special needs in relation to group work or any other special needs, please contact the lecturer.