DA 475: Data Analytics Implementation Capstone I

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Course Description

DA 475 is the first semester of a two-semester sequence and completion of the BS in Data Analytics. The course requirements enable the student to demonstrate the student's ability to use industry or organization data to develop a descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analysis. This portion of the capstone addresses the understanding of the industry data, project scope, data journalism, and descriptive analysis.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: 

  • Problem framing: Identify or frame a problem in an organization setting 
  • Professional development: Work with industry partners to facilitate the analytics project 
  • Integration and application of knowledge: Apply at least two of the following analytics approaches on the project: descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive, or content analysis 
  • Communication and presentation skills: Demonstrate the ability to present complex data analysis results to both technical and non-technical audience 
  • Ethical and responsible data use: Demonstrate understanding of ethical considerations in data analysis, including data privacy, security, and responsible use of information
  • Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with peers in a team-based environment to work on a semester-long analytics project, leveraging diverse skills and perspectives to achieve project objectives
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Course Requirements and Grading

This course will use a variety of methods to assess and evaluate student learning, which include the following:

  • Domain Reports – In small groups, you will work on Domain Reports throughout the semester. These domains are based on the Job Task Analysis framework. In this course, we will focus on Domains I, II, and III.
  • Peer Evaluations – Working in groups is a critical skill. You are accountable to being a contributing group member. For transparency and accountability, we will have peer evaluations due throughout the course where you will rate your team members’ contributions to the group assignments. The scores provided on the peer evaluations will factor into your overall final grade.
  • Final Report – As a group, you will compile your domain reports into a final report for submission. This report will serve as a key assessment of your learning throughout the program and the course.
  • Other assignments – The course also has several other assignments, such as discussion boards, individual assignments on storyboarding and ethical considerations, and reflections.