ENGAGE.EU Signature Course: Data Science in Action (Lecture Series)
In Fall Semester 2024, the Mannheim Center for Data Science (MCDS) offers a lecture series on “Data Science in Action” together with the European University ENGAGE.EU (Signature Course). Renowned researchers from the University of Mannheim and its partner universities Tilburg University, Hanken School of Economics, Luiss Guido Carli University and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business will provide insights into their data-based research. The speakers represent various disciplines, including business administration, computer science, political science, business education, media and communication studies, sociology, psychology and linguistics. The lecture series thus represents the relevance of data science in its entire breadth for science and society.
| Lecture dates | Thurday (weekly), 12 September – 5 December 2024, 12:00 (noon) – 13:30 p.m. (online) |
| ECTS | 6 |
| Cycle: short/ | EQF 7 (Master-Level) EQF 9 (PhD-Level) |
| Learning Outcomes | Expertise: Students will acquire knowledge of current research in Data Science Methodological competence: Students learn to understand and summarize the state of the art in a certain area and discuss achievements and open problems. Participants get insights in current Data Science Research in Computer Science as well as the economic and social sciences. The participants get an insight in the different perspectives on Data Science present in different research communities. |
| Prerequisites or/ | Recommended: Knowledge in Data Mining, Machine Learning, Statistics or empirical research methods |
| Course content | Use of Data Science Methods in different disciplines, in particular the Social and Economic Sciences as well as computer Science. |
| Required and/ | Recommended Papers from invited speakers |
| Learning activities and teaching methods | Online lectures with time for questions and discussion, independent study |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria | Written essay, which will be judged by common criteria for scientific writing. |
| Language of instruction | English |
To apply for the ENGAGE.EU Signature Course 'Data Science in Action', please follow the application procedure described here.
Claudius Werry (he/him)
Division II – Student Affairs
International Office
L 1, 1 – Room 106
68161 Mannheim