Keio University Faculty of Economics will be responsible for digital transformation (DX) and will establish a new data science education program "DEEP" in 5.0 with the aim of developing human resources who will contribute to the Society 2022 era by fusing virtual space and real space. do.
The new program will take a group of subjects considered to be important for data science from the curriculum provided by the Faculty of Economics, and a certificate of completion will be given to students who have obtained the required number of credits.The subjects are core subjects for learning mathematics and statistics that are the basis of data science for 1st and 2nd graders, research subjects for learning advanced data science methods and applications for 3rd and 4th graders, and practice of data science. Three of the PBL subjects to learn.
Since it is necessary to utilize data science for real social issues, not just classroom lectures, submitting completed deliverables such as applications and dissertations is a requirement for completing DEEP.If the research content is judged to be appropriate, the graduation thesis and the deliverables of the project at the seminar will be accepted as the deliverables at DEEP.
With the rapid spread of big data utilization and the emergence of new methods such as machine learning, data science skills and knowledge that were not covered by conventional economics education are now required in the field of economic research.However, there is concern that the shortage of human resources with such skills and knowledge will reduce Japan's competitiveness and hinder sustainable economic growth, so the need for data science human resources training is increasing in the field of economics as well. ..
