Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, the only private university in Shizuoka Prefecture, aims to develop human resources who can analyze vast amounts of information (big data) and contribute to society by utilizing that data in 2020. In April, [Data Science Major] will be established in the Department of Computer Systems, Faculty of Informatics.
"Data science" is one of the academic fields related to data analysis.In recent years, with the development of information infrastructure such as the Internet, we are entering an era in which many things used in daily life, such as home appliances and automobiles, are connected via the Internet (information).As a result, a huge amount of data is produced every day from our lives, and it is the discipline of data science that finds value in such big data, and these researchers and engineers are called "data scientists". ..
In the modern age of ICT (Information and Communication Technology), various businesses, medical care, education, administration, etc. require skills related to data science such as advanced data processing ability and data analysis ability.However, at present, there is a shortage of data scientists who can master such skills, and their training is becoming a major issue.
In particular, in order to become a useful data scientist in the real world, the three abilities of "ICT skills," "expert knowledge," and "business perspective" are important.At Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology's [Data Science Major], I acquired mainly "ICT skills" and "specialized knowledge" during my four years at school.With the basic goal of building a foundation as a data scientist, we will promote the development of human resources who can identify the true value of data and create new value that is useful to society by providing advanced educational programs.With regard to the remaining "business perspective" ability, it is planned to create opportunities to think from this perspective from the time of student days by actively conducting joint research through industry-academia-government collaboration.
As a concrete curriculum policy, in the first year, we will improve the understanding of the mathematical field that is the basis of data science, focusing on a wide range of fields, and the education necessary to apply data science. From the second year onward, while promoting the acquisition and understanding of specialized abilities that are indispensable for acquiring skills related to data science such as programming and mathematics, practical training and practical training in collaboration with companies on the premise of utilization in the real world. I will practice.In addition to these lectures, we plan to conduct overseas training in order to foster the ability to respond to the global society while actively utilizing the vendor-based external curriculum.
Furthermore, one of the characteristics of the [Data Science Major] entrance examination is that it is possible to apply by selecting 2020 subjects from the 1 designated subjects from the National Center Test for University Admissions conducted in January XNUMX. be. Of the five subjects, the essential subjects are "Mathematics (Number I, Number II, Number I / Number A, Number II / Number B, Bookkeeping / Accounting, Information-related Basics)" and "English (including listening)". XNUMX subjects.The elective subjects are "Science (two from physics, chemistry, and biology, or one from physics, chemistry, and biology)", "Japanese language (text after modern times)", and "Geographical history / civilian (world history A, world history B,) One subject from "Japanese History A, Japanese History B, Geography A, Geography B, Modern Society, Ethics, Politics / Economy, Ethics / Politics / Economy)".Of these, if you take two or more subjects in "Mathematics", "Science", and "Geographical History / Citizens", the subjects with high scores will be subject to pass / fail judgment.
In addition, regarding the recruitment of the Faculty of Informatics, the department will be assigned to the department at the time of advancing to the second year, but only for the recruitment of [Data Science Major], it will be assigned to the Data Science Department of the Computer Systems Department from the first year. Become.In addition, successful applicants will be hired as scholarship students with a tuition fee of 50.Even in the entrance examination results of the entire Faculty of Informatics, if the entrance examination results are the highest, there is a possibility that you will be hired as a scholarship student with a tuition fee of 100 million yen.
