IS 723: Seminar Data-Science II
Contents
The achievement of the learning goals is pursued by practicing on the basis of personally assigned in-depth scientific topics as well as by actively participating in the presentation dates. The organizer will choose subject areas within the field of Data-Science and provide scientific papers to students to work through.
Learning outcomes
Skills: On the basis of suitable literature, in particular original scientific articles, students independently familiarize themselves with a topic in data-science, classify and narrow down the topic appropriately and develop a critical evaluation. Students work out concepts, procedures and results of a given topic clearly and with appropriate formalisms in a timely manner and to a defined extent in depth in writing; Evidence of independent development by presenting self-selected examples. Descriptive oral presentation of an in-depth data science topic using suitable media and examples in a given format
Necessary prerequisites
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Recommended prerequisites
lectures offered by the chair
| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 2 SWS | 15 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 180h |
| Language | English |
| Form of assessment | Seminar paper (50%, scope depends on the assigned topic), presentation (40%), and discussion (10%) |
| Restricted admission | yes |
| Further information | https://www.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/en/information-systems/chairs/prof-dr-strohmaier/teaching/ |
Examiner Performing lecturer | ![]() | Prof. Dr. Markus Strohmaier Tobias Schumacher, Marlene Lutz |
| Frequency of offering | Spring semester & fall semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | M.Sc. MMM, M.Sc. WiPäd, MMDS |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 4 |
| Literature | Depending on the assigned topics. |
| Course outline | The seminar will kick off with an assignment of subtopics in data-science, afterwards students will work through papers and related literature. A written report is produced and the work is presented and discussed in joint meetings. |
