Design, Data Science & Discovery SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME UCD Institute for Discovery
Design, Data Science & Discovery is ideal for computer science and technical students interested in design; life science students interested in data science & machine learning; and creative design students interested in computer science and statistics.
UCD | Design, Data Science & Discovery Summer Study Abroad Programme
Course Outline This inaugural UCD Study Program takes place in summer 2022 over a four week period, beginning May 23, and addresses the three core themes of Design, Data Science and Discovery. The program - which involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, lab work and guided thematic tours - is hosted by University College Dublin, Ireland’s premier University and leading Study Abroad Destination. It is worth 10 ECTS credits and contains enough statistics and programming to be considered a quantitative elective for nonquantitative majors.
Design Theme
UCD | Design, Data Science & Discovery Summer Study Abroad Programme
Beautiful & impactful information motivated by natural and scientific design including the study of Celtic and emergent design concepts Integral to the course are the many opportunities for on-site study including private tours and field trips across Ireland to; “The Computational Beauty of Nature” (CBoN) trip to the Giant’s Causeway and the Aran Islands Glendalough Monastic City, Guest Lecture & Trip Newgrange Stone Age Passage Tomb Titanic Museum Design (including field trip to Belfast) Private Book of Kells Tour and Lecture MoLI - Museum of Literature Ireland, Guest Lecture & Private Tour
A Programming-First Problem-Solving Approach This module involves a programming-first, problem-solving approach to Data Science and Machine Learning where clear, intuitive, and impactful presentation of results is everything. Linear Algebra & Statistics Vectors, Matrices, Random Variables, Bayes Getting and Processing Data SQL Databases & Python Correlation, Causation, Regression, & Prediction Machine Learning K-means, Random Forests, Neural Networks Visualization
UCD | Design, Data Science & Discovery Summer Study Abroad Programme
Data Science Theme
Discovery Theme
True Stories of Irish Data-Driven Discovery A truly interdisciplinary module where data science, machine learning, medical sciences, and creativity intercept.
What is Life? How lectures by Ewin Schrodinger given at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Study inspire Watson and Crick to discover DNA The Turnstone Geoffrey Dean – Ireland’s first Medical Data Scientist Discoveries of the cause of King Tutankhamun’s curse, multiple sclerosis and lung cancer How to brew better beer The true story of William Sealy Gosset (Head Experimental Brewer of Guinness) and the invention of the Student t-Test Field trip to the Guinness Storehouse Emerging Applied Augmented Intelligence Research with the AI for Healthcare Hub AI/Genetics/Data/Bioinformatics What can an expectant mother’s blood tell us about healthy pregnancy?
UCD | Design, Data Science & Discovery Summer Study Abroad Programme
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How to Apply If you’d like to make a booking or find out more about this unique new course, please contact Course Coordinator, Dr. Elva O’Sullivan, at elva.osullivan@ucd.ie UCD | Design, Data Science & Discovery Summer Study Abroad Programme
UCD Institute of Discovery O’Brien Centre for Science University College Dublin Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland Full course information and curriculum available at www.ucd.ie/discovery * Places are limited. Early application is recommended.