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Data Science is Here: Are We Ready to Benefit From the Opportunities It Provides?

Data Science is Here: Are We Ready to Benefit From the Opportunities It Provides?

Dimitar Grozdanov Christozov, Katia Rasheva-Yordanova, Stefka Toleva-Stoimenova
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799821045|ISBN10: 1799821048|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799821052|EISBN13: 9781799821069
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2104-5.ch005
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Christozov, Dimitar Grozdanov, et al. "Data Science is Here: Are We Ready to Benefit From the Opportunities It Provides?." Examining the Roles of Teachers and Students in Mastering New Technologies, edited by Eva Podovšovnik, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 108-127. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2104-5.ch005

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Christozov, D. G., Rasheva-Yordanova, K., & Toleva-Stoimenova, S. (2020). Data Science is Here: Are We Ready to Benefit From the Opportunities It Provides?. In E. Podovšovnik (Ed.), Examining the Roles of Teachers and Students in Mastering New Technologies (pp. 108-127). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2104-5.ch005

Chicago

Christozov, Dimitar Grozdanov, Katia Rasheva-Yordanova, and Stefka Toleva-Stoimenova. "Data Science is Here: Are We Ready to Benefit From the Opportunities It Provides?." In Examining the Roles of Teachers and Students in Mastering New Technologies, edited by Eva Podovšovnik, 108-127. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2104-5.ch005

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Abstract

With the advent of big data, the search for respective data experts has become more intensive. This study aims to discuss data scientist skills and some topical issues that are related to data specialist profiles. A complex competence model has been deployed, dividing the skills into three groups: hard, soft, and analytical skills. The primary focus is on analytical thinking as one of the key competences of the successful data scientist taking into account the trans-discipline nature of data science. The chapter considers a new digital divide between the society and this small group of people that make sense out of the vast data and help the organization in informed decision making. As data science training needs to be business-oriented, the curricula of the Master's degree in Data Science is compared with the required knowledge and skills for recruitment.

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