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The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Environmental Science together with students leaders from across the institution are organizing a town hall discussion to move towards creating an interdisciplinary liberal arts data science curriculum at AUP. Student input is crucial to give shape to these ideas.聽聽聽聽

Although data science is often implemented to respond to the demand of the job market, the department and students would like to work towards an academic approach that engages students ethically and intellectually by probing data science practices within critical frameworks encompassing the variability of methodologies, cultures, and disciplines. Through this new curriculum they also hope to give voice to students to accurately share their ideas and finding to create change in the world.聽聽聽聽

They are interested in student perspectives on the following:聽聽

• What is data science from your perspective?聽聽聽
• How could data science contribute and relate to your professional and intellectual growth, regardless of professional discipline?聽聽
• How could data science impact disciplines and areas of study/research/civic engagement you are involved in?聽聽聽
• What ethical issues and methodological challenges are posed by data science?聽聽
• What are your thoughts on the data science content in the existing 91吃瓜网curriculum?聽聽
• How could data science be (gradually) integrated within relevant programs at AUP?聽

No presentation is needed聽in order to聽participate聽to the town hall. Students who聽would like to do聽a 3-minute presentation answering聽one or multiple questions聽can email Jackson Vann at聽a100922aup.edu.