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Course calendar
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I semestre | Oct 1, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 |
II semestre | Mar 3, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 |
Exam calendar
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Study Plan
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2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Big data epistemology (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S009088
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Big data epistemology of the course Master's degree in Data Science
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/02 - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Period
II semestre dal Mar 3, 2025 al Jun 13, 2025.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course will allow the student to acquire the skills necessary to apply the key concepts of epistemology (knowledge, methodology, justification, explanation, etc.) to the specific case of data science and to the discussion of consequences and implications of big data for society in general. At the end of the course the student has to show to have acquired the following skills:
- recognize and discuss the main epistemological issues relating to the knowledge produced by the collection and manipulation of big data, in particular for what concerns the topics: (1) epistemological specificity of big data; (2) the impact of big data on scientific work; (3) Big Data and cultural authority of science
- having acquired, through detailed analysis of real life situations, the tools for a more conscious and critical approach to the work of data analyst, as well as for the management and dissemination of big data in public domains.
Learning assessment procedures
The course will combine introductory lectures and class discussions in the form of reading seminars. The final assessment is the result of three elements:
(1) An in-class presentation of a text or topic (30%)
(2) A written paper (max. 3000 words) (30%)
(3) An oral examination (40%)
Through the detailed analysis of real-life situations, students must demonstrate that they have acquired the tools for a more conscious and critical approach to their work as well as for the management and dissemination of big data in the public sphere. The three parts of the examination aim to test (1) the ability to organise a clear and organic presentation; (2) the logical and terminological precision to elaborate an adequate written text; (3) the detailed knowledge of the concepts and principles seen in class.
Evaluation criteria
The final assessment is a weighted average of the following:
(1) A class presentation of a text or an issue (30%)
(2) A written assignment (max 3000 words) (30%)
(3) Oral exam (40%)
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Graduation
Deadlines and administrative fulfilments
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Need to activate a thesis internship
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Final examination regulations
Upon completion of the Degree programme, students will need to submit and present their thesis/dissertation, which must be in English and focusing on a scientific topic covered during the programme. Alternatively, the thesis/dissertation may consist of the analysis and solution of a case study (theoretical and/or relevant to a real industrial context), experimental work, possibly developed as part of an internship, or original and independent research work that may include mathematical formalisation, computer design and a business-oriented approach.
These activities will be carried out under the guidance of a Thesis Supervisor at a University facility, or even outside the University of Verona, either in Italy or abroad, provided that they are recognised and accepted for this purpose in accordance with the teaching regulations of the Master's Degree programme in Data Science.
22 CFU credits shall be awarded for the final examination (assessment of the thesis/dissertation).
The Graduation Committee, which is in charge of the evaluation of the final examination (presentation of the dissertation in English) shall evaluate each candidate, based on their achievements throughout the entire degree programme, carefully assessing the degree of consistency between educational and professional objectives, as well as their ability for independent intellectual elaboration, critical thinking, communication skills and general cultural maturity, in relation to the objectives of the Master's Degree programme in Data Science, and in particular, in relation to the topics dealt with by the candidate in their thesis.
Students may take the final exam only after they have passed all the other modules and exams that are part of their individual study plan, and fulfil all the necessary administrative requirements, in accordance with the terms indicated in the General Study Manifesto.
The graduation exam and ceremony will be carried out by the Graduation Committee appointed by the Chair of the Teaching Committee and composed of a President and at least four other members chosen among the University's lecturers.
The thesis/dissertation will be assessed by the Dissertation Committee, which is composed of three lecturers possibly including the Thesis Supervisor, and appointed by the Chair of the Teaching Committee. The Dissertation Committee shall produce an evaluation of the dissertation, which will be submitted to the Graduation Committee, which will issue the final graduation mark. The Teaching Committee shall govern the procedures of the Dissertation Committee and the Graduation Committee, and any procedures relating to the score awarded for the final exam through specific regulations issued by the Teaching Committee.
Documents
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Regulations for the final exame | pdf, it, 326 KB, 19/03/24 |
Modalità di frequenza
Come riportato nel Regolamento Didattico, la frequenza al corso di studio non è obbligatoria.