class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # The DSC-WAV project ## NSF-funded workforce development in data science ### Ben Baumer
Statistical & Data Sciences
, Smith College
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2019-12-02
--- class: center, middle, inverse # DSC-WAV --- ## The Data Science WAV .pull-left[  ] -- .pull-right[ - Experiential Learning with Local Community Organizations - 3 years - 9 institutions - $1.2 million total - 25-30 students per semester - 5 cohorts starting **January 2020** ] --- ## Two related problems .pull-left[ - Authentic, hands-on experience for data science students ] -- .pull-right[ - Need for data science among local organizations ] .center[] --- class: center, middle, inverse # Piece 1: </br>Solving real data science problems --- ## Doin' work - Five College students + faculty mentors .img-five[] .img-five[] .img-five[] .img-five[] .img-five[] -- - Local community-based organizations .img-five[] .img-five[] .img-five[] .img-five[] .img-five[] --- ## WAV teams .pull-left[  ] -- .pull-right[ - **W**rangle, **A**nalyze, **V**isualize - Each team: - 4 statistics and data science majors (mostly juniors) - 1 faculty mentor - 1 **community engagement**-focused student -
stipends - Direct interface with community-based orgs - Onboarding workshops emphasizing "soft skills" and collaboration - Poster sessions ] --- class: center, middle, inverse # Piece 2: </br>Broading the data science pipeline --- ## Community colleges .tri-left[] .tri-middle[] .tri-right[] -- </br></br> - Grooming future WAV students as transfers - Involvement with poster sessions - New community partners --- ## Fac Development Workshops .pull-left[ - Data science training -
funded - June 2020 and 2021 - Attendees - community college faculty - Five College faculty - community partners employees - Bringing data science concepts to new faculty and new students ] .pull-right[  ] --- ## Curriculum .pull-left[  ] .pull-right[ - Aligning curricula between 2- and 4-year colleges - Potential community college majors in **data science** - New experiential learning classes at Five Colleges ] --- ## Timeline .pull-left[ -
Cohort 1 selected -
Feb 1: Cohort 1 onboarding workshop -
Mar 2020: Cohort 2 applications live -
Apr 2020: Fac Dev applications live -
June 2020: Fac Dev workshop -
Sep 2020: - Cohort 1 poster session - Cohort 2 onboarding workshop ] .pull-right[  ] --- class: center, middle, inverse # https://dsc-wav.github.io/www/
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