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http://dx.doi.org/10.13088/jiis.2013.19.2.087

Data Analytics in Education : Current and Future Directions  

Kwon, Young Ok (Division of Business Administration, Sookmyung Women's University)
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Journal of Intelligence and Information Systems / v.19, no.2, 2013 , pp. 87-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
Massive increases in data available to an organization are creating a new opportunity for competitive advantage. In this era of big data, developing analytics capabilities, therefore, becomes critical to take advantage of internal and external data and gain insights for data-driven decision making. However, the use of data in education is in its infancy, in comparison with business and government, and the potential for data analytics to impact education services is growing. In this paper, I survey how universities are currently using education data to improve students' performance and administrative efficiency, and propose new ways of extending the current use. In addition, with the so-called data scientist shortage, universities should be able to train professionals with data analytics skills. This paper discusses which skills are valuable to data scientists and introduces various training and certification programs offered by universities and industry. I finally conclude the paper by exploring new curriculums where students, by themselves, can learn how to find and use relevant data even in any courses.
Keywords
Bigdata; Analytics; Education Service; Data Scientist; Curriculum;
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