Computing Academics into New Age Programs and Fields: Big Data Analytics & Data Sciences in Indian Academics—An Academic Investigation of Private Universities

Abstract

<p>India is moving towards a developed country and thus knowledge cultivation is very much required and in this context introducing new age programs and degrees are essential. This is required for the creation of next generation skills and knowledge as per industrial and organizational demands including Government etc. Data Science is about managing the large amount and complex data, moreover, it is also known as Big Data Technologies. Due to the wider requirement in different universities and organizations, many international universities have started academic programs on Data Sciences and Big Data. However, a large number of institutes are located in India but only a few offer programs on Data Science and Allied Technologies. Importantly most these are listed in Engineering Colleges and few Private Universities. Universities in this regard adopted both full-fledged degrees and specialization methods to offer the Data Sciences and Allied Technologies. This paper is theoretical and contextual in nature, but also purely interdisciplinary in nature combines with education, information technology, and managerial science to learn about the status and future of qualified and skilled manpower. However, the paper is specially focused on private universities only with a brief overview of the technologies in international universities. </p>

Content Analysis of Two-year and Four-year Data Science Programs in the United States

“…In a study by [10], an analysis of Data Science degree programs of 279 private universities in India revealed that 52 universities offer programs in Data Science at the undergraduate and Master's level. These Data Science programs are mainly part of Computer Technology departments and were offered within Engineering and Technology tracks [10].…”

“…In a study by [10], an analysis of Data Science degree programs of 279 private universities in India revealed that 52 universities offer programs in Data Science at the undergraduate and Master's level. These Data Science programs are mainly part of Computer Technology departments and were offered within Engineering and Technology tracks [10]. In a study [3] where 42 undergraduate and Master's Data Science programs were analyzed, it was discovered that most of the programs were offered by joint departments and departments of computer science.…”

“…Data Science warrants knowledge of data analytics, programming, systems, applications, informatics, computing, communication, management and sociology [1], [6], [7], [8], [9]. It aims at managing large amounts of complex data and solving big data challenges [10] through implementation of tools, techniques and visualization strategies [7]. Data Scientists collect, prepare, analyze, visualize, manage and preserve large collections of information [3].…”

Content Analysis of Data Science Graduate Programs in the U.S.

“…Data science is an emerging academic field [1], which has its origins in Big Data and Cloud Computing and other complex science-related domains. Data Science is concerned with managing large and complex data and the use of data analytics technologies [1].…”

“…Data science is an emerging academic field [1], which has its origins in Big Data and Cloud Computing and other complex science-related domains. Data Science is concerned with managing large and complex data and the use of data analytics technologies [1]. The three pillars of data science are data, technology, and people, and the three critical areas of data science are analytics, infrastructure, and data curation [2].…”