Master of Science in Data Science
Data Science Capstone Experience
The Master of Science Data Science Capstone is a 1 term, 16-week interdisciplinary team-based online learning experience for demonstrating in-demand workforce skills and exploring new AI methodologies, developing innovative solutions and driving AI adoption for real world challenges and evolving landscapes.
We’re committed to providing students with a rigorous, relevant, and rewarding educational experience and provide students with opportunities to showcase their excellence and develop in demand skills on real world challenges. This capstone provides an excellent opportunity for students to truly apply and test their domain knowledge and expertise over the term learning from your guidance and real-world challenges.
If you are interested in collaboration opportunities like serving as a partner for an upcoming Capstone project, please complete this form. For additional information about the Online Capstone Experience, please contact us at POCapstone@purdue.edu.
Students
This capstone provides an excellent opportunity for students to truly apply and test their domain knowledge and expertise over the term learning from partnership guidance and real-world challenges. You will work alongside and collaborate with student peers and faculty mentors to tackle these challenges and deliver a professionally formatted project deliverable and presentation to partners, faculty and peers. For more information about the capstone, please contact POCapstone@purdue.edu.
Capstone Requirements:
The Capstone course is designed to utilize all the knowledge gained throughout the program. To ensure student success, we recommend that students take the capstone course after completing approximately 70% of the program (21 credits). Additionally, the course has the following prerequisites that need to be completed with a B- or better prior to starting capstone.
Master of Science in Data Science students: (GRAD 58800 Online Master of Science in Data Science – Capstone)
- GRAD 50500 Foundations in Data Science
- GRAD 50600 Big Data Tools and Technologies
- GRAD 50800 Data Analytics
In this capstone experience, you will:
- Gain hands-on experience through student-led, student-designed approaches to real business challenges.
- Focus on governance, industry standards, and best practices in project management, business analytics, and data governance.
- Engage with content developed in alignment with leading industry organizations, such as the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).
- Explore a range of project options that can align with your interests and career goals.
- Be matched with projects that have been designed to align with a variety of interests and support career growth.
- Benefit from feedback loops and iterative processes that support long-term career development.
Partners
We are seeking partners on real-world, problem-based or project-based challenges to guide graduate student teams in upcoming terms. These projects serve as the Capstone for students completing the online Master’s in Data Science and Master’s in Artificial Intelligence program. We welcome partners from academia, industry, non-profit, and the public sector who can:
- Present open-ended challenges suitable for innovative AI application
- Collaborate remotely with student teams
- Provide timely feedback and guidance throughout the 16-week term
Projects do not need to be AI-focused, but should allow students to build towards or explore AI adoption, integration, or application strategies and solutions
Don’t Have a Project? We have project placement opportunities for partner roles!
Have multiple Projects? We offer opportunities for multiple projects or have multiple teams working on a project in a term! We ask that you confirm you have the time availability for each of the separate teams.
If you are interested in serving as a partner for an upcoming Capstone project, please complete this form. For additional information about the Online Capstone Experience, please contact us at POCapstone@purdue.edu.
Highlights of the Online Capstone Experience include:
- Multidisciplinary Teams: Students from the Master’s in Data Science program and the Master’s in Artificial Intelligence program (AI and Machine Learning or AI Policy and Management Majors) collaborate to bring together both technical and managerial perspectives, ensuring a well-rounded approach to each project
- Focused Effort: Graduate Student Teams + Purdue Faculty Mentor
- Flexible: 100% remote, asynchronous communication, while also offering optional opportunities for synchronous collaboration
- Learning Experience: Focused on innovative, real-world applications, this experience is grounded in the technical learning and expertise of our Purdue faculty. Please note that outcomes may vary and are not guaranteed
- Student Design and Development: Our diverse student population representing a wide range of industries and many with leadership experience will collaborate to identify, design and test potential solutions to read-world challenges
- Showcase Excellence: Student Presentations and professionally formatted artifacts
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