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Shepherd University

Master of Science in Data Analytics and Information Systems

Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia


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Contact Sherry Donovan at Graduate-studies@shepherd.edu

Address

School of Graduate and Professional Studies
PO Box 5000
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, 25443, United States


Academics

Summary

Data analytics is a deep, multi-faceted subject with significant historical context, modern relevance, and future promise. Science, technology, business, crime, governance, recreation, and our private lives are all impacted by society’s increasing capacity to generate, store, and transmit digital data. Shepherd’s Data Analytics program is designed to develop students who have advanced capacity to derive knowledge from data and to communicate an understanding of that knowledge. This includes skill in data collection, preparation, representation using mathematics, and storage and retrieval. It involves selection of and processing with appropriate methods, development and analysis of algorithms, and implementation in computer programming languages. Graduates of our program are expected to enjoy successful and productive careers in industry, contribute to research organizations, or follow entrepreneurial instincts.

Academic Fields
    Information Science/Studies.
    Information Resources Management.
    Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Analysis and Functional Analysis.
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Degrees
    Master's, MS. DAIS, Master of Science in Data Analytics and Information Systems
    Formats

    Online or Distance

    Keywords

    data analytics


    Admissions

    Summary
    Program outcomes include the following: Integrate components of data analytics to produce knowledge-based solutions for real-world challenges using public and private data sources. Evaluate data management methods and technologies used to improve integrated use of data within the framework on information sciences. Construct data files using advanced statistical and data programming techniques to solve practical problems in data analytics. Develop team skills to ethically research, develop, and evaluate analytic solutions to improve organizational performance. Evaluate machine learning methods and strategies for advanced data mining.
    Academic Backgrounds
      Accounting and Business/Management.
      Computer and Information Sciences, Other.
      Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other.
      Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst.
    GPA
    B = 2.7-2.9

    Contacts

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    Prof. Donald Mills

    Assistant Professor of Mathematics
    dmills@shepherd.edu

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    Tavin Alatta

    talatta@shepherd.edu

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    Jim Klein

    Director of Martinsburg Center and Graduate Studies Marketing
    Graduate-studies@Shepherd.edu
    304-876-5313

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    Sherry Donovan

    Graduate Admissions Counselor
    sdonovan@shepherd.edu