[2023.03.20] DS Education, To become a talent for the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution
- SKKU National Program of Excellence in Software
- Hit2112
- 2023-04-06
DS education is being expanded to a required liberal arts course
You have to take classes independently to eradicate cheating
Our school is conducting DS education as part of liberal arts classes to cultivate future talents in preparation for the era of the 4th industrial revolution. Students after the class of 2016 must take the "DS-based course," which is an essential course in the school, and they can selectively take the "DS-based course." This paper examined whether the essence of DS education in school is being realized well for students.
The current status of DS education in our school is
Our school's DS education is divided into DS-based and DS-deep courses. DS-based subjects include △ engineering computer programming △ programming basics and practices △ computing thinking and SW coding △ problem solving and algorithms △ data analysis basics △ AI basics and utilization. Among them, science and engineering students take "engineering computer programming" and "programming basics and practices," while other departments and departments take "computing thinking and SW coding" and "problem solving and algorithms." After the class of 2016, classmates are assigned ex officio to each subject in the first grade. In particular, students after the class of 21 must take 'AI basics and utilization' and 'data analysis basics'. The DS in-depth course is an optional course and is recognized as a new three-grade AI certification subject when completed. The DS Education Center said, "Our school is not only providing coding education, but also allowing us to take basic subjects related to data analysis and AI," adding, "We are expanding DS education in school."
There are some students who have difficulty keeping up with DS education
DS-based courses operated by undergraduate universities must be completed by first-year students. However, the contents of DS education are often unfamiliar to freshmen who have just entered the school. "It was unfamiliar because I had never learned coding until I was a high school student," said Kim Gun-hee, a 22-year-old student. "I felt that what DS education deals with was not closely related to my major." In response, Professor Ok-young of our school's undergraduate university said, "It will be competitive in the future society to analyze data to find improvement directions, learn data to predict and prepare for the future."
Classes in DS-based subjects include theoretical lectures and practical lectures. In the theoretical lecture, the concepts and principles necessary for actual coding are learned, and in the practical lecture, the results are realized by writing code directly based on theory. However, there is an opinion that class progress feels somewhat faster for students who lack prior knowledge of coding. Kim Hak-woo said, "It took about three hours every week to submit the assignment because the practical assignment was difficult compared to the contents of the class." In addition, in the case of subjects assigned ex officio, there is a complaint that each professor feels unfair due to differences in class and task difficulty. In response, Ahn Ji-woon, a researcher at the DS Education Center, said, "The teaching method, assignments, and quizzes may vary depending on the professor's discretion, but the overall curriculum is the same."
Meanwhile, some students submit practical tasks in an unfair way, which is a problem. A (machine 21) student said, "I once entrusted a practical task to a friend majoring in coding." In fact, the Everytime Freshman Bulletin Board is full of questions about the practice assignment, and you can also find a post saying that if you pay, you will submit the assignment instead. In addition, at the "Learning Fair" event held by "Problem Solving and Algorithm," there were students who submitted their assignments in an unjustified manner. Professor Han said, "There were cases where I paid for the results and submitted them," adding, "This is an act that undermines the meaning of the running fair and an unethical act that makes the efforts of other students participating in the event useless."
To become Sungkyun, who leads the digital era
In response to some students' opinions that the class progress is felt quickly, the DS Education Center said, "Students who have not experienced coding may feel that they are moving faster due to the burden of a new language, but our school divides the class into classes than other universities." In addition, the DS Education Center is trying to reflect the voices of students in the curriculum by receiving feedback from students through lecture evaluation and adjusting the difficulty of the class. In addition, regarding cheating, he said, "I recommend you to submit the assignment again on your own if you are caught," adding, "If you don't know anything, you can ask TA for help." It is important to create an atmosphere for students to feel ownership of the subject and study independently.
Professor Kim Jae-kwang of the Department of Global Convergence at our school said, "We hope that DS education will provide students with logical thinking, communication skills, understanding of data, and computing utilization skills through programming languages." DS education is an area that students should gradually get used to in line with the trend of the 4th industrial revolution. In response, Professor Han said, "Schools are always listening to students' voices with their ears open, and we are doing our best to reflect this so that the learning content can be delivered well," adding, "DS education is an investment for your future, so I hope you actively participate in the class."