From Outlier to Normalcy: Community Partnering as a Pathway Toward Modularity, Sustainability and Diversity When Centering ‘Practice’ in Data Science Education

Statistical (MSPP), a thorough their model high level of execution in centering practice in the MSSP As a former director (USF) MS in Data Science and current executive director charged with leading data science initiatives (UChicago), the me to on of significant challenges MSSP and unique in when centering practice in the These challenges, evolving the and measuring student impact, to project management and sustainable external partnerships, force a reflection on the difficulty of centering practice in a data science curriculum. The framework provided in the makes it a critical read for anyone considering a more practice centered approach to data