The National Degree College Bangalore (Autonomous)
- College
- Co - Education
- ESTD 1965
- Arts, Science & Commerce
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Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Course
B.C.A. Data Science is an undergraduate program prepares the students to develop themselves to pursue a career as Data Scientists. Data science is a multidisciplinary blend of data inference, algorithm development, and technology in order to solve analytically complex problems. Data science is a fast growing field of Science which not only does the exploratory analysis to discover insights from data, but also uses various advanced machine learning algorithms to identify the occurrence of a particular event in the future. A Data Scientist will look at the data from many angles, sometimes angles not known earlier. All domains of business are increasingly moving towards data based predictions increasing the demand of data Scientists across the industry segments.
At the heart of data science is the ability to view the data through a quantitative lens. A data scientist needs strong fundamentals in Mathematics and Statistics. Data Scientist should have the capability to develop algorithms and ability to use structured and unstructured data. The 3 years data science program at National college is a blend of Mathematics and statistics fundamentals, Extracting , managing data from large datasets by developing algorithms and usage of tools to predict and present the conclusions.
During the first 2 semesters, students learn Mathematics and fundamental statistics, Computer organisation , data structures. They shall also be exposed to managing large data by learning fundamental theory in Mathematics, Statistics and Database management. They will also get hands on experience in using tools like Excel and Tableau to apply the theoretical fundamentals of statistics in practical applications.
During the 3rd and 4th Semesters, students learn analysis and design of algorithms, understanding and using unstructured data, extraction and usage of large datasets. They shall learn the prediction methods through fundamentals of machine learning . They shall learn programming in Python to develop applications for data analytics. They shall be exposed top various open source tools popular in the industry in the field of machine learning.
The 5th and 6th semesters are focussed on teaching students to apply the skills learnt in the first 4 semesters in practical applications through building r applications using machine learning . They shall be exposed to advanced topics like deep learning , NLP etc. There will be an opportunity for the students to do an Internship for a full semester with some of the leading organisations to get an exposure to the practical need of the Industry. The 3 year undergraduate program shall enable to students develop themselves as data scientists and contribute to the industry with sound theoretical fundamentals with practical applications.
Duration
B.C.A. Data Science is spread across six semesters in three years.
Eligibility
A Candidate must have passed the minimum qualification required to apply is a pass in 10+2 examination or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% overall aggregate of marks from any recognized Central or State Board with Mathematics as one of the core subjects.
Career Opportunities
- Data Scientist
- Health Care Analyst
- Statistician
- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Market Research Analyst
- Technical Team Leader.
