Download PDFOpen PDF in browserBuilding Data Science Capabilities into University Data Warehouse to Predict GraduationEasyChair Preprint 20011 pages•Date: May 31, 2018AbstractThe discipline of data science emerged to combine statistical methods with computing. At Aalto University, Finland, we have taken first steps to bring educational data science as a part of daily operations of Management Information Services. This required changes in IT environment: we enhanced data warehouse infrastructure with a data science lab, where we can read predictive model training data from data warehouse database and use the created predictive models in database queries. We then conducted a data science pilot with an objective to predict students’ graduation probability and time-to-degree with student registry data. Further ethical and legal considerations are needed before using predictions in daily operations of the university. Keyphrases: Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, GDPR, Graduation, Predictive Analytics, educational data science, institutional analytics, time-to-degree
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