Students gain valuable college preparation and exposure by working with distinguished UCI faculty and students on real-world data analytics projects, culminating in a capstone presentation.
The UCI ICS Summer Academy's Data Analytics course offers high school students an immersive, hands-on experience in the fundamental principles of data science. Participants engage in practical projects, learning to collect, process, summarize, and visualize data. The curriculum covers statistical modeling for prediction, statistical inference techniques for hypothesis testing, and statistical thinking for decision-making under uncertainty. Students work with real-world datasets, often drawn from biological and medical sciences, and utilize the statistical programming language R. The program emphasizes teamwork and interactive learning, culminating in a capstone project where students present their findings and solutions to peers, parents, and faculty. Beyond technical skills, the academy fosters communication, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration, preparing students for college readiness and future careers in computing.
Mornings consist of lectures from UCI faculty on data science methods and concepts, followed by a lunch break. Afternoons are dedicated to hands-on lab sessions where students work in small teams on projects with guidance from UCI graduate and undergraduate mentors.
This program is ideal for high school students (rising 9th to graduating 12th graders) interested in exploring computer science and data analytics in a college setting, gaining practical skills, and experiencing university life.
University of California, Irvine, Donald Bren Hall
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