From CIO Magazine
Who's Training the Next Generation of Data Scientists?
By Sharon Florentine
The U.S. faces a projected shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 qualified data scientists - not to mention 1.5 million data analysts - by 2018, according to a study by the McKinsey Global Institute. IT professionals with the skills to analyze big data and guide businesses' decision-making processes will be in high demand and short supply.
The University of California at Berkeley's new School of Information (I School) master's level program aims to help students gain the knowledge, tools and training to land high-level, highly sought-after positions with businesses looking to use big data to improve efficiency, create new revenue streams, and compete more effectively in the marketplace.
The new Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) program is the school's first online-only degree program and is an effort to preemptively address businesses' need for skilled data scientists, says Dean of the School of Information AnnaLee Saxenian....