DAT5902 - Professional Software and Career Practices - 2024/25

This module presents range of practical skills related to communication and software practices essential to a professional career in data science. Topics include professional software development techniques (e.g. distributed version control, unit testing, continuous integration), project management and communication, effective presentation and report writing, CV-writing, job interview skills and key software for data professionals. This module is taught through a combination of lectures on theoretical background, writing and presentation workshops, and computer lab-based group work, where you will complete investigative projects on example real-world problems.