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An Innovative Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Data Science Program: Pathways and Experience

October 2020

DOI:10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9273976

Conference: 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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