PDD Program Structure

PDD Program Structure

Note: This is the current program structure that applies to cohorts starting from the Spring 2024 semester (January 2024). Please refer to the Langara College Calendar for details or contact the program coordinator for more information.

Term 1
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Pre-requisite
BUSM 4805
 Professional Business Practice
3
 Program restricted
CPSC 4800
 Computing for Data Analytics
3
 Program restricted
DANA 4800
 Data Analysis and Statistical Inference
3
 Program restricted
MATH 4801♭
 Mathematics for Data Analytics
1
 DAMA♭
♭The Data Analytics Mathematics Assessment (DAMA) test will be administered either on the first Friday of the semester or the Friday before the semester starts. Students who pass the DAMA test will be exempt from taking MATH 4801.
Term 2
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Pre-requisite
CMNS 4800
 Communications for Technical Professions
3
 Program restricted
CPSC 4810
 Transformation for Data Analytics
4
 CPSC 4800
DANA 4810
 Predictive Analytics - Quantitative Data
3
 DANA 4800 & MATH 4801
DANA 4820
 Predictive Analytics - Qualitative Data
3
 DANA 4800 & MATH 4801
Term 3
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Pre-requisite
CPSC 4830
 Data Mining for Data Analytics
3
 CPSC 4810, DANA 4810 & DANA 4820
DANA 4830
 Dimension Reduction & Classification I
3
 DANA 4810 & DANA 4820
DANA 4840
 Classification II
3
 DANA 4810 & DANA 4820
EXPE 4800
 Craft Your Career
3
 Program restricted
Term 4
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Pre-requisite
BUSM 4830
 Project Management
3
 BUSM 4805 & DANA 4810
CPSC 4820
 Visualization for Data Analytics
3
 CPSC 4800 & DANA 4800
DANA 4850
 Capstone Project
6
 CPSC 4830, DANA 4830 & DANA 4840
Term 5
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Pre-requisite
EXPE 4844
Work Experience Term - Data Analytics
3
EXPE 4800 or 
EXPE 4801 & 4802 & 4803
♯Only for those who choose to take the Work Experience option.

 

Note: This is a former program structure that applies only to cohorts starting between the Fall 2021 semester (September 2021) to the Fall 2023 semester (September 2023). Please refer to the Langara College Calendar for details or contact the program coordinator for more information.

Term
Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Pre-requisite
1
BUSM 4805
 Professional Business Practice
3
 Program restricted
1
CPSC 4800
 Computing for Data Analytics
3
 Program restricted
1
DANA 4800
 Data Analysis and Statistical Inference
3
 Program restricted
1
EXPE 4801
 Career Goals, Resumes, and Cover Letters
1
 Program restricted
1
MATH 4801♭
 Mathematics for Data Analytics
1
 DAMA♭
♭The Data Analytics Mathematics Assessment (DAMA) will be administered upon students’ arrival or during the first week of the term. Students who meet minimum standards will be exempt from MATH 4801.
 
2
CMNS 4800
 Communications for Technical Professions
3
 Program restricted
2
CPSC 4810
 Transformation for Data Analytics
4
 CPSC 4800
2
DANA 4810
 Predictive Analytics - Quantitative Data
3
 DANA 4800 & MATH 4801
2
DANA 4820
 Predictive Analytics - Qualitative Data
3
 DANA 4800 & MATH 4801
 
3
CPSC 4830
 Data Mining for Data Analytics
3
 CPSC 4810, DANA 4810 & DANA 4820
3
DANA 4830
 Dimension Reduction & Classification I
3
 DANA 4810 & DANA 4820
3
DANA 4840
 Classification II
3
 DANA 4810 & DANA 4820
3
EXPE 4802
 Interviews and Your Professional Image
1
 EXPE 4801
 
4
BUSM 4830
 Project Management
3
 BUSM 4805 & DANA 4810
4
CPSC 4820
 Visualization for Data Analytics
3
 CPSC 4800 & DANA 4800
4
DANA 4850
 Capstone Project
6
 CPSC 4830, DANA 4830 & DANA 4840
4
EXPE 4803
 Employment Search Strategies
1
 EXPE 4801 & EXPE 4802
 
5♯
EXPE 4844
 Work Experience Term - Data Analytics
3
 EXPE 4801, EXPE 4802 & EXPE 4803
♯Only for those who choose to take the Work Experience option.

 

Last Update: February 11, 2024