TRNS010-25B4 (C) Bridging Four 2025

Digital Data: An exploration of the use and pervasiveness of data in a digitised society

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 8 September 2025
End Date: Sunday, 26 October 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 21 September 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 5 October 2025

Description

In this course, students will learn what data is and how it is used. It covers what it means for information to be stored, transferred, interpreted and processed by machines. It considers data critically as it makes preliminary exploration of how data is collected through devices and applications, to inform business decisions, government priorities, and scientific discoveries. Students learn to use and analyse data and to report and present their findings.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Manager

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 010 Computer Lab
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Computer Lab B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 16:00 - 18:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 18:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Workshop B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 13:00 Ernest Rutherford 465
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

Samuel Grant

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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