{"id":1109,"date":"2021-08-23T06:56:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T06:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:33:43","slug":"department-of-information-science-conducts-national-curricula-review-and-validation-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/2021\/08\/23\/department-of-information-science-conducts-national-curricula-review-and-validation-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Information Science Conducts National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haramaya University College of Computing &amp; Informatics Department of Information Sciences conducted a national curriculum validation workshop for M.Sc. in Information Science and M.Sc. in Data Science at University\u2019s Resource Center on August 20, 2021.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1110\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Haramaya University CCI conducted National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop in Data Science and Information Science\" width=\"600\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/7-300x87.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haramaya University CCI conducted National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Mr. Jemal Abate, Head of Department of Information Science, the main objective of the workshop is to review the existing MSc Curriculum in Information Science and to validate a new curriculum for MSc in Data Science. The Data Science program will be launched for the coming academic year to meet the human resource need of the market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1111\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/71.jpg\" alt=\"D\/r. Kassahun Tekle on National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/71.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/71-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\/r. Kassahun Tekle on National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Kasahun Takele, Dean of College of Computing &amp; Informatics, said that data science is one of the most rapidly developing disciplines. It is a field that can be approached from several point of view such as ethics, methodology, business models, how to deal with big data, data engineering, data governance, etc, he added.<\/p>\n<p>It was indicated that all formal &amp; needful procedures were initiated and completed by the College &amp; Department.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/72.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Mengistu Urge Leta on National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/72.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/72-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Mengistu Urge Leta on National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prof. Mengistu Urge, Vice President for Academic Affairs, on his opening speech said since Haramaya University is one of the research universities, we are striving to achieve our goal through seeking and planning for collaboration within the University and other nearby sister universities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1113\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/73.jpg\" alt=\"Panelists at the National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/73.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/73-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panelists at the National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>comments and suggestions were forwarded from the reviewers and the participants. The workshop was attended by distinguished guests from internal and external review examiners as well as the academic community of the Haramaya University. Constructive<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1114\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/74.jpg\" alt=\"D\/r. Yilfashewa Seyoum on the National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science\" width=\"598\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/74.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/74-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/74-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/02\/74-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\/r. Yilfashewa Seyoum on the National Curricula Review and Validation Workshop on Msc. program in Data Science and Information Science<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Yilfashewa Seyoum, Director of Academic Programs of Haramaya University, on his closing speech said this workshop provided varieties of exchanges of ideas, knowledge and skills in the area of the academic program.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Yilfashew further indicated it is not only a step forward in postgraduate specialization development initiatives, but also a very valuable to the overall sector in higher education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haramaya University College of Computing &amp; Informatics Department of Information Sciences conducted a national curriculum validation workshop for M.Sc. in Information Science and M.Sc. in Data Science at University\u2019s Resource [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_edd_button_behavior":[],"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1718,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109\/revisions\/1718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haramaya.edu.et\/cci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=1109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}