Tag: Analytics

Learnings from eMasters Data Science for Decision Making – IIT Gandhinagar – Part 1

Below are the learnings from eMasters Data Science for Decision Making – IIT Gandhinagar – Part 1. This needs to be an article in itself. You can find more details here about eDSDM here: e-Masters | IITGNX There is Mathematics for your AIML problem in feature engineering, preprocessing, evaluation metrics, models, errors, etc. and so…… Continue reading Learnings from eMasters Data Science for Decision Making – IIT Gandhinagar – Part 1

Management outcomes for departmental analytics – Part 1

What could be the outcomes for various departments in an organization in terms of using analytics? Here is part 1 for the same. Background and context: Most organizations struggle at some point of time in their lifecycle for management outcomes and as per the latest trends try to use analytics to assist in better decision making.…… Continue reading Management outcomes for departmental analytics – Part 1

Three waves of Analytics – Notes on articles by Prof. Davenport

References: Analytics 3.0How Analytics Has Changed in the Last 10 Years (and How It’s Stayed the Same) ANALYTICS 1.0 – Business Intelligence, RDBMS & Data Warehousing Vertical scalingBetter results and analysis meant higher processing power & memoryComplex systemsChances of singular failureBackup was compulsoryStorage in RDBMSTransformation in business dimensions and facts in Data WarehouseDescriptive analytics mainly…… Continue reading Three waves of Analytics – Notes on articles by Prof. Davenport

What should be the subjects & course structure for teaching Data Analytics / Data Science in MBA?

Data Science & Analytics including Operations / Decision Science are evolving fields which are in demand currently for various reasons. Most companies are experimenting and creating projects / products around analytics / data science. I am listing the subjects & courses that an MBA student should take to cover Data Science / Analytics: Mathematics —…… Continue reading What should be the subjects & course structure for teaching Data Analytics / Data Science in MBA?

How to explore and learn “Analytics & Data Science” ?

One of my students asked me as to how can someone explore and learn Analytics / Data Science domain with an intention to build their career in it ? There are three types of roles available in Data Science / Analytics: Functional consultant like a Business / Data Analyst Technical Consultant like a Data Engineer. Mixed profiles…… Continue reading How to explore and learn “Analytics & Data Science” ?

Learning R Programming – Part 1

As per Glassdoor Top 5 skills in Data Science for job openings are: Python R SQL Hadoop Java Most Java developers know SQL, Hadoop & Java to a good extent in today’s environment, two important skills Python & R should be learned by the Java developer / architect / manager if s/he wants to contribute…… Continue reading Learning R Programming – Part 1

Universities & Colleges offering courses & degrees in Analytics / Data Science in India – Part 1

BITS Pilani – Offering MSc in Analytics, MTech in Computer Science with specialization in Analytics IIM Calcutta, ISI Kolkata & IIT Kharagpur – PG Diploma in Business Analytics Great Lakes, Chennai – PGP in Analytics IIIT Bangalore – PGP in Analytics via UpGrad XLRI – Executive Program in Data Science NIRMA University – MBA -…… Continue reading Universities & Colleges offering courses & degrees in Analytics / Data Science in India – Part 1