The 10 Most Prominent Data Science Institutes 2022

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EDITORIAL The 10 Prominent Data Science Ins tutes Revolu onizing the Field of Data Science with Innova ve Courses

to iden fy designs. This permits organiza ons to build efficiencies, oversee costs, dis nguish new market openings, and li their market advantage. Data science is the act of mining huge informa onal indexes of crude data, both organized and unstructured, to recognize examples and concentrate noteworthy knowledge from them. This is an interdisciplinary field, and the establishments of informa on science incorporate

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ata science is gaining gigan c importance

with businesses and corpora ons rising day

by day. Data is becoming more important for

research and evalua ng the success of these businesses. This is one of the main reasons why the market for skilled and experienced data scien sts has reached the level of satura on.

According to a recent study on hiring trends in the data science and analy cs sector in India, around 97,000 posi ons related to technology remained vacant due to a lack of qualified talent. The rising demand for data science professionals presses on the need to have some significant courses and curriculum to skill up the budding leaders.

However, those seeking out to opt for data science and analy cs as a career have a healthy job outlook despite apparent skill-gap. Some of the prominent ins tutes offer comprehensive and advanced data science degrees and cer fica ons that can help learners become the right skillset as per industry demand and land their dream job.

As the call for data science talent is spurring in the industry, first-rate universi es and ins tutes are imbibing the analy cal capabili es to progressively create such skilled professionals. Many ins tu ons are serving with the best data science pedagogy and industry-relevant exposure to budding data science aspirants and future leaders.

Data science empowers organiza ons to process gigan c measures of organized and unstructured data

sta s cs, inference, so ware engineering, predic ve analy cs, AI/ML calcula on advancement, and new advances to pick up insights from large informa on.

Data science has gained so much importance in recent mes with its poten ally limitless applica ons in the world of ar ficial intelligence, despite being a subset of computer science. It is now seen as a dis nct and principal field. For the same reason, a lot of courses offering Masters in Data Science are coming up worldwide in all sorts of ins tu ons.

Professionals with adequate big data and analy cs skills have a promising career, and hence a plethora of ins tutes in India are offering courses in big data and analy cs. However, the number of reliable data science ins tutes remains limited. Today, numerous ins tutes, colleges, and universi es are introducing data science courses in the world. This is right because of the massive demand no ceable in the data analy cs industry around the globe. Today, more professionals are needed across the world than ever.

The demand for professionals in the data science and analy cs sector is growing phenomenally. But the majority of the posi ons related to technology are vacant, mainly due to the gap between supply and demand. The rising demand for data science professionals has resulted in the establishment of more data science ins tu ons. As a result, many ins tu ons have emerged which provide training, diploma, and cer fica on on similar new age courses. Pursuing such courses is proving to be a worthy investment and many students and working professionals are reaping its benefits.

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8 Dr. Jeffrey Draves Graceland University

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TS DR ANGELA LEE SIEW HOONG

DAVE WELLS

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PROF. SHANKAR NARASIMHAN

PROF. CHANDRASHEKAR RAMANATHAN

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RAGHUNATHAN RENGASWAMY

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DR. DOUG LEHMANN

Articles

Marcel Punselie

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5 Reasons Why You Should Study Data Science in College to Know

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The Future is in Data Science Careers

COVER STORY

Addressing the Progressive Academic Needs of Students with Futuristics Education

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raceland was founded as a non-sectarian college in 1895 in Lamoni, Iowa, by the sponsoring church, Community of Christ (then the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of La er-Day Saints). For over 125 years,

Graceland has been commi ed to create learning communi es where students develop their poten al for

meaningful and produc ve lives. This mission has led the university to offer over 30 undergraduate degrees and several graduate degrees on two campuses (Lamoni, Iowa and Independence, Missouri) and online. Graceland considers itself as a liberal arts ins tu on that takes pride in crea ng strong leaders and graduates who want to help change the world for the be er.

Since its incep on, Graceland University has been developing students into people who will change the world by giving them the best experience and educa on possible. But the university believes that providing a strong liberal art learning environment- at its main residen al campus in Lamoni, their independence campus and through its online programs, the University is just one piece of the puzzle. Another feather added to the cap is its amazing faculty, who care about their students' success. The University's fun-on-campus ac vi es that build forever friendships and the powerful sense of place and belonging is what every student at Graceland cul vate every day.

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Dr. JEFFREY DRAVES

DIRECTOR OF DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS AT

GRACELAND

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“ The brand that gave us “Just do it!” qualifies that tagline, which always felt a bit broad, to include boundaries.

You can’t “just do it” without regard to the rules, as Knight clearly states.

Those rules are what level the playing field and protect fair competition. But rules have nothing to do with the passion in which you play within them.

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Enhanced Curriculum to Help Learners Enter the Digital World Graceland offers over 30 undergraduate majors and

the future, which haven't been even dreamt of yet.

minors as well as several graduate degrees and a

Graceland is con nuing to adapt to the digital world and

seminary. As a liberal arts ins tu on, its curriculum is

recently launched a master of science in data science and

focused on giving students tangible and prac cal skills to

analy cs degree that is completely online.

help them navigate an increasingly complex world. Their skills in cri cal thinking and communica on are par cularly meaningful as they work to solve problems in

A Data Science Leader as Director Dr. Jeffrey Draves is Director of data science and

machine learning and ar ficial intelligence applica ons

analy cs at Graceland and also a professor of chemistry.

in chemistry. He has also developed an interest in the

He oversees both the BS and the MS degree programs in

educa onal aspects and applica ons of data science and

data science. His journey to data science began with an

analy cs in the sector.

interest in molecular modelling, which grew into the

Combining Core Values and Liberal Arts for the Betterment of the World Graceland has over 125 years of experience and its core

rela onships built on the founda on of uncondi onal

values of learning, wholeness and community have

love and acceptance. These core values combined with

guided the ins tu on. The university believes in the

its unique liberal arts approach give Graceland students a

lifelong process of the open and free pursuit of truth.

great advantage that paves a way in crea ng peace and

According to the university, the development of the

harmony by making the world a be er place to live, study

intellectual, physical, social and spiritual dimensions of

and prosper in.

all persons is necessary for leading a healthy and fulfilling life. It appreciates and welcomes diversity, believes in the inherent worth of all persons expressed through

Providing Practical and Ethical Outlook to Data Science At Graceland, the focus is on hands-on, prac cal

machine learning methods and ar ficial intelligence

educa on in data science. At the undergraduate level,

methods, which are applied to real-world datasets. At

students are exposed to modern analy cs techniques,

the graduate level, students hone their skills with these

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methods and inves gate certain state-of-the-art

teaching the concepts with the right amount of ethical

developments that are applied to real- me client-driven

detail and prac cal implementa on is what learning

projects. At both undergraduate and graduate-level,

looks like. Students who graduate from Graceland

students are taught with the ethical prac ce of data

University not only turn into leaders professionally but

science and analy cs. At Graceland, impar ng educa on

also turn into great parents, ci zens and overall into

is not the only mo o to the management, rather,

great human beings.

Preparing Graduates to Thrive the Digital Economy The data science program offered by the university seeks

The outlook for data science educa on is also exploding

to prepare graduates to thrive in the digital economy.

in the United States. The problems inherent in medicine,

Skills in data science will be cri cal for nearly all careers

the environment, global rela ons and a host of other

in the next several decades. The program currently has

areas require insights beyond those currently available

students from 6 different countries.

and educa on in data science will lead to these insights.

A Glimpse at the Achievements Graceland has been men oned in the Princeton Review

RegisteredNursing.org #1 Best Online RN-BSN Program

“Best Midwest Colleges” 2012-2022 issue, Military-

in Missouri for its excep onal performance and service.

Friendly 2017-2022 issues and is also men oned in

Envisioning to Expand Student Enrolment Across Demographic Boundaries As a small, private, rural, Midwest university,

re co g n i ze d e d u c a o n a l l e a d e r, i n s p i r i n g a n d

demographics have been unfavourable, but its

empowering persons for transforma onal service and

admissions team has pushed against the trend and

leadership.

Graceland's undergraduate enrolment has grown in the past two years. Graceland University aims to become a

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Dr. Jeffrey Draves

Ts Dr Angela Lee Siew Hoong

Director of Data Science & Analytics

Associate Professor

Graceland University

Sunway University

Graceland offers over 30 undergraduate majors and minors as well as several graduate degrees and a seminary. As a liberal arts institution, its curriculum is focused on giving students tangible and practical skills to help them navigate an increasingly complex world.

Graceland is continuing to adapt to the digital world and recently launched a master of science in data science and analytics degree that is completely online.

Sunway University is Malaysia ’s leading, not-for-profit priva te university that is dedicated to quality education. With a research focused aspect on key global problems under the umbrella of Planetary Health and the Sustainable Develop ment Goals, the university supports innovation and entre preneurship. Sunway Univer sity’s vision is to be a ‘World Class University’ and its missio n is to nurture all-round indi viduals and devote them towards discovery,advancemnt , and transmission.

h ps://www.graceland.edu/

h ps://university.sunway.edu.my/

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MOST PROMINENT

DATA SCIENCE

INSTITUTES 2021

Dr. Doug Lehmann

Prof. Chandrashekar Ramanathan

Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy & Professor Shankar Narasimhan

Dave Wells

Associate Professor, Professional Practice & Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics

Professor & Dean (Academics)

Co-Founders

Director of Education

Miami Herbert Business School

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB)

Gnanam Institute for Training in Advance Analytics (GITAA)

eLearningCurve

Miami Herbert Business School was founded in 1929 as a leader in preparing individuals and organizations to excel in the complex, dynamic and interconnected world of global business. It is dedicated to developing innovative ideas and principled leaders that transform global business and society. The Business School is determined to bridge a gap across borders, tackling funda mental business and social challenges as well as fostering entrepreneurship across the region. h ps://herbert.miami.edu/

The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB) is a prestigious private technical and research University (Deemed) that works with the mo o ‘Knowledge is Supreme’.

The ultimate mission of IIITB is to build a world-class research-led institution that can enhance the emerging IT industry in India. The inspiration behind this mission is two textile research institutes –SITRA in Coimbatore and ATIRA in Ahmedabad.

Gnanam Institute for Training in Advance Analytics (GITAA) is founded by professors Shankar Narasimhan and Raghunathan Rengaswamy from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM). The institute offers applied courses for students/professionals who are interested in learning and embarking on a career in data science or reskilling themselves. The courses have been designed based on the job requirements in the industry.

eLearningCurve offers comprehensive online education and certification programs in various disciplines of information management including data quality, data governance, data integration, data management, analytics, and data science. The institute's courses begin with fundamentals that teach the basic concepts and principles then move quickly to more advanced topics to teach practical skills that can be immediately applied in the workplace.

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Marcel Punselie

Alice Gast

Allan J. Myers

Professor Andrew J Deeks

CEO & Founder

President

Chancellor

President

Web Infra Academy

Imperial College London

University of Melbourne

University College Dublin

The Web Infra Academy is a training provider that delivers IT and AI & ML courses in four formats: Classroom, Webinar/remote classroom, Elearning and blended. The company’s mission is to make AI & ML accessible for everyone and promote tech to improve the quality of life: the focus is on Friendly AI. For AI and machine learning aspirants, Web Infra Academy offers amazing courses.

Imperial College London is a public institution that was founded in 1907. The sciencefocused university comprises four academic divisions focused on engineering, medicine, natural sciences and business. Data science courses offered at Imperial College London centres on a wide variety of tools and techniques related to the scientific handling of data at scale, including machine learning theory, data transformation and represe ntation, data visualisation and using analytic software.

The University of Melbourne is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Having been established in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia. The Masters in Data Science degree offered at the University of Melbourne provides students with a solid grounding in data science, so they can have the technological and analytical abilities that are vital for managing and interpreting large, complex collections of data.

University College Dublin is one of Europe's leading researchintensive universities and is ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide. UCD is also Ireland's most globally engaged university with over 30,000 students drawn from 136 countries. The university offers a plethora of courses in data science and analytics, which help students solve complex scientific problems and analyse large datasets.

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h ps://www.unimelb.edu.au/

h ps://www.ucd.ie/

SUNWAY UNIVERSITY: ONE ACADEMIA FOR ALL THINGS DATA SCIENCE, ANALYTICS AND BEYOND

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unway University is Malaysia's leading, not-for-

“Premier Digital Technology University” status. It has

profit private university that is dedicated to

developed a close collabora on with many leading

quality educa on. With a research focused

interna onal universi es including Harvard University

aspect on key global problems under the umbrella of

and the Universi es of Oxford and Cambridge. These are

Planetary Health and the Sustainable Development

named a er the founder of Sunway City and of the

Goals,the university supports innova on and

University, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah, who is also the

entrepreneurship.

Chairman of Sunway Group, one of Malaysia's leading industrial conglomerates and the developer of Sunway

A Young University Se

ng Impeccable Global

City. The university also has a very close rela onship

StandardsSunway

with Lancaster University in the UK, enabling students

University is based in Sunway City, a thriving green

on many programmes and qualifying them for Lancaster

resort and digital smart city that is built on reclaimed

degrees.

former n-mining land on the western side of Kuala

Sunway University's vision is to be a 'World Class

Lumpur in the heart of the Klang Valley. The University

University' and its mission is to nurture all-round

was established in 2011 and is rela vely young by the

individuals and devote them towards the discovery,

global standards, but is already ranked within the top

advancement, transmission and applica on of

2% of universi es in the world (QS World University

knowledge that meet the needs of the society and the

Rankings), in the top 1.5% of universi es in Asia, as well

global community. Sunway University will carry out its

as in the top 150 universi es in the world under 50

mission with integrity and unwavering dedica on to

years old.Sunway University has a 5-star “excellent”

excellence, enterprise, professionalism, financial self-

ra ng by the Malaysian government (in the latest

reliance, innova on, mutual respect and team spirit.

Setara assessment exercise) and is one of just eleven universi es in Malaysia to be awarded the special 16

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TS DR ANGELA LEE SIEW HOONG

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

SUNWAY UNIVERSITY

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“ The brand that “Just doin it!”

“The global biggave dataus analytics qualifies that tagline, always education industry grewwhich significantly feltthe a bit broad, to include boundaries. with onset of the COVID-19 pandemic You can’t “just do it” without regard to the rules, as Knight clearly states.

Those rules are what level the playing field and protect fair competition. But rules have nothing to do with the passion in which you play within them.

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Ts Dr Angela Lee Siew Hoong is an Associate Professor at

Data Science at the Core of Making Graduates Career

Sunway University. She introduced, developed, and is

Ready

currently teachingAnaly cs and Data Science

Angela claims that Sunway University Analy cs and Data

programme in Sunway University. Angela has been

Science programme offers the studentsthe diversity of

developing data science curriculum since 2009. She

applying analy cs to many different industries. The

prepares her students to enter the analy cs workforce

programme is designed in such a way that it allows

by staying up to date with the industry needs and

thelearnersto apply their analy cs knowledge to solve

considers herself an “advocate” of data science. Angela is

mul ple different industries with real world problems.

the key person to introduce theAnaly cs and Data

The curriculum is up to date with the latest technology

Science degree at Sunway University. She was

and tools that are being taught in the programme to close

recognized by the SAS Ins

tute as the

off the gaps between the needs of industry and the

2021's'Dis nguished Analy cs Educator of the Year' and

graduates' skills. She highlights tha he University has

regularly speaks at data science and analy cs

embedded SAS, Alibaba, and AWS syllabus into

conferences. Angela has developed many innova ve

theprogramme to empower students with the

ways to use analy cs and data science tools from the

competencies and capacity to contribute back to the fast

most elementary level to advanced analy cs. She

changing economic, social and technological world.

teaches Social Media Analy cs, Visual Analy cs,

Sunway University prepares graduates to be career

Advanced Analy cs and Business Intelligence and has

ready to lead a produc ve, fulfilling and meaningful life

authored many published ar cles in the area of churn

with integrity and, by being ethical, accountable,

analy cs, sen ment analysis and predic ve analy cs.

resilient, caring and responsible members of the society.

An ge l a reve a l s t h at at Su nway Un i ve rs i t y, a

Preparing Students for a Tech Future through Advanced

mul disciplinary approach has been adopted with

Analy cs Program

regards to data science. Its students are taught to be

Angela says that the development of analy cs

flexible and crea ve and they are genuinely immersed in

curriculum at SunwayUniversity started off 2009 by

data science. So at its core, one will find that its

embedding four analy cs subjects into the university's

comparable across all industries and it is believed that

exis ngInforma on Systems degree programme. In

one of the reasons the university has been able to

2016,the Universitylaunched its full fledge and one of its

collaborate with so many firms in the region and

kind Analy cs degree programme to become the first

successful in partnering with many companies to provide

and only private university in Malaysia to have this full

students the edge in analy cs and data science.Angela

fledge analy cs undergrad degree. In this programme,

adds that Sunway University has a very high

Sunway University has 11 subjects related to analy cs.

employability rate, since the students would have

She adds that the University's teachings and curriculum

already go en their job before they even graduated from

was built along with the concept of making sure that

the programme.

their students know how to leverage data and how to generate ac onable outcomes for future tech

Exposing Learners to the Industry with Internships and

companies. They need to iden fy areas in the company

Capstone Projects

where data science exper se might be put to good use.

Angela men ons that students atSunway University

The ul mate outcomes of this programme is to allow the

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Informa on Systems (Data

student to learn about the many data science algorithms

Analy cs) are required to complete both an internship

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and a capstone project. This internship usually takes

Malaysia. As new and developing data-driven posi ons

place over 3 months for the final year student. At this

fuel connected employment future, data science and

point in the programme, the student would have taken

analysis will con nue to be a primary career growth

courses including Social Media Analy cs, Data Mining,

poten al in this landscape, she says.

Linear Algebra, Big Datain the cloud, and Analy cs

Angela highlights that the Master of Data Science and

Engineering and they wouldhave learned to program

Bachelor of Science Informa on Systems (Data

with Python, SAS, R and Java and familiar with SQL and

Analy cs) at Sunway University is designed to develop

rela onal databases. She adds that on top of the

the data scien sts of tomorrowby combining great

internship programme, the capstone project also plays

academic achievement with real-world experience to

an important role as analy cs industry project will be ed

help student to grow their data abili es and open doors

to the student capstone project. These projects allow

to new possibili es. The university's programme also

students to take part in solving real world analy cs

appeared in the Top 10 degree in Graduates Tracer

problems and work closely with companies that provide

studies, having 97% of graduates ge ng a job a er they

them the data. They get a chance to formulate the

graduate.

problems, proposed the methodological process and analy cs solu ons to the companies. Angela claims that

A Garland of Awards and Accolades

this programme allows the companies to temporarily

Sunway University has proven to be the best in many

extend their resources to tackle short-term projects and

areas and hence it has received many awards and

the students will be supervised by the Sunway University

accolades for its immense effort to exhibit excellence.

Professor and a corporate sponsor. Over the years, to

Assoc Prof Dr Angela Lee Siew Hoong awarded

name a few the sponsorsof the capstone projects

Outstanding Women Researcher in Data Science 2022

include, Sunway Berhard, Sunway MedicalHospital,

at the 7th Venus Interna onal Women Awards.

Sunway Property, Coway, DHL, BonusLink, Ci bank,

Winner 2021 SAS Dis nguish Educator Award - Asia

SAS, UOB, RHB, Carsome and Royal Commision Medical

Pacific - This award is given to only one recipient in North

Centre, Saudi Arabia.This equips the studentsto manage

America, Europe and Asia Pacific. This award honours an

a large-scale ofdata science and analy cs project from

educator who has made significant contribu ons to

the moment they arrive at work.

advancing analy cs educa on and preparing students for careers in analy cs and data science. Sunway

Crea ng the Data Scien sts of Tomorrow

University, Assoc Prof Dr Angela Lee represen ng

Angela opines that by 2025, Malaysia's big data analy cs

Malaysia has topped off all the top contenders from the

industry is an cipated to be valued at US$1.9 billion.

larger and advance countries in Asia Pacific (Includes,

Malaysia has big inten ons to grow its digital economy,

Australia, Japan, Korea, India, China, HK, Singapore)

with ini a ves like the 'Malaysian Digital Economy

emerged as winner.

Blueprint' indica ng that data and digital technology

Best Paper Award - Asian Conference on Intelligent

would be a big part of the future. In this environment, it's

Compu ng and Data Sciences (ACIDS 2021). Title of

apparent that data science exper se will be in great

Paper: Visualizing Keyword Rela onship Analysis over

demand, and one that is already seeing significant rise in

online Traveller Reviews.Assoc Prof Dr Angela Lee and

b ot h d e m a n d fo r p e r s o n n e l a n d p ro s p e c ve

her co authors.

remunera on. Industry 4.0 is predicted to generate

Best Paper Award in 5th Interna onal Conference on

between 3.3 million and 6 million employment in

So

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Compu ng in Data Science. (2019) Paper

tle:

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Decision Tree: Customer Churn Analysis for a Loyalty

forecast the future outcomesby making more

Program using data mining algorithm. Assoc Prof Dr

appropriate crucial decisions and by taking more

Angela Lee and her co-authors.

effec ve ac ons.Thanks to big data analy cs. They're

Mentored Data Science Students(TeamBrainDrain) -

using big data analy cal tools to get their users' data and

Championship winner in Na onal Level and Regional

access their personal informa on, such as their interests,

Second Runner up at the ASEAN Data Science Explorers

behavioural pa erns, ideas, security details, personal

2021. Associate Professor Dr Angela Lee supervised and

interac ons and so on to their advantage.Angela

mentored two-year Data Analy cs programme where

believes that this is the primary source of ethical concern

they proposed a story board in implemen ng E-waste

among various leaders and experts that is concerning the

which involves around SDG 12 responsible consump on

scope of personal informa on that can be accessed, as

and produc on topped off all the contestants na onal

well as their safety. Many corpora ons may now

on. In regional

theore cally manage their consumers' wants, needs and

on Associate Professor Dr Angela Lee team's

ac ons with big data analy cs innova on and execu on;

and qualify for Regional Compe compe

won second runner up.

hence this can lead to intellectual property and

Assoc Prof Dr Angela Lee also supervised Team Snuffles

organisa ons right on their ideas and crea ons. “While

in obtaining Second Place at the GET Digital

big data analy cs has an immense promise, it also raises

Entrepreneurship and Innova on Challenge 2019

serious ethical (security and privacy) challenges that, if

organized by Alibaba Business School China,

le unresolved, might become substan al hurdles to the

Guangzhou, China. Compete among Harbin University,

realisa on of projected benefits and the long-term

North-westernPolytechnicalUniversity China, APU,

success of big data,” says Angela.

UTAR, In , University of Iberoamericana University of Mexico and UITM. July 2019.

The Dynamic Future of Big Data Analy cs in Educa on

IEEE Best Capstone Award 2016 - Student Yap Jia Yi.

Sector

Thesis En tle: Acceptance of Big data technologies and

Angela believes that the big data industry will con nue

its influence towards employee's percep on on job

to grow so long so asserts that there is a dire need of data

performance among SME in Malaysia.

being used in companies. “The global big data analy cs in

Assoc Prof Dr Angela Lee supervised Nicholas Chan and

educa on industry grew significantly with the onset of

Claudia Ng (BSc Informa on Systems Data Analy cs) on

the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consolida on Prize for Dashboard builder. Malaysian

Because governments in the majority of countries have

Innova on Compe

implemented lockdowns, there has been a large increase

on 2017.

in the acceptance of online teaching culture among Confron ng the Digital Trends with Advanced Learning

students and teachers. This, in turn, has a favourable

Angela says that it is not so much about the challenges

impact on the global market for big data analy cs in

that the university is facing in delivering the programme

educa on. Furthermore, measuring students'

but it is more on the overall analy cs ecosystem and

performance, iden fying students' main areas and

community. Talking about the challenges that data

tracking the students a er they graduate from college

analy cs faces, she men ons thatevery sector of the

are just a few of the many important benefits of big data

globe, including the emergency services, health care,

and business analy cs in educa on, all of which

research and space, as well as the business sector, has

contribute to market growth and which this will lead to

seen a significant change in the way they manage and

more university/ins tute in implemen ng analy cs

operate their ac vi es on a daily basis as a result of data

curriculum to support the needs that arise due to the

science. All of these sectors now have the ability to

pandemic,” concludes Angela.

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T

he big data revolu on has changed how

companies are conduc ng their opera ons day

According to the US Bureau of Labour Sta s cs, it

by day. It has increased the search for skilled

projects strong growth in the data science sector, with

talent to aid organiza ons to keep up the pace in the

many jobs to boost by 28% by 2026. To make sense of

market with trends in data. Data science is the study of

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DELIVERING STATE OF THE ART DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION TO BRIDGE SKILLS GAP ACROSS INDUSTRY

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LearningCurveoffers comprehensive online

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Fundamentals of Ar ficial Intelligence

educa on and cer fica on programs in various

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disciplines of informa on management including

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Fundamentals of Predic ve Analy cs

data quality, data governance, data integra on, data

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management, analy cs, and data science. The ins tute

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was established to make top-quality educa on in

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teach prac cal skills that can be immediately applied in

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the workplace.

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The ins tute recognizes data science as a mul -

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DAVE WELLS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ELEARNINGCURVE

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“ eLearningCurve offers the ideal learning The brand us “Just do it!”are experience for that busygave professionals who qualifiescareer that tagline, pursuing growthwhich in thealways field of felt a bit broad, to include boundaries. data science. Rich and robust curriculum You “justprogression do it” without regard to withcan’t a logical from basics the rules, as Knight states. to advanced topics isclearly only part of Those rules are what level the playing the story. field and protect fair competition. But rules have nothing to do with the passion in which you play within them.

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A Strategic Leadership D a v e We l l s i s t h e D i re c t o r o f Ed u c a o n a t

Focusing on Prac cal Learning and Experiences

eLearningCurve where he plans and manages

eLearningCurve's course authors and instructors are also

curriculum, seeks highly-qualified course authors and

prac

instructors, assures technical accuracy and instruc onal

enrich the courses with examples, case studies, and

quality of courses, and oversees the exam wri ng

storytelling about their experiences working in the field.

process. He is also an author and instructor of several

The more technical courses get deep into the details of

eLearningCurve courses where he draws on more than

pu ng the technology to work. The ins tute's Data

50 years of experience working with data and

Mining in R course, for example, shows how to use basic

informa on systems. For the Data Science curriculum,

features of the R programming language, and to work

Dave ensures the quality of instructors and courses, and

with data frames, data reshaping, basic sta s cs,

he personally contributes courses about data

graphing, linear models, non-linear models, clustering,

engineering, data pipeline design, DataOps, and data

and model diagnos cs.

oners. They go beyond theory and academics to

architecture.

Fostering Industry with Applied Knowledge Offering Rich and Robust Curriculum

eLearningCurve contributes to the growth of analy cs

eLearningCurve offers the ideal learning experience for

and big data educa on by providing prac cal educa on

busy professionals who are pursuing career growth in the

that works for business and technical professionals who

field of data science. Rich and robust curriculum with a

are working in related fields. The ins tute's educa on

logical progression from basics to advanced topics is only

helps people to fill the gaps that exist in data science

part of the story. Dave believes that “The ability to learn

hiring and staffing today. It is well documented that the

at your own pace, and to study at the mes and in the

demand for skilled data scien sts far outstrips the

loca ons that work best for you is especially important

supply. For the data engineering side of data science, the

for those who must find me for learning while a ending

shortage is especially severe. It is highly compe

to the demands of a full- me job.”

ve,

me-consuming, and costly to fill data science posi ons.

The value of eLearningCurve educa on is further

Many enterprises choose to grow skills from within as

enhanced with examina on and cer fica on. The

more prac cal than compe ng for the small number of

examina on process—an essen al part of

available data scien sts. This is where eLearningCurve

cer fica on—also provides opportuni es for students

makes a substan al contribu on by providing the means

to evaluate their knowledge, recognize gaps in learning,

for internal staff to learn and grow data science

and revisit the courses to fill those gaps. The ins tute's

knowledge and capabili es.

Cer fied Informa on Management Professional (CIMP) designa on for data science professionals makes a clear

Significant Educa onal Partnership

statement that the student has learned from the industry

The Enterprise Data Management Council (EDM

leaders and has demonstrated a thorough understanding

Council) selected eLearningCurve as their partner to

of data science by passing several challenging exams.

deliver educa on to their member organiza ons. EDM

The CIMP-Ex Data Science designa on goes beyond

Council is a global organiza on that works to advance

cer fica on of knowledge and understanding, to also

data management and analy cs best prac ces,

a est to the exper se, experience, and excellence

standards, and educa on. The council's high standards

demonstrated by data science professionals.

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for educa on and eLearningCurve's a en on to quality

has a cadre of instructors who are among the best in the

are a natural fit that delivers the right kind of learning to

field of data science.

council members including many of the world's largest financial services organiza ons, plus corpora ons from

The Driving Force of Technology Advancements

other major industries.

The amount of data that is available today, according to

Today, eLearningCurve has students in more than 80

Dave, is one of the driving forces, as are the technology

countries—more than 40% of the na ons in the world.

advances that provide the capacity and performance to

This includes India where both eLearningCurve and EDM

process and analyze huge volumes of data. The most

Council are experiencing significant momentum and

powerful driver of all, however, comes from a business

demand for sophis cated data and analy cs learning

perspec ve. Analy cs produces insights. Analy cs

programs.

creates a compe

ve advantage. And ul mately,

analy cs drives the innova on that is cri cal to survival Winning Against Challenges with Persistence

in the digital economy.

The greatest challenge has also proven to be one of the greatest opportuni es for rewards. According to Dave,

Envisioning the Future of Analy cs

the challenge is in finding instructors with a right

Dave believes, “We will see remarkable con nued

combina on of theore cal knowledge in the advanced

growth well into the future. Educa on will thrive as long

areas of data science, prac cal experience that is

as there is a shortage of skilled candidates to fill data

necessary to get from theory to applica on, and

science posi ons. Today the skills-demand gap

instruc onal design and teaching skills needed to create

con nues to grow, and we will experience

and deliver high-quality and high-impact educa on.

corresponding growth in the need for analy cs and data

Instructors with these quali es are difficult to find, but

science educa on.”

through persistence and tenacity eLearningCurve now

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ENABLING LEARNERS ACQUIRE CUTTING EDGE MACHINE LEARNING AND AI SKILLS TODAY

G

nanam Ins tute for Training in Advance

GITAA's courses cater to students at a beginner level all

Analy cs (GITAA) is founded by professors

the way to data science prac

Shankar Narasimhan and Raghunathan

want to train themselves on the latest advancements in

Rengaswamy from Indian Ins tute of Technology,

this field. The mode of delivery could be online, live

Madras (IITM). They bring in a wealth of exper se and

online or classroom training. All the courses developed

knowledge in data sciences, Ar ficial Intelligence (AI)

have a strong prac cal orienta on with a capstone case

and Machine Learning (ML). The IIT Madras incuba on

study that allows par cipants to understand how the

ecosystem backs this ini a ve. Courses are developed

material that they have learnt is applied in prac ce.

oners in industry who

by highly experienced academicians from IITM and faculty from other ins tu ons in India. GITAA offers

Leadership

world class training in the field of data science, machine

The two co-founders of the ins tute, Profs.

learning and other allied topics.

Raghunathan Rengaswamy and Shankar Narasimhan

GITAA's mission is “To develop world class data scien sts

have tremendous experience in this field both as

and AI specialists.”

academics and as prac

GI TA A offe rs a ppl i e d co urs e s fo r s tud e nts /

science company Gyan Data). They have also offered

professionals who are interested in learning and

consultancy services in this area to mul ple industries

embarking on a career in data science or reskilling

from IIT Madras. This combina on allows them to

themselves. The courses have been designed based on

develop solid course content with a real prac cal

the job requirements in the industry. These courses have

orienta on.

oners (through their data

an equal balance of theory and prac cal knowledge which will help par cipants apply their learning in their

Gaining Compe

jobs. Courses in ML and AI are offered at several levels.

The edge the ins tute's Analy cs and Data Science

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ve Edge with Pres gious Academics

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“ GITAA offers forit!”

The brand thatapplied gave uscourses “Just do studentsthat / professionals who are qualifies tagline, which always interested in learning and boundaries. embarking felt a bit broad, to include a career in it” data science or to You on can’t “just do without regard reskilling themselves. the rules, as Knight clearly states.

Those rules are what level the playing field and protect fair competition. But rules have nothing to do with the passion in which you play within them.

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Program has over other ins tutes in the industry are: Ÿ

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Creme de la creme faculty members hailing from IITs

clarifica on of concepts Ÿ

First mover advantage: Marriage of domain and data

and other pres gious academic ins tu ons

science. The first of its kind courses for the

Faculty pool comprising of 'Subject Ma er Experts'

manufacturing sector

with years of solid experience Ÿ

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Combined talent and resource pool from IITM

Prac cal Exposure through Significant Case Studies

network allow for con nuous engagement and

At GITAA, students are offered a wealth of prac cal

access to an up-to-date, cu ng-edge research pool

experience through mul ple case studies developed in-

Prac cal case studies drawn from parent company –

house. These case studies have a strong prac cal

Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd.

orienta on, which is fueled by the data science projects

GITAA's proven delivery technique of combined

executed by the parent company Gyan Data Pvt. Ltd.

learning – Theore cal + Prac cal applica on + Oneon-one Consul ng enables IMMERSIVE in-depth

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A PRESTIGIOUS DEEMED UNIVERSITY TO SHAPE YOUR CAREER IN DATA SCIENCE

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he Interna onal Ins tute of Informa on

two tex le research ins tutes – SITRA (South India

Technology Bangalore (IIITB) is a pres gious

Tex le Research Ins tute) in Coimbatore, and ATIRA

private technical and research University

(Ahmedabad Tex le Industry Research) in Ahmedabad,

(Deemed) located in Bengaluru, India, with the mo o

that have made massive contribu ons to the Indian

'Knowledge is Supreme'. IIITB is a non-profit

tex le industry.

organisa on governed by a board, having Kris

An interes ng fact is that Informa on Technology was

Gopalakrishnan, the Co-founder of Infosys Ltd. It offers

the third 'T' involved in Indian exports right a er Tea and

Integrated M.Tech with a dual degree of B.Tech and

Tex les in 1999. It has been more than twenty years

M.Tech, Master of Technology, Master of Science by

since the IT sector has emerged with exports of $200

Research, PhD, M.Sc (Digital Society) with different

billion, providing 4.5 million jobs while Tea and Tex les

specialisa ons, PG Diploma and several cer ficate

cater to $40 billion in export with currently around 40

programmes.

million jobs!

IIITB at the Break of Dawn

Delivering Rich and Robust Data Science Programme

The government of Karnataka is the first-ever

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IIITB offers a cu ng-edge Analysis and Data Science

government body to ini ate the idea of IIITB as a part of

Programme that scores over other ins tutes with the

its IT Policy in 1997-1998. The official classes kicked off

following key differen ators

on 15th

September 1999 a er the ins tute had

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:Expert Faculty: The faculty members have strong

commenced in June 1999.

academic backgrounds with PhD from reputed

The ul mate mission of IIITB is to build a world-class

world-class ins tu ons while being ac vely involved

research-led ins tu on that can enhance the emerging

in the advanced research in this par cular field.

IT industry in India. The inspira on behind this mission is

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Tight linkage with industry experts: Right from the

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IIITB

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“ The brand that gavewill usdramatically “Just do it!”

Analytics Education qualifies tagline, expand in that the next fivewhich years,always as the felt a bit broad, to include boundaries. demand for people who strive for Youdomain can’t “just do it” without regard to knowledge will leverage the rules, as Knight clearly states.

Analytics expertise.

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incep on, IIITB has striven to involve industry-

NAAC accredited IIITB in the highest-level category, A,

relevant case studies, tools, prac ces, and many more

in 2009.

such proven prac ces to enhance the prac cal

IIITB has held its place in the Top 50 Ins tutes for three

knowledge of students.

consecu ve years— 2018, 2019, and 2020, compe ng

Strong mentorship and guidance: The ins tute takes

with 100+-year-old IISc and 50+ years old IITs and NITs.

great care of its students by providing personalized

The Government of India sought the services of IIITB for

a en on through mentors who help the students

the Na onal Informa on Infrastructure Project

navigate the complex world of professional

formula on (NII 2.0), leading to more than Rs. 20,000

educa on and overcome the different obstacles that

crores known as 'BharatNet' that the Government had

they face.

ini ated in 2013.

The Government of India also asked this ins tu on to be

Among the Top 50 Data Scien sts in India!

a mentor for the Greenfield Project at the Myanmar

Prof. Chandrashekar Ramanathan is widely

Ins tute of Technology (MIIT) in 2015, where at present

acknowledged as an expert in Analy cs and Data

around 24 IIITB faculty and staff are involved.

Science in the country and is a senior faculty member in

IIITB also hosts MOSIP (Modular Open Source Iden ty

this program in IIITB. He successfully designed and

Project), which is designed to make so ware tools

delivered a short cer fica on course – Analy cs

available under an Open Source Framework for iden ty

Essen al, in 2015. He has held eminent posi ons as

management for any government, the same way Aadhaar

Associate Dean and later Dean (Academics) in IIITB. He

is working in India since 2009. MOSIP has been

was the administra ve in-charge of the online version of

postponed for the last thirteen months due to the

the programs, in partnership with upgrade where he is

outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This project is

currently serving as a faculty teacher in one of the

funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Founda on, Omidyar

courses of this program.

Network, and Tata Sons with projects that are underway in Morocco, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

Offering Extensive Prac cal Exposure The courses in the IIITB curriculum has been carefully

Overcoming Challenges Through Understanding Trends

designed to ensure that students enhance the integrated

According to Prof. Chandrashekar, any educa onal

know-how through different prac cal exposures such as

ins tute that wants to become the premier ins tute in

providing assignments and projects by using tools and

the country has to nego ate with numerous roadblocks

techniques through several videos and lectures. This

on the way to success. The prime challenge includes

constant exposure prepares the students to meet the

a rac ng and retaining the top-notch faculty, who in

needs of the industry effec vely and efficiently.

turn will a ract the best students across the country.

IIITB started overcoming this challenge by ini a ng

Remarkable Achievements that Inspire

various high impact courses – Data Mining/ Data

IIITB achieved its recogni on as a “Deemed University”

Warehousing in 2002, Bengaluru's Data Mining Special

in 2004 and currently, holds the status as a Ph.D.

Interest Group in 2003-2005, Analy cs Essen al

gran ng Research University.

Courses in 2011 while renaming the Data and

The ins tute was placed in the highest category along

Informa on Stream as Data Science in the same year,

with IISc and other Deemed Universi es by Tandon

and launched the Online PGP on Analy cs in

Commi ee Report.

collabora on with upGrad in 2016.

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between the demand in the IT sector and the supply of IT Envisioning the Future of Educa on

experts. IIITB is now offering a unique consul ng-led

Prof. Chandrashekar believes that Analy cs Educa on

training program besides research-led educa on to the

will drama cally expand in the next five years, as the

students. This new programme will deliver sector-

demand for people who strive for domain knowledge will

specific data science programmes for organisa ons that

leverage Analy cs exper se.

have a long-term commitment to enlighten the skills of employees with appropriate training.

Transforma onal Roadmap to Analy cs and Big Data The primary mo ve of the Analy cs and Data Science Programmes conducted by IIITB is to bridge the gap

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BRIDGING INDUSTRY GAP WITH UP TO DATE CURRICULUM IN DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS

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he University of Miami, Pa , and Allan Herbert

to-date curriculum that is in sync with the fast-paced

B u s i n e s s S c h o o l a re w o r l d - k n o w n fo r

evolving industry.

revolu onary thinking and principled leadership

to redefine business educa on in the 21st century. The

Transforming Society with Business Ideas

university believes that principled leaders should apply

Miami Herbert Business School was founded in 1929 as

the concepts of sustainable growth, equitable

a leader in preparing individuals and organiza ons to

development as well as and ethical business. Miami

excel in the complex, dynamic and interconnected world

Herbert Business School has earned accredita on from

of global business. It is dedicated to developing

the Southern Associa on of Colleges; Schools

innova ve ideas and principled leaders that transform

Commission on Colleges and Associa on to Advance

global business and society. The Business School is

Collegiate Schools of Business; EQUIS, which recognizes

determined to bridge a gap across borders, tackling

business schools that are trying to make an impact

fundamental business and social challenges as well as

beyond their domes c fron er; and the Educa on

fostering entrepreneurship across the region. It offers

Quality Accredita on Agency (EQUAA), whose mission

mul ple degrees to students such as undergraduate

is to increase the academic quality of programs,

business, full- me MBA, execu ve MBA, doctoral

ins tutes, careers, facul es, and universi es, and other

programs, non-degree execu ve educa on programs,

educa onal units in La n America and the world.

and specialized 10-month master's programs in

Dr. Doug Lehmann, Associate Professor of Professional

accoun ng, business analy cs, finance, health

Prac ce and Director, Master of Science in Business

administra on, interna onal business, leadership,

Analy cs, had a conversa on on behalf of The University

taxa on as well as a sustainable business.

of Miami Herbert Business School and enlightened us on

Miami Herbert Business School has a mission to develop

how the Business School is dedicated to crea ng an up-

innova ve ideas and principled leaders that transform

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“ The business analytics program at Miami Herbertstrives to blend the theory and practice of analytics and data science while empowering students to develop data-driven business solutions. We are developing the leaders of the future.

“ “ DR.Dr. DOUG LEHMANN Jeffrey Draves ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF Director of Data Science PROFESSIONAL and at PRACTICEAnalytics AND DIRECTOR

Graceland

Miami

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global business and society. The school is a thought

predic ve analy cs, and machine learning. It is also

leader, that redefines business knowledge and prac ce

focused on communica on and career development, all

in the broadest possible terms, shapes business

with an eye on developing business solu ons and

scholarship, and how business is conceived to set a

delivering value to today's employer.

standard for business educa on.

Students are encouraged to u lize the elec ve space to tailor their curriculum to diverse career goals in the

Eminent Professor with Rich Knowledge

future. Some students opt for a deeper dive into Data

Dr. Doug Lehmann teaches Data Science and Analy cs

Science and machine learning while some other students

at different levels in the Business School. He considers

select applica on areas like consul ng, finance,

himself to be a professor first and a lifelong learner

technology, or marke ng.

because a never-ending self-study is essen al to adapt

The curriculum culminates with a required course in

to the fast-changing and evolving field. This feature has

experien al learning. This is provided through an

originally a racted him to the current posi on.

internship or capstone project where students are

Dr. Lehmann has served as a Director of the MSBA

required to work through a real business problem with an

program and the Deloi e Ins tute for Research and

employer as a partner. This real-world experience is an

Prac ce in Analy cs (DIRPA). He is deeply involved in

integral component of student learning, allowing them

curriculum development and coordina ng experien al

to use the classroom methods as well as u lize those in

learning opportuni es. The Advisory Council provides

solving complicated business problems.

tremendous help on both issues. The insights give the

Miami Herbert Business School provides a hands-on

faculty an insider's look at industry trends that are

approach within a classroom environment. Students

incorporated into the curriculum to ensure sa sfying the

need to work with data every day to implement and

needs of the market.

interpret various analy cs methods. Performance is from Deloi e that

o en assessed through course projects that emphasize

allows the council members to complement the

applica ons, interpreta on, and communica on of

curriculum with mentorship opportuni es, workshops,

complex analy cal models, rather than wri en

prepara ons for mul ple industry cer fica ons,

examina ons. These projects are run in conjunc on with

industry speaker series, a student analy cs club, and

an industry partner as hackathon-style compe

DIRPA, was launched with a gi

ons.

many more. DIRPA also supports faculty research or training in analy cs through various funding

Compe

ve Edge in Miami

opportuni es and research awards. The prac cal

The loca on provides a compe

training has an immediate effect on the curriculum of

Herbert Business School's MS in Business Analy cs

Miami Herbert Business School.

program. It is located at the crossroads of America as well

ve edge to Miami

as capitalizing on Miami's current situa on with the Up-to-Date Curriculum in Data Science

FinTech migra on. The start-up community in Miami is

The MS in Business Analy cs (+MSBA) program,

thriving. The interna onal diversity of the student

maintains a dynamic curriculum that blends the theory

popula on and faculty adds a rich texture to the learning

and applica on of analy cs and Data Science with

experience in a top business school in America.

elec ve space for specializa on in an area of interest.

The up-to-date curriculum is ever-changing to meet the

The core coursework tends to be rigorous with topics in

demands of the industry with the help of employer

compu ng and data visualiza on, op miza on,

partners. The curriculum empowers students to make

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principled and data-inspired business decisions. Miami

the graduates have had as well as the employer

Herbert Business School maintains a student-first

feedback. Julio Albornoz, Manager at KLX Aerospace

mindset with an ac ve faculty commi ed to ensuring the

(now Boeing) men oned, “We made the decision to hire

best experiences for the students. They engaged alumni

[your student, Jiachen]. She was far and away from the

are eager to connect with students as well as a career and

best candidate and I look forward to working with her

professional development program designed to help

and ge ng my team to the next level. You guys are doing

students improve in a marketplace. These mul ple

a great job with these students.”

efforts have led to several world rankings for the program.

Adap ng to Industry Needs Industry moves faster than academia and analy cs are

Experien al Learning over Tradi onal Learning

evolving rapidly. Miami Herbert Business School is

Some things are difficult for teachers to replicate in a

commi ed to keeping an up-to-date and relevant

classroom environment. Experien al learning is

curriculum that stays in tune with the current industry

integrated into the curriculum for prac cal experience. It

demands. This requires a faculty to con nuously learn

is mandatory for students to complete an analy cs

new tools and technologies. This learning lesson can be a

internship or capstone project. This experience is

challenging yet fun one.

essen al for students to develop and observe analy cs in ac on while solving real-life problems. A good project

Analy cs Educa on: Revolu onising with

enhances the technical skills as well as the business

Specialisa ons

acumen and communica on of students.

The strong demand from the industry for professionals skilled in data and analy cs with the ability to translate to

Data: Inspiring the Future

the business case will con nue to push analy cs

Data inspire each and every student and faculty in Miami

educa on forward. Analy cs educa on will expand into

Herbert Business School. Recently, Ginger Baxter who is

other programs while becoming a mainstay in tradi onal

the Assistant Dean of Career Advancement spoke at the

business areas like finance, accoun ng, and marke ng.

inaugural Data Science Connect Conference for K12

The need for professionals competent in working with

educa on. Nearly 800 high school students showed up

data is growing outside of tradi onal Data Science and

to learn about Data Science and lucra ve career

analy cs roles. The programs will dis nguish themselves

opportuni es in the field.

by specializing in mul ple areas of the Data Science pipeline due to the maturity and job roles being defined

Prominent Recogni on through Students

and specialized.

The MSBA program was recognized for its crea ve and innova ve approach to preparing students for their future careers by merging science and analy cs.

ChaseDream ranked the specialized master's program ed for eighth (up to three slots from the previous year) and among the 10 best in the world to teach students how to translate abstract data into meaningful informa on in predic ng consumer behavior, revenue, and expenses.

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Digitally Empowering Students to Build a Successful Data Career Chitkara University, Punjab is a NAAC A+ accredited and

“Explore your poten al” is the punch line that describes

private state university approved by UGC and state

the philosophy of Chitkara University and substan ate

legisla on. The University is ranked #2 in ARIIA Ranking

the claims with top rankings at Interna onal level QS

by Govt. of India at na onal level in private universi es

University Rankings and Times Higher Educa on.

category for its research and innova on achievements.

The university has a clear focus on skilling and

With nearly 16000 students and 1200 faculty members

employability in emerging fields such as AI, ML, Cloud,

in 93 programs of different disciplines such as

Data engineering, Mortgage, An

engineering, business, pharmacy, healthcare, nursing,

Investment Banking, Digital Marke ng, Fintech,

mari me, computer applica ons, educa on, hotel

Business Analy cs, Data Science, Culinary arts, marine

management, culinary arts and mass media, the

engineering and voca onal programs.

University has carved its niche in academic and research

The vision at Chitkara is “To be a globally recognized

excellence. Nearly 2214 research papers in scopus

organiza on promo ng academic excellence through

indexed journals, 183 start ups, 159 interna onal

interdisciplinary applied research and to expand the

partnerships and 162 industry partners make it a strong

realms of knowledge through innova on.”

team of experts and prac

Money Laundering,

oners for keeping the

University on high ranks and achievement targets. The

Revolu onary Programs to Boost Data-Driven Business

university strongly adheres to the requirements of SDGs

Markets

by the United Na ons. We have adopted 5 villages and

Chitkara University is one of the first ins tu ons in the

all our co-curricular & extension ac vi es around SDGs

region to venture into a full- me MBA and BBA program

are promoted & done in these villages in the areas such

in Business Analy cs along with a B.Tech. program in

as, climate, sustainability, environment, green energy,

Data Sciences. Housed at Chitkara University (Punjab

employability, infrastructure, educa on, water,

campus), COADE is a dedicated research and training

renewable sources etc.

hub that supports interdisciplinary empirical research

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using data on Indian and other emerging markets. Its

Empowering Students to Climb the Corporate Ladder

programs primarily prepare graduates to leverage the

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power of data analy cs onto business trends and predic ons. Chitkara's skilled business analy cs and

Madhu states that the collabora ons with industry

data science students are empowered to foster data-

leaders help the students get trained in order to calibrate

driven business decisions. Graduates trained in data

their analy cs and data (A&D) strategies by assessing

analysis drive many important decisions that improve

analy cal maturity, mapping requirements, aligning

opera ons and impact businesses big me by iden fying

change management, and crea ng a proper roadmap.

the future opportuni es that could boost growth.

Their insights and quality training help the students to

The training horizon of the programs at Chitkara spreads

build trust and confidence. Thus, the ins tute develops

over:

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Enabling full use of sta s cal modelling, ar ficial

promises to all the stakeholders. She adds that by doing

intelligence, and data analysis techniques to solve

so, it plays a cri cal role in building be er working skills

business problems.

for its students, eventually for its recruiters and also for

Learning the use of cu

ng-edge tools and

its communi es.

technologies for advanced business analysis and data

Besides internships, Chitkara University has also

science.

introduced an innova ve approach of 'LIVE ON-

Developing the ability to recognize and finalize the

CAMPUS CORPORATE PROJECT' for students during

findings from a data set, along with an effec ve

the first quarter of their academic journey, says Madhu.

presenta on of the results using various business

This gives the University a mileage to overtake peers by

intelligence tools.

learning the corporate from campus and climbing the

Applica on of the principles of data science for

corporate ladder earlier. Students work on technologies

solving real-world problems.

like AR, VR, UI, UX, Google Analy cs, Knime, etc. The

Experien al learning that provides the right exposure

internships at Chitkara fastens the process of

to be market-ready.

understanding in terms of defining SMART goals, addressing quan ta ve ques ons on what and how to

Achieving Professional Excellence through

measure, query handling on u lizing available

Collabora on

informa on, the list doesn't end here. She adds that

Dr. Madhu Chitkara is the Pro-Chancellor of the Chitkara

deciding the name and place of the file to be stored,

University. She says that the ins tute's collabora on

stamping with dates and notes and what else – all need

with market leaders like SAS, Ernst and Young, Imar cus

to be addressed in a be er way of understanding using

Learning, Basecamp SkillLabs, 3AI to men on a few;

tools like Power BI, Tableau, etc. As a result, students

speak about its established academia-industry

received a huge posi ve response during their summer

collabora ons with proven industry exper se and

internships and it's a cherry on the top where the

capabili es to help organiza ons transform analy cally.

chances of PPO have also increased manifolds so far.

According to Madhu, graduates from the ins tute's programs are serving organiza ons among the 'Big 4

Moulding the Industry-Best Candidates with

Audit Firms' like Global Intelligence and Analy cs

Func onal Analy cs

Consul ng, Global Business Research and Analy cs

Madhu men ons that the ins tute has rolled out

Services, Global Market Research Firms, and more.

i n d us tr y-i nte g rate d ce r fica o n co urs e s a n d simula ons on func onal analy cs modules like HR

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analy cs, healthcare analy cs, data visualiza on,

Adversaries that Cascade Opportuni es

predic ve modelling and more. These programs are

Madhu presumes that each day, new technology and

governed by its well in place 'Memorandum of

businesses are being built with the growth of big data.

Understanding' with leading corpora ons. As men oned

Nonetheless, a major challenge in business analy cs

by the management, students trained in these domains

posed by big data analy cs firms is to figure out which

are the first choice of e-commerce, telecommunica on,

technologies can be er match them without new

giant retailers, media, oil-explora on and mobile tech

challenges and future threats being added. Another

business en

es who are recrui ng data science

challenge that Chitkara had to confront was the fact that

professionals and that too, with he y packages that

the majority of students were freshers, she says. The

indicate the boom of business analy cs and data science.

ins tute has plans to roll out execu ve programs for leveraging their experience and matching it with future

A Garland of Achievements and Accredita ons

demands of knowledge dissemina on through the best

Throughout its illustrious journey of providing an

of the academics.

excep onal educa onal experience designed to help

These challenges cascade to the university as an

students 'explore their poten al', Chitkara University has

opportunity to deliver and train its students to the

achieved numerous milestones claims Madhu. Notable

maximum.

achievements of the university include the pres gious ranking of NAAC “A+”.

Se ng Up Future Goals with 'Data' at the Center

Chitkara University has bagged the 2nd rank in the

An cipa ng the future, Madhu opines that, with data

pres gious Atal Ranking of Ins tu ons on Innova on

being the new 'oil', organiza ons rely heavily on building

Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 released by the Ministry of

capabili es to generate, process, and manage data by

Educa on, Government of India.

integra ng disparate systems and applica ons. Due to

The ins tute is among the top in NIRF Rankings.

the pandemic, most businesses have started online

Chitkara University Ins tute of Engineering and

ac vi es and the demand for data analysis has

Technology (CUIET) has ranked 113th in the list of Top

skyrocketed. A study conducted by IBM and Burning

Engineering Colleges, Chitkara Business School has

Glass Insights showed that in 2020 alone there were 2.7

ranked 54th in the list of Top Management Ins tu ons

million job openings for data professionals.

and Chitkara College of Pharmacy has ranked 35th in the

She adds that this makes it obvious that a career in the

list of Top Pharmacy Ins tu ons.

data profession has grown and is further growing. “The

Chitkara University, Punjab, has achieved the highest

future is around four major elements: data engineering,

ra ng of 4 Star in the Annual Performance University

ar ficial intelligence, cloud, and design. The

Category by Ins tu ons' Innova on Council 3.0 for the

management believes that the ins tutes shall con nue

year 2021-22.

focusing on these four elements of growth,” concludes Madhu.

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t is no exaggera on to state that data science is

careers awai ng for aspiring data scien sts to provide

making astonishing progress in the mul ple domains

effec ve data management in organiza ons.

of technology, economy and commerce. If this be the

case it is not surprising that the employment

Top data science careers available in the data-driven

opportuni es for data scien sts will be wide open. And it

market

is so. Various projec ons point out with cer tude that in the next five years the demand for data scien sts will

Data scien sts

reach a new height. However, it is also evident that the

Average salary: US$100,000 per annum

demand is much higher than the supply. Data science

Roles and Responsibili es: A data scien st is needed to

requires very sophis cated and specialized skills

iden fy valuable data sources for automa ng collec on

combining passionate a achment to computers, math

processes and build predic ve models with machine

and analy cal ability on the part of those who are in the

learning algorithms. It is essen al to know how to extract

cra . The absence of an adequate number of people with

in-depth meaningful insights through mul ple processes

these traits perpetuates the demand-supply gap.

and systems to help in the decision-making process.

The world has reached a stage when every conceivable organiza on is becoming data-driven. The First Five---

Data architects

Google, Amazon, Facebook (now Meta), Apple,

Average salary: US$95,000 per annum

Microso --- are inevitably data-driven. But they are not

Roles and Responsibili es: An essen al work of a data

the only ones. The data-driven decision-making is part

architect is to build and maintain a database by

and parcel of almost every organiza on in the

iden fying structural as well as installa on solu ons.

compe

on. Data sets are customized at a rapid pace. In

The employee is known for formula ng organiza onal

the sphere of shopping, from our act of searching for

data strategies to convert business requirements into

some specific items to the final selec on of one to the

technical requirements.

act of paying for the purchase a company like Amazon me culously keeps track of our preferences and

Data engineers

decisions. Accordingly, it customizes the data and sends

Average salary: US$110,000 per annum

informa on about only those items which are related to

Roles and Responsibili es: A data engineer is focused on

the specific search of individual customers. The process

developing, construc ng, and tes ng architectures with

is beneficial for both the company and the clients. It adds

data acquisi ons. The employee lays down the

to the profit of the former and benefits the consumer in

founda on of a database as well as its architecture. The

terms of acquiring goods at a price less than expected, as

exper se is needed to manage large-scale processing

during the sale. But data sets also extend their beneficial

systems to support the team of data science without

impact far beyond. It has its posi ve impacts in the

causing any disturbance.

sphere of health by making people aware of cri cal health issues and health-related items. It can have a

Data analysts

posi ve effect on agriculture by providing useful

Average salary: US$70,000 per annum

informa on to farmers about efficient food produc on

Roles and Responsibili es: A data analyst should analyse

and delivery. So it is clear that the world needs data

real- me data with sta s cal techniques and tools to

scien sts and that makes their job prospects very bright

provide reports to the management. It is essen al to

indeed. Thus let's explore some of the top data science

develop and implement database while analysing and

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The Future is in

Data Science Careers

interpre ng current trends and pa erns in those

needs to work with database so ware for effec ve data

datasets.

management as well as keep database up-to-date for designing and developing data. The employee should

Data storyteller

manage database access and protect from loss and

Average salary: US$60,000 per annum

corrup on.

Roles and Responsibili es: A data storyteller is needed to

The above-men oned data science careers are just a

collect data points from mul ple sources and iden fy the

handful of what data science offers to the world. Data

in-depth insights for an accurate conclusion. The

science is one of the thriving fields in all kinds of

employee should determine how to visualize real- me

industries across the world in these recent years. Data is

data while ensuring an engaging story in a crea ve way.

becoming more valuable in this fast-paced life and this is crea ng a plethora of opportuni es for data-centric

Database administrators

roles in reputed organiza ons.

Average salary: US$80,000 per annum Roles and Responsibili es: A database administrator

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