RELEVANT EXPERIENCE FOR A REWARDING CAREER
The Data Analytics Accelerator is designed to prepare you for 21st-century jobs that pay a premium and propel your success, with a focus on real-world issues you will face in business. Students will gain access to 5,000+ curated courses designed to enhance their marketability to employers, opportunities to network with companies, and gain hands-on experience to develop competence in analytics for their future careers.
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Services & Highlights
- Self-directed pace and pathway catered to your subject focus
- Free training in key analytical technologies, such as Tableau, Microsoft Azure, Hadoop, SQL
- Learn to apply knowledge that generates insightful analysis of data in final projects
- Preparation for certification in analytics tools
- Advisement and mentoring from executives on the Industry Advisory Board
- Access to business datasets for term projects
- Networking events with industry leaders and faculty
- Certificate of achievement upon completion of milestones
Skill Resources
- R, Python, SAS, Stata
- SQL, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Cognos, Oracle Visual Analyzer, Alteryx, Google Big Query, Hadoop, Spark
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Student Profiles
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Students - Start Here
To get involved with the Data Analytics Accelerator:
1. Gain prerequisite skills:- Statistics knowledge (MGSC 209 or equivalent – waived for graduate students)
- Basic analytics knowledge (MGSC 220 or equivalent –waived for graduate students)
- Knowledge of Excel
3. Log in to your Udemy account
If you have questions, please reach out to Professor Marshall Toplansky.
Employers - Start Here
If your company is interested in recruiting students from the Data Analytics Accelerator, please fill out this form and our Employer Relations Team will reach out to you.
Industry Advisory Board
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Past Events
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Entertainment Analytics: Turning Data Into Insights
Friday, October 9, 2020
Moderator: Dr. Brett Danaher
Speaker: André Vargas (Creative Artists Agency)
Data Analytics Industry Panel
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Moderator: Duncan Houldsworth
Speakers: André Vargas (Creative Artists Agency) Eric Weber (Yelp), John Goodwin (CHOC Children's)
Moderator: Duncan Houldsworth
Speakers: André Vargas (Creative Artists Agency) Eric Weber (Yelp), John Goodwin (CHOC Children's)
Careers in Data Analytics
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Hersh
Speakers: Jacqueline Nolis (Saturn Cloud) & Emily Robinson (Warby Parker), Authors of Build a Career in Data Science
Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Hersh
Speakers: Jacqueline Nolis (Saturn Cloud) & Emily Robinson (Warby Parker), Authors of Build a Career in Data Science
Faculty Advisors
Marshall Toplansky
Director
Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty
Jonathan Hersh, PhD
Assistant Professor
Seth Benzell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Shahyar Doosti, PhD
Assistant Professor
Brett Danaher, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duncan Houldsworth
Lecturer