Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

INSY 442
Closed
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Associate Professor
(3)
3
Timeline
  • September 30, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 2, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 30, 2021
    Project Progress Report
  • December 2, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
6/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Data analysis
Skills
data analysis data visualization online communication tableau (business intelligence software) dashboard business intelligence decision making research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from McGill University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this program will learn to develop an understanding of the vast amount of data that is available to organizations, and they will be taught the skills to access, prepare, analyze and visualize this data to support decision-making, solve business problems, and remain competitive. The focus of this program is on techniques and tools to visualize and perform some data analytics that can be used be used by individuals in an organization to gain insight into complex business problems. The main techniques that will be used are data visualization (including dashboards) and data analytics, using Tableau and Power BI.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
55 learners
Project
25 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • September 30, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 2, 2021
    Project Scope Meeting
  • October 30, 2021
    Project Progress Report
  • December 2, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth analysis.

Project that students can complete would focus on:

  • Developing data visualization tools and dashboards using Tableau and/or Power BI
  • Analyzing data with Tableau and Power BI
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

Be available for at least 2 follow-up meetings with the students to monitor progress, clarify doubts, and answer questions.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.