Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
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Timeline
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September 30, 2021Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
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December 2, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 30, 2021Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
Students provide a progress report to the instructor and the company
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December 2, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Information technology Data analysisSkills
data analysis data visualization online communication tableau (business intelligence software) dashboard business intelligence decision making researchLooking 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
Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
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September 30, 2021Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
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December 2, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 30, 2021Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
Students provide a progress report to the instructor and the company
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December 2, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
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
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 30, 2021Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
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December 2, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 30, 2021Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
Students provide a progress report to the instructor and the company
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December 2, 2021Experience end