Data Analysis and visualization
General
- Undergraduate; 3rd year
- 50 learners; teams of 5
- 25 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/3 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 14, 2022Experience start
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October 2, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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October 30, 2021Project Progress Report
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April 7, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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January 14, 2022Experience 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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April 7, 2022Experience end
Overview
- Details
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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 data and create dashboards 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) using Tableau.
- Learner skills
- Online communication, Data visualization, Tableau (business intelligence software), Data analysis, Dashboard, Decision making
- Deliverables
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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 set of visualizations and dashboards in Tableau
Project Examples
Students in groups of 4-5 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:
- Analyzing data with Tableau
- Developing data visualization tools and dashboards using Tableau
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.
Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.
Be available for at least 2 follow-up meetings with the students to monitor progress, clarify doubts, and answer questions.
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 a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.