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How much would your company benefit from having a cadre of problem solvers?
We have the only program developed and taught by a seasoned professional using 37 years of experience in solving very complex business problems.
Our Data Analytics Boot Camp trains bright people to become corporate problem solvers using data and analytics. Problems can run the gamut from pricing, to supply chain, to forecasting demand, to optimizing production. Problem solvers generate enormous value returns for their organizations by making them better, faster, and cheaper over time.
There is very high demand for Data Scientists, in fact it is one of the leading professions in the market at the moment. Harvard Business Review called it "The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century." According to Glassdoor, the average base pay for Data Scientists is $120,931. There is a reason Data Scientists are in such high demand. Employers all over the world are looking to make their firms more data-driven, more disciplined, and with a far better decision-making capability.
Graduates of the Bauer Data Analytics Bootcamp will leave ready to pursue employment as a Data Scientist. In just 16 weeks we will provide you with the skills and understanding for a career in Big Data.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This boot camp is a concentrated program designed to prepare students for the extraordinary demand for corporate problem-solvers. Graduates will leave with the ability to use data, mathematics, and technology in concert to solve complex business challenges.
SKILLS INVENTORY COVERAGE
PREREQUISITES & REQUIREMENTS
Students should be highly motivated with a basic understanding of business concepts, spreadsheet calculations, rudimentary office application skills, and math. Students are required to bring and use a current generation laptop computer.
COURSE FORMAT
In-class lectures are conducted in the evenings on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8 p.m., followed by a Saturday morning lecture/lab from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (this class is not presently offered online). Each week is a new unit.
DATE | UNIT | OUTCOMES |
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Week of August 19 |
Unit 1: Welcome to Business Analytics |
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Week of August 26 |
Unit 2: The Analytics Process |
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Week of September 2 |
Unit 3: Dealing with Data |
How to collect, manage, clean, and use data effectively |
Week of September 9 |
Unit 4: Systems Thinking |
Understand how to apply Systems Thinking, the underlying principle behind all modeling |
Week of September 16 |
Unit 5: The Art of the Possible |
Grounding in all of the common (and uncommon) methods that we have at our disposal to apply to highly complex problems |
Week of September 23 |
Unit 6: Visualization |
The skills to visualize the behavior of complex systems; how to make patterns self-revealing |
Week of September 30 |
Unit 7: Tools of the Trade |
A comprehensive grasp of the technology of problem-solving |
Week of October 7 |
Unit 8: Case Study Walk-Throughs |
Understand the problem-solving process through the lens of a handful of actual case studies from a variety of industries |
Week of October 14 |
Unit 9: Simulation |
How to create faithful replicas of complex businesses or subsystems to generate keen insight about their behavior |
Week of October 21 |
Unit 10: Digital Twins and Automation |
Automation of organizations through the development of Digital Twins |
Week of October 28 |
Unit 11: Optimization |
How to find the optimal performance for a system using mathematical methods |
Week of November 4 |
Unit 12: Machine Learning |
Using Machine Learning for classification and prediction |
Week of November 11 |
Unit 13: Testing and Validation |
How to ensure that analytical systems we build are both accurate and valid |
Week of November 18 |
Unit 14: Analytics and the Enterprise |
Tips for success when working within a large organization in an analytics role |
Week of December 3 |
Unit 15: End of Course Project Reviews and Critiques |
Review student course projects; presentations |
Week of December 10 |
Unit 16: Advanced Topics |
Going beyond the conventional: methods and technologies that are likely to shape future problem-solving |
COURSE COST
$10,500
INSTRUCTOR
George E. Danner is the instructor for the course. He is currently President of Business Laboratory, an
award-winning consultancy providing analytical problem-solving for organizations around the world.
George has 35 years of experience in advising companies on their most challenging problems, and in
building teams to do the same.
George has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MS in Management from The Sloan School at MIT.
TEXTBOOKS
Both textbooks were written by the course instructor, and are available for purchase online:
COURSE PROJECT
Students will be assigned a course project at the beginning of the course for completion by week 15.
The project will resemble a real world application of business problem-solving.
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