Data Analytics Programat Drake

Brad C. Meyer, ChairInformation Management and Business

Analytics

Data Analytics at Drake

Impetus

Data Analytics at Drake

ImpetusDevelopment

Data Analytics at Drake

ImpetusDevelopmentComponents

Data Analytics at Drake

ImpetusDevelopmentComponentsTarget

Impetus

Impetus

Executives from Des Moines metro community

Impetus

Executives from Des Moines metro community

We have data.

Impetus

Executives from Des Moines metro community

We have data.We want insight.

Impetus

Executives from Des Moines metro community

We have data.We want insight.We can’t hire enough people with the skills.

Impetus

Executives from Des Moines metro community

We have data.We want insight.We can’t hire enough people with the skills.Can Drake help fill that need?

Development

Committee formed early summer of 2014StatisticsComputer ScienceMathOperations (Management Science)Pharmacy

Development

Committee formed early summer of 2014StatisticsComputer ScienceMathOperations (Management Science)Pharmacy

Charge: find a way to address this market need

Buzzwords and Application Areas

Data Analytics

Big DataData Science

Business Intelligence

Marketing

Healthcare

Genetics

Sports

Expert Systems

Machine Learning

Data Mining

Economics

Actuarial Science

Politics

Building Blocks

Database

Building Blocks

Database

Modeling Techniques: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive

Building Blocks

Database

Algorithms & Coding

Modeling Techniques: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive

Building Blocks

Database

Algorithms & Coding

Modeling Techniques: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive

Application/Decision Making

Tools

SQL

Tools

SASSQL

Tools

R

SASSQL

Tools

R

SASSQL

Java

Tools

R

SASSQL

HadoopJava

Tools

R

SAS

Tableau

SQL

HadoopJava

Tools

R

SAS

Tableau

SQL

Management Dashboards

HadoopJava

Development

How do we brand and structure our program to capitalize on Drake’s strengths and current expertise and yield a result that meets market needs?What do we need to add in terms of faculty and curriculum?

Components

Major in Data AnalyticsIn Arts and SciencesIn Business and Public Administration

Minor in Data Analytics

Components

CoreR and SASProgrammingMathStatistics

Components

CoreR and SASProgrammingMathStatistics

Skills & KnowledgeMachine learningCloud ComputingRegressionData Mining

Components

CoreR and SASProgrammingMathStatistics

SkillsMachine learningCloud ComputingData MiningRegression

ApplicationChoice of a “specialty”Marketing, CS, Finance, Act. Sci., etc.

Target

Major

Target

MajorQuantitative, analytical students

Target

MajorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be in the details of Data Analytics

Write the codeAnswer the tough questionsBlaze new trails

Target

MajorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be in the details of Data Analytics

Write the codeAnswer the tough questionsBlaze new trails

Minor

Target

MajorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be in the details of Data Analytics

Write the codeAnswer the tough questionsBlaze new trails

MinorQuantitative, analytical students

Target

MajorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be in the details of Data Analytics

Write the codeAnswer the tough questionsBlaze new trails

MinorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be close to data

Target

MajorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be in the details of Data Analytics

Write the codeAnswer the tough questionsBlaze new trails

MinorQuantitative, analytical studentsWant to be close to dataWill work directly with Data Scientists

Data Analytics for All

We are updating our analytical courses in the college to better train all our majors for data driven decision making.

Data Analytics for All

We are updating our analytical courses in the college to better train all our majors for data driven decision making.

Visualization

Data Analytics for All

We are updating our analytical courses in the college to better train all our majors for data driven decision making.

VisualizationExcel skills

Data Analytics for All

We are updating our analytical courses in the college to better train all our majors for data driven decision making.

VisualizationExcel skillsManagement dashboards

Data Analytics for All

We are updating our analytical courses in the college to better train all our majors for data driven decision making.

VisualizationExcel skillsManagement dashboardsSecurity, privacy, and risk

Questions?