The explosion in digital media - web, social and now mobile - represents a departure from how things were like in the last century. This proliferation of digital media is both a threat and an opportunity for many businesses. Business Analytics can be leveraged to process data, sentiment, buzz, contacts, context and other aspects of business interest in real time, for business performance and impact. The course picks and uses use-cases from a variety of industries and geographies, to showcase the potential and impact that business analytics done properly (or not) can have on business performance.
Na lição
Introduction to Business Analytics
An overview of the what and the why
Learning outcomes by the end of week 1 should normatively be that (a) Students grasp what is business analytics from the perspective of a business manager, (b) identify areas of interest, overlap, co-ordination and conflict with other business functions and processes in the firm, (c) and, develop an appreciation for the value of data, of analyses and of the components of analytics.