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Data Analytics Program at Drake Brad C. Meyer, Chair Information Management and Business Analytics Data Analytics at Drake Impetus Data Analytics at Drake Impetus Development Data Analytics at Drake Impetus Development Components Data Analytics at Drake Impetus Development Components Target 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 2014 Statistics Computer Science Math Operations (Management Science) Pharmacy Development Committee formed early summer of 2014 Statistics Computer Science Math Operations (Management Science) Pharmacy Charge: find a way to address this market need Buzzwords and Application Areas Data Science Data Analytics Healthcare Business Intelligence Data Mining Expert Systems Marketing Machine Learning Big Data Genetics Politics Economics Sports Actuarial Science Building Blocks Database Building Blocks Database Modeling Techniques: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive Building Blocks Database Algorithms & Coding Modeling Techniques: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive Building Blocks Database Modeling Techniques: descriptive, predictive, prescriptive Algorithms & Coding Application/Decision Making Tools SQL Tools SQL SAS Tools SQL R SAS Tools SAS SQL R Java Tools SAS SQL Hadoop R Java Tools SAS SQL Hadoop Java R Tableau Tools SAS SQL Hadoop Java R Tableau Management Dashboards 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 Analytics In Arts and Sciences In Business and Public Administration Minor in Data Analytics Components Core R and SAS Programming Math Statistics Components Core R and SAS Programming Math Statistics Skills & Knowledge Machine learning Cloud Computing Regression Data Mining Components Core R and SAS Programming Math Statistics Skills Machine learning Cloud Computing Data Mining Regression Application Choice of a “specialty” Marketing, CS, Finance, Act. Sci., etc. Target Major Target Major Quantitative, analytical students Target Major Quantitative, analytical students Want to be in the details of Data Analytics Write the code Answer the tough questions Blaze new trails Target Major Quantitative, analytical students Want to be in the details of Data Analytics Write the code Answer the tough questions Blaze new trails Minor Target Major Quantitative, analytical students Want to be in the details of Data Analytics Write the code Answer the tough questions Blaze new trails Minor Quantitative, analytical students Target Major Quantitative, analytical students Want to be in the details of Data Analytics Write the code Answer the tough questions Blaze new trails Minor Quantitative, analytical students Want to be close to data Target Major Quantitative, analytical students Want to be in the details of Data Analytics Write the code Answer the tough questions Blaze new trails Minor Quantitative, analytical students Want to be close to data Will 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. Visualization Excel 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. Visualization Excel skills Management 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. Visualization Excel skills Management dashboards Security, privacy, and risk Questions?