{"id":133622,"date":"2021-06-09T09:42:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T01:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?post_type=pd&#038;p=133622"},"modified":"2021-07-27T09:34:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T01:34:42","slug":"data-analytics-test-drive","status":"publish","type":"pd","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/prof-development\/data-analytics-test-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking data analytics for a test drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Discover how Data Analytics can help solve your business problems, and meet and brief a Data Scientist.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to effective use of data analytics in a business is by developing and asking meaningful questions about the business and it\u2019s operations. Yet, the process of developing these questions remains an elusive challenge for managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By going through a set of simulated exercises, this masterclass will demonstrate the process of designing relevant business questions and show you how data analytics can potentially help to answer these questions. Participants will also have the opportunity to work with a data scientist through these exercises and gain insight on the benefits and challenges of business data analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Key-takeaways\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Key-takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Key-takeaways\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>By attending this program, you will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Learn that developing business problems that are data analytics solvable is an iterative process.<\/li>\n<li>Understand that efficient communication between team members is the key to the success in business problem development, especially from the viewpoint of data analytics solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Get the opportunity to talk to aspiring data scientists and gain further insight of their capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Who-is-this-program-for?\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Who-is-this-program-for?\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Who-is-this-program-for?\">Who is this program for?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Who-is-this-program-for?\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>The program is designed for managers or small business owners who do not have any data analytic background but are curious on how data analytics may contribute to solve their specific business problems. The program also provides an opportunity to work with aspiring data scientists and gain insight into what data science and data analytics can potentially benefit your business decision making.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Program-schedule\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule\">Program schedule<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Program-schedule\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <table id=\"tablepress-214\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-214\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">Time<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Title<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Facilitator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">9:00am \u2013 10:30am<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Introduction to Data Analytics \u2013 An Overview<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">Felix Chan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">10:30am \u2013 11:00am<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Morning tea<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">11:00am \u2013 12:30pm<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Asking the right questions<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">Felix Chan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">12:30pm \u2013 1:15pm<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Lunch<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">1:15pm \u2013 2:30pm<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">Looking for answers in data<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">Felix Chan \/ Ranjodh Singh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n<td 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