Graduates are equipped to advance in the sector they are already in or enter a new field as a higher-paid data analyst and enable a better decision-making process for management. “We look at the transformative power of AI today and in the future and bring in industry experts from companies like LinkedIn, Uber, and Airbnb to talk about how AI is changing their business processes.” “We also offer one course just on AI, which promises to be disruptive across all industries,” said Siamak. “There is not one single industry that does not need analysts who interpret data to better serve their operations.” Artificial Intelligence Students advance their competencies and knowledge of new program languages through hands-on projects that pull real-world data, including social media analytics and publically available financial data that is valuable to financial planners, analysts, and anyone on the wealth management or banking side.
Students in the program learn to collect, assess, and manipulate data to enable better decision-making processes across industries-including accounting, finance, retail, supply chain, health care, government, and national security. “We have launched an original program built on a business management framework with a focus on learning skills to be a data analyst in a variety of business contexts,” explained Siamak Zadeh, director of the undergraduate program in data analytics. According to Robert Half Technology’s 2019 Salary Guide, data analysts can earn between $81,000 and $138,000. As a result, data analysts are in surging demand with experts predicting more than 2.7 million job openings in 2020. When it comes to 21 st-century business operations, few resources are as valuable as big data. Across industries, analysts are examining enormous data sets and delivering insights that allow companies to make decisions that can significantly boost performance and profitability. This fall, students in the new undergraduate program in data analytics will gain hands-on skills in a multidisciplinary field that is transforming the business world.
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