Online Winter School Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (BDW)

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Are you looking to generate and capture greater competitiveness in a data-driven business environment?

Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence refer to a variety of methods and techniques for the analysis of large amounts of business data such as

-(pre-) processing and extracting information from large datasets,
-modeling underlying patterns by means of powerful data models, as well as
-reporting and visualization of corporate information.

Content: Focus on business intelligence incl. Dashboarding
Software/Programming language: Introduction to Microsoft Power BI
Application: Data model creation, scenario analysis and visualization in Microsoft Power BI

Target group

Bachelor students, Master students as well as young professionals and scientists with an interest in corporate finance and business intelligence.

Prerequisites for participation are a good command of written and spoken English. Lectures, presentations and examinations will be held in English. Even though we do not require students to submit language test results, we urge students with poor language skills to abstain from applying. Knowledge of German is not a prerequisite.

In the interest of maintaining the program's high standards, the number of participants will be limited to 20.

Course aim

The objectives of the course are:

-In this course, you will learn conceptual foundations of Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence as well as the practical application using Microsoft PowerBI
-To apply Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence concepts to business topics such as product market analysis, sustainable earnings, cost of capital and investment analysis .
-To develop data models using PowerBI in order to derive key insights in the company’s processes. Powerful visualization tools and scenario analysis allow a better understanding of key performance drivers of the underlying business model. These insights are of particular interest for key stakeholders such as managers, analysts and investors.
-All essential programming skills are taught in this course and there are no prior programming skills required.

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