Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has announced a collaboration with SimpleLearn to offer an executive program in Business Analytics for Strategic Decision Making. The course is offered through the Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Roorkee (CEC IITR).
It will equip the learners with the skills to apply in different industry sectors as per the requirements of your organization. It will also help in gaining competitive advantage by capturing data-enabled business opportunities and provide the much-needed data literacy, it added.
This program is developed and delivered by the faculty of IIT Roorkee and offers in-depth self-learning videos and masterclasses from the institute.
This program is best suited for those with at least 6 years of work experience from a wide range of industries and backgrounds, such as business analysts, mid to senior level managers, C-suite executives, consultants and business leaders looking to improve wish to apply analytics. More efficient business decisions.
The institute said it will help in understanding the essentials of business analytics such as statistics, machine learning techniques, data visualization, data storytelling, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics and more.
Analytics allows organizations to structure and automate their decision-making processes to provide real-time feedback when needed. Business analytics is the key for organizations to reduce their risk by enabling them to make the right decisions based on data.
Speaking about the programme, Anand Narayanan, Chief Product Officer, SimplyLearn said, – In today’s digital environment, every organization is looking to make their decisions more precise and data-driven.
IIT Roorkee wants to ensure that the expertise and education developed at the institute in emerging areas is imparted not only to the students of the institute but also to outside aspirants so as to have a wider impact on the society. We believe that the collaboration between IIT Roorkee and SimpleLearn will educate individuals and empower organisations.
Changing the world of engineering:
Speaking on the collaboration with SimplyLearn, IIT Roorkee Director Professor A.K. Chaturvedi said, – Data-driven methods and techniques are transforming the world of engineering, technology, commerce and society at large.
This program, designed with faculty experts from IIT-Roorkee in this field, will provide our learners with extensive experience in leveraging business analytics to make sound business decisions, enabling professionals to make themselves more efficient, and more become efficient, and open doors to new growth opportunities.
Speaking on the collaboration with Simpilarn, Professor S Manhas, Coordinator, CEC IITR said, – Partnering with Simi learn to provide best-in-class courses on Business Analytics for aspiring professionals and augment the workforce with an industry-relevant workforce We are happy to do it.
