Business Analytics and Decision Making

DAB203
Closed
St. Clair College
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Annie Wang
Instructor
1
Timeline
  • January 30, 2023
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 18, 2023
    Project Progress Meeting
  • March 4, 2023
    Project Progress Meeting
  • March 25, 2023
    Project Progress Meeting
  • April 11, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
2 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Databases Data visualization Data analysis Data modelling Market research
Skills
business analytics data extraction sql (programming language) online communication data analysis data management research problem solving
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from St. Clair College to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this program/course will be exposed to the data analytics practices executed in the business world for problem solving in business-related domains. Students will examine all the aspects of data management to facilitate the analytics including how data is created, stored, accessed, and how the organization works with data. The course will use SQL commands as one of the methods of data extraction from a relational database.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
50 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10–15-minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights, and recommendations
Project timeline
  • January 30, 2023
    Experience start
  • February 4, 2023
    Project Scope Meeting
  • February 18, 2023
    Project Progress Meeting
  • March 4, 2023
    Project Progress Meeting
  • March 25, 2023
    Project Progress Meeting
  • April 11, 2023
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:

  • SQL Analytics/Excel Dashboard
  • Apply Geography to Datasets
  • Survival Analysis to Understand Customers
  • Customer Behaviour Analysis

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.

How is your project relevant to the course?