EXECUTIVE
PROGRAM
IN
BUSINESS
ANALYTICS
jigsawacademy.com/bocconi
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date to submit application: 25 February 2015
Candidate interviews: rolling basis starting 20 January 2015
Course start date: 21 March 2015
PROGRAM FEES
₹ 3,60,000/- + service tax which includes tuition fee, learning materials,
and twelve (12) month access to Jigsaw Lab (our proprietary cloud-based
analytics tool platform) and Jigsaw Learning Center (our proprietary
cloud-based content library).
Board & lodging is not included for the in person modules held at
MISB Bocconi in Mumbai.
CONTACT DETAILS
MISB Bocconi
9th Floor, Hiranandani Knowledge Park
(opposite Hiranandani Hospital)
Powai, Mumbai
[email protected]
+91 96991 22277
EXECUTIVE
PROGRAM
IN
BUSINESS
ANALYTICS
This program will be
held at MISB Bocconi
in Powai, Mumbai.
PROGRAM FORMAT
A 10 month Executive Program in Business Analytics (EPBA) launched by MISB
Bocconi, the first and only offshore presence of SDA Bocconi, one of the top
business schools in Europe, and Jigsaw Academy, one of India’s best ranked data
analytics training institutes.
Participants will gain an understanding of predictive modeling, data mining, big
data analytics, marketing, operations, risk analytics, among other analytics areas.
By completion of the program, participants will be capable of data driven decision
making and leadership in industries such as retail, finance, telecommunications,
healthcare, and manufacturing.
Course faculty includes renowned international faculty from SDA Bocconi in
Milan, Italy, as well as analytics and big data experts from Jigsaw Academy.
PEDAGOGY
MISB Bocconi’s Executive Program in Business Analytics, India’s first
long-term course to offer a blend of general management with big data
and business analytics, will give you the edge in today’s competitive
workforce.
This program is specially designed for the busy working professional
for whom time is at a premium. A combination of online and offline
classes allows participants to work around their busy schedule, making
for a flexible learning environment.
Learning hours are supplemented by around the clock, unrestricted
access to the Jigsaw Lab, a cloud-based analytics tool platform, and the
Jigsaw Learning Center, a cloud-based content library. The Jigsaw Lab
allows participants to gain hands- on competence with the most
in-demand analytics tools and technologies in the industry, including
SAS, R, and Hadoop. The corresponding data science toolkit is designed
to augment participants’ practical exposure to these tools.
Specifically, this program involves 120 hours of in-person training to be
held over six (6) three-day modules at the MISB Bocconi campus in
Powai, Mumbai. In the interim time between the in-person modules,
Jigsaw Academy will conduct twenty (20) live online classes of three (3)
hours each for a total of sixty (60) hours which participants can attend
from their home, office, or any other convenient location using an
Internet connection.
In addition to the live online and in-person classes, participants will
also have access to over 100 hours of pre-recorded video lectures on
data science and big data analytics for a period of twelve (12) months.
AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE
An overview of data analysis, analytics, and data science
Technology and tool landscape in big data mining
A framework for tackling big data analytics projects
Case studies on application of data science across industries
and functional areas
DATA SCIENCE TOOLKIT
CURRICULUM
The language of SAS for data manipulation and modeling
R and R packages for data manipulation, visualization, and data mining
Descriptive statistical concepts for business data analysis
Decision making with inferential statistics and hypothesis testing
PREDICTIVE MODELS AND MACHINE LEARNING
Regression models with R and SAS
Clustering algorithms with R and SAS
Time series forecasting with R and SAS
Machine learning techniques with R and SAS
BIG DATA IMPLICATIONS
Understanding “big” data
Overview of big data processing and storage systems - Hadoop
Integrating R with Hadoop for big data analytics
Data mining and visualization with big data systems
BUSINESS APPLICATION OF DATA SCIENCE
Data science in retail
Data science in financial services
Data science and unstructured data analysis
Future trends and industry focus in data science
MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
Marketing management
Digital marketing and strategy
Financial risk management
Application in other domains
Prof. Maurizio Poli
Professor of Quantitative Methods
SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Program Director, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
Prof. Dr. Rafaella Piccarreta
Adjunct Professor of Business Analytics
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
FA C U LT Y
Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
Prof. Dr. Anjana Grewal
Senior Professor of Marketing & Corporate Governance
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
Sarita Digamurti
COO & Co-founder
Jigsaw Academy
Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
Gaurav Vohra
CEO & Co-founder
Jigsaw Academy
Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1 After applications are submitted at http://jigsawacademy.com/bocconi, the faculty
panel will review all applications and shortlist candidates based on their profiles.
2 The shortlisted candidates will be scheduled for interviews starting the 20th of
January.
ELIGIBILITY
> Bachelor’s degree
> Proficiency in oral and written English
> At least two years of full-time post qualification work experience*
* For applicants with exceptional qualification and/or industry experience, an
WHY THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU
Earn a certification from SDA Bocconi, one of the top business schools in Europe,
while continuing to work
Expertise gained is immediately applicable in participants’ companies and
organizations — making you job ready from day one!
Prepare for leadership opportunities in industries such as retail, e-commerce,
finance, healthcare, and many others
Learn the application of analytics across function such as marketing, finance,
risk, operations, and supply chain
Learn from renowned international faculty from SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy, as
well as analytics experts from Jigsaw Academy
Get deep, hands-on experience on the analytics tools and technologies that are
most sought after by the industry
exception to the minimum eligibility criteria may be considered.
CERTIFICATION
On completion, participants will receive a certification in business analytics from
SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy, one of the top business schools
in Europe. In 2014, SDA Bocconi was ranked the 8th Best European Business School
by the Financial Times. Forbes also ranked SDA Bocconi the 3rd Best MBA Program
in the world, outside of the US, for return on investment in 2013.