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Data Science for Business Leaders

Nanodegree Program

The Data Science for Business Leaders Executive Program equips learners with strategic, human capital, and technical requirements to deliver enhanced business outcomes and develop an organizational data science strategy that unlocks this potential. The course consists of four lessons that provide a broad introduction to data science and what it can do for a business, articulation of a business's strategic objectives, the human capital component of data science, and creating a data and data architecture strategy. The program also includes a capstone project where students prepare a 100-day data science plan for a company of their choosing.

The Data Science for Business Leaders Executive Program equips learners with strategic, human capital, and technical requirements to deliver enhanced business outcomes and develop an organizational data science strategy that unlocks this potential. The course consists of four lessons that provide a broad introduction to data science and what it can do for a business, articulation of a business's strategic objectives, the human capital component of data science, and creating a data and data architecture strategy. The program also includes a capstone project where students prepare a 100-day data science plan for a company of their choosing.

Intermediate

4 weeks

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated March 29, 2023

Skills you'll learn:
Data science strategy • Data science business context • Project risk mitigation • Data and data architecture strategy
Prerequisites:
Basic probability • Basic descriptive statistics

Courses In This Program

Course 1 1 hour

Welcome to the Data Science for Business Leaders Program

Course 2 4 weeks

Data Science for Business Leaders

The goal of the Data Science for Business Leaders Executive Program is to equip learners with the understanding of strategic, human capital, and technical requirements that power the ability of data science to deliver enhanced business outcomes, as well as the strategic execution skills to develop an organizational data science strategy that unlocks this potential. This program focuses on the unique knowledge and skills that business leaders need to unlock the value of data in their organizations, or enable a more data-driven department/organization that leverages data to inform strategic decisions for business operational improvement and growth.

Taught By The Best

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Ed Wiley, Ph.D.

AI Expert/Consultant at Ed Wiley Ventures, LLC

Dr. Ed Wiley has over 25 years of experience building, leading, and advising world-class machine learning, AI, and data science teams at companies at stages from startup to Fortune 50, holding titles such as CIO, CTO, and Chief Data Scientist. He currently serves as Chief Data and Analytics Officer for Opsis Health.

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