Workshop on "Practical Approach towards Business & Data Analytics" 16-17 March, 2019

Date: 16-17 March, 2019
No. of Participants: 40

Objective of the workshop: To increase the basic understanding of students on applications of data analytics tool using Python in Business World.
Description: Department of Management- HRM & IB and Department of Computer Science & Information Technology jointly organized a two day workshop on "Practical Approach towards Business & Data Analytics" on 16-17 March, 2019, for the students of Analytics and BCA. Resource Person for the workshop was Ms. Chumki Bhowmick, Lead Data Scientist & Founder, Director, CEO, Unriddle Data, New Delhi. The activity was coordinated by Dr. Navneet Sharma and Dr. Roopam Kothari. The workshop focused on applications of data analytics tool using Python in Business World.
The resource person highlighted that that till some few years ago, businesses would gather information, unearth the information, and run analytics, which can be used for decision-making in future but today the businesses can recognize the requirements for instant decisions. The organizations have a completive edge to stay agile and work faster. The students were able to learn the fundamental aspects of the business statistics, data mining, and machine learning techniques required to understand the huge amount of data generated by organizations. Further, Practical Business Analytics using Python facilitated the understanding of specific issues faced by organizations and how the solutions to these issues can be facilitated by business analytics. The session was very informative and enriching for the students. All the students actively participated in the event and had a great time.
Outcome of the workshop: The students were able to enhance their practical approach towards Business & Data Analytics to solve real business world problems and tap the opportunities.