Business Analytics & Data Mining Modeling Using R Part II
ABOUT THE COURSE:
Objective of this course is to impart knowledge on use of data mining techniques for deriving business intelligence to achieve organizational goals. Use of R (statistical computing software) to build, assess, and compare models based on real datasets and cases with an easy-to-follow learning curve.
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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG & PG engineering students: all branches
MBA students
Professionals working in or aspiring for Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, and Data Engineer roles CORE/ELECTIVE: Elective
UG/PG: UG & PG Both
PREREQUISITES: Business Analytics & Data Mining Modeling Using R
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Big Data companies, Analytics & Consultancy companies, Companies with Analytics Division
3231 students have enrolled already!!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Gaurav Dixit is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He earned his doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Management Indore and an engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. Previously, he worked in Hewlett-Packard (HP) as software engineer, and Sharda Group of Institutions as project manager on deputation. Gaurav research focuses on information technology (IT) strategy for business, society, and governance, electronic commerce, enterprise software, data mining & big data analytics and provides insights on business value of information technology. His research has appeared in quality journals & conferences, including Journal of Global Information Technology Management, Journal of Information Technology Management, India Finance Conference, Indian Academy of Management, and Academy of Management.
COURSE LAYOUT:
Week 1 : Unsupervised Learning Methods : Association Rules Week 2 : Unsupervised Learning Methods : Cluster Analysis Week 3 : Time Series Forecasting: Understanding Time Series and Regression-Based Forecasting Methods Week 4 : Time Series Forecasting: Smoothing Methods and Conclusion
SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:
1. Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Discovering, Analyzing, Visualizing and Presenting Data by EMC Education Services (2015)
2. Data Mining for Business Intelligence: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in Microsoft Office Excel with XLMiner by Shmueli, G., Patel, N. R., & Bruce, P. C. (2010)
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
The exam is optional for a fee.
Date of Exams : October 07 (Sunday)
Time of Exams : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATION:
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 3 out of 4 assignments.
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
