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IIT Roorkee and Simplilearn Invite Applications from Professionals for Online Course on Business Analytics

IIT Roorkee and Simplilearn claim that the business analytics course will equip learners with skills to apply in various industry domains



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IIT Roorkee and Simplilearn claim that the business analytics course will equip learners with skills to apply in various industry domains

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IIT Roorkee and Simplilearn have invited applications fro professionals for an online course called Business Analytics for Strategic Decision Making. The course is offered through the Continuing Education Centre, IIT Roorkee (CEC IITR), which is one of the oldest centers in India committed to providing transformational courses in the areas most sought after. The Business Analytics for Strategic Decision-Making program will help understand the essentials of business analytics such as statistics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and machine learning techniques, data visualization, and data storytelling along with the real-world applications of analytics across multiple business functions. The program has been developed and delivered by the IIT Roorkee faculty. 

Who Can Apply for IIT Roorkee Online Course on Business Analytics?

The program is best suited for professionals with at least 6 years of work experience from a wide range of industries and backgrounds such as Business Analysts, mid to senior-level managers, C-suite executives, consultants, and Business Heads who aspire to apply analytics to make better and more efficient business decisions.  

Speaking about the program, Anand Narayanan, chief product officer, Simplilearn, said: “In today’s digital environment, every organization is looking at making their decisions more accurate and data-driven. Analytics allows organizations to structure and automate their decision-making processes to deliver real-time responses when needed. Business analytics is the key for organizations to reduce their risk by enabling them to make the right decisions based on data. This program, created with IIT-Roorkee’s faculty experts in the domain, will provide extensive exposure to our learners in leveraging Business Analytics to make stronger business decisions enabling professionals to upskill themselves further, become more efficient, and open doors to new growth opportunities.” 

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What the IIT Roorkee Online Course on Business Analytics Will Cover?

The Business Analytics program covers the in-demand concepts around business analytics such as statistical analysis, data visualization, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, machine learning, neural networks, and much more.  The following topics will be covered as part of the course:

  • Orientation session: Business analytics for strategic decision making.
  • Foundations of business analytics.
  • Statistical analysis for business decision making.
  • Exploratory data analysis and visualization using R.
  • Predictive analytics for business.
  • Prescriptive analytics for business.
  • Data science and machine learning for decision making.
  • Business analytics for strategic decision making capstone.

    Prof. Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, said: “Data-driven methods and techniques are transforming the world of Engineering, Technology, Commerce, and society at large. IIT Roorkee wishes to ensure that expertise and learning developed at the Institute in emerging areas is imparted not only to the students in the Institute but also to aspirants outside so as to have a wider impact on society. We believe collaboration between IIT Roorkee and Simplilearn will educate individuals and empower organizations.” 



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