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With vast growth in the area of business analytics, jobs in Big Data are the next big thing for MBAs. This week’s Data Analytics News Roundup has articles on MBA jobs in Big Data and other advanced degree programs that are tying business to analytics.
- Big Data Beyond Business Intelligence: Rise Of The MBAs at Forbes: “‘A mentor of mine described it as the rise of the MBA,’ says Hillion. ‘If Alpine succeeds and makes data accessible to a broader set of people, there’s more possibilities for MBAs to better understand business from a deeper level.’ So it’s no surprise that Hubbard is layering business know-how onto her data-driven background. The University of Tennessee understands the growing importance of businesses’ intersection with data, taking relatively early steps to prepare its students for the real world of analytics.”
- Big Data Analytics Master’s Degrees: 20 Top Programs at InformationWeek: “Data growth is headed in one direction, so it’s clear that the skills gap is a long-term problem. But many businesses just can’t wait the three to five years it might take today’s undergrads to become business-savvy professionals. With that and InformationWeek’s readership in mind, there’s a great opportunity for experienced information management professionals and even data-savvy IT generalists to fill the talent void. Thus, here’s our short list of one- and two-year business analytics and big-data-oriented masters programs in North America.”
- MBA Jobs: Why The Public Sector Is Tougher Than Management Consulting at BusinessBecause: “BusinessBecause reported in July that your digital footprint could make or break your chances of a career post-MBA. An opinion on whether you are suitable for a job could be made without you ever speaking to an MBA recruiter. Big Data is powerful – and MBAs can acheive success in the area. ‘Anything to do with data [would be my ideal public sector job],’ Alexander said. ‘Being the Government’s head of data would be a good job, although it doesn’t exist.'”
- CBA Adds New Business Analytics Program at The Daily Nebraskan: “The College of Business Administration will begin a new business analytics program next semester. The program will offer four new business analytics courses beginning in January. According to CBA’s website, the goal of the business analytics program is to develop solutions to specific business problems through data.”
- The Yale MBA Behind Big Data Platform Hadapt at Poets and Quants: “Borgman read a paper by Daniel Abadi, a computer science professor who was working on a solution to bridge the divide between different data platforms so they could interact with each other. Borgman was convinced that Abadi’s research held commercial potential. He met with Abadi and his PhD student Kamil Bajda–Pawlikowsk and eventually persuaded the two to cofound Hadapt, a big data analytic platform that allows customers to examine all of their data in one place.”
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