In this 2-day course, Dr Donald Amoroso will provide participants with an understanding of the relationship between data and more effective decisions. This programme covers all the major aspects of big data including a segment on conducting data analysis with statistics and interpreting the results. Big data architectures will also be discussed with a focus on the information technology components including the Hadoop database, networked attached storage and statistical engines.

You will also look at many types of analytics including customer analytics, social media analytics and organizational analytics. The most important part of the programme is to examine how to use big data for research and how data analysis tools can improve decision-making. All of the sessions are enhanced with cases, discussions and small group projects.

• Understand the value of big data and the ability to augment an organization’s strategy
• Analyze the big data architecture and know what components are needed to make data analytics possible in organizations
• Develop a set of analytics to improve consumer relationships
• Understand big data for research
• Work with statistical tools to analyze the data

Decision makers from any industry, NGO or government agency who are interested in developing the skills needed to develop big data systems and analyze data using analytics. Executive directors and managers who are responsible for driving the organization’s direction, mission, policies and major programmes.