PGP in Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, a course offered by Great Lakes Institute of Management is one of the options in the category of online analytics courses.
Given below is the experience of one of the students of this course.
Ques- What was your educational and professional experience at the time of taking this course?
- Education – M.com and BMS
- Experience – Risk Consulting
Ques- Why did you choose this course? What features/qualities made you finalize this course?
The scope and module of this course made me believe that it would help me learn various ways of business analysis. More from understanding a business, numbers, from an end to end perspective. However, analytics and intelligence is completely different
Ques- What are the other courses that you evaluated while joining this course?
Executive MBA and an executive PGP in Management
Ques- What were your expectations from this course? Were they met?
Honestly, I did not do end to end research and somehow, I misinterpreted the actual curriculum that I would learn in Business Analytics. I knew it would require some understanding of statistics and an element of analytics. However, the requirement of understanding these topics is more advanced than I imagined.
Ques- Would you recommend this course to other analytics and data science aspirants?
Yes, if I was able to understand it slightly better, the course was organized and executed well.
Ques- While joining this course, what all aspects should people be aware of before joining?
This course is not for those who are pursuing a career in consulting or operations. You need to have a good understanding of statistics, be open to learning basic coding/programming, etc.
Ques- How was your batch mix? Did you enjoy studying with them?
The batch had a diverse student profile. I interacted with a few during my team projects. Overall had a good experience.
Ques- How was the overall curriculum as per you? Did it cover an adequate amount of theory, coding, case studies, and projects?
It all went above my head. The curriculum involved way more analytics than I imagined. But the curriculum manages to cover all the topics. Given the number of assignments, it is difficult managing this course with your work (especially if you spend more than 40 hours at work per week).
Ques- Does the college provide any kind of placement assistance? If yes,
- Which all companies visit the campus for recruitment? – No campus recruitments, but the college sends emails for job openings.
- Did you see any improvement in your overall salary or job profile after completing this course? – the unrelated field, therefore, N/A
Ques- Are you satisfied with the course? Did the course meet your expectations?
No, I left the course and swapped to 2 different courses – Strategic design thinking and an SEO program
Ques- How did you find the overall industry exposure as a part of the overall program? Was there adequate interaction with industry people in the form of guest lectures/ projects/ partnerships/ case studies?
Yes, it was a good attempt. The final projects for the year-end had an industry expert as a mentor for each team.
Ques- What were the different tools/software you learned in the program?
R, Tableau – there were more, but I do not remember.
Ques- Do you think this course has helped you in accelerating your professional career?
No. But again I was not the ideal target for this course
Ques- Were you able to manage the course curriculum, assignments, projects and other things along with your job? How easy or difficult it was?
According to me, PGP in Business Analytics and Business Intelligence is a fairly difficult course. You cant do this course if you have 40+ hours work weeks
Ques- Is there an internship as a part of the course? If yes, where did you do your internship? And, how was your experience?
No
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