The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, spoke today with faculty and students at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, as part of the Belk College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr. Rappa spoke about the Institute’s innovative formula for success in addressing employer demand for analytics talent. UNC-Charlotte has proposed the creation of a Master of Science in Data Science and Business Analytics, as a Professional Science Master’s program that draws faculty expertise from the Belk College of Business and the College of Computing and Informatics. The new degree program is scheduled to begin in 2014 pending approval of the UNC Board of Governors. Commenting on the proposal, Dr. Rappa said “UNC-Charlotte is moving in the right direction, working together across disciplinary boundaries to develop an education that will help fulfill a growing need in the region for analytics skills. It’s gratifying to know the Institute has been a source of inspiration for our colleagues in Charlotte.”
