The Institute is delighted to announce the sponsors of the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2016 practicum team projects. This year 23 student teams will be tasked with projects from 20 sponsoring organizations spanning many industry sectors as well as government agencies and non-profit organizations. Notable projects Continue reading “Practicum Projects Announced”
Cusick Awarded Ph.D.
Congratulations to doctoral candidate Mark Cusick, who successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation — Human Generated Topics: A Gold Standard for Automated Topic Evaluation — aimed at making better sense of the vast amount of text, such as product reviews, generated on the web. Specializing in natural language processing, Continue reading “Cusick Awarded Ph.D.”
MIT Symposium On Data Talent
The Institute’s director Dr. Michael Rappa was in Cambridge this week to participate in the annual MIT Chief Data Officer and Information Quality Symposium. Dr. Rappa moderated a discussion with a distinguished group of financial industry executives that included Lynda Abend (Chief Data Officer at John Hancock Financial Services), Continue reading “MIT Symposium On Data Talent”
Institute Welcomes Class of 2016
The 10-month journey has begun for 115 students in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2016. The ninth MSA cohort is the result of the most selective admissions process since the Institute’s inception in 2007. “It’s our largest and, by every measure, most-talented group of students to date,” said the Institute’s Continue reading “Institute Welcomes Class of 2016”
Director Advising AACSB
The Institute’s director, Dr. Michael Rappa, has been named to the Analytics Curriculum Advisory Group of the AACSB, the prestigious accrediting body of business schools worldwide. The new advisory group is tasked with providing guidance in developing services to help accelerate the creation and enhance the quality of analytics Continue reading “Director Advising AACSB”
Alliance Building Opens
The Institute has begun the process of moving into its 26,000 square foot facility in Alliance One, a new building opening this week at 901 Main Campus Drive on Centennial Campus. The Institute will occupy two floors on the south wing of the building. The new facility is adjacent to the Institute’s existing location along Main Campus Continue reading “Alliance Building Opens”
Future of Analytics
The Institute’s director Dr. Michael Rappa was in Nashville today to discuss the future of analytics degree programs at the annual Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference sponsored by IISE, the global association of productivity and efficiency professionals specializing in industrial engineering, healthcare, ergonomics and other related professions. Dr. Rappa was joined on the panel by a Continue reading “Future of Analytics”
Become a Practicum Sponsor
The Institute invites interested organizations to submit a proposal to sponsor a practicum team project for the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2016. Since 2007, our students have conducted a wide variety of projects—nearly 90 in all—from virtually every industry sector, as well as state and federal government agencies. Sponsors identify challenging business problems and share data for their team to analyze. The 8-month project is conducted confidentially and without a sponsorship fee. The proposal submission period is open through July 1.
2015 Commencement Exercises
The Institute held its 8th annual commencement exercises today for candidates in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2015. Diplomas were conferred to eighty-six degree candidates on a beautiful sunny morning at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh. Surrounded by family and friends, the graduates had much to celebrate as they embark on their new careers as analytics professionals.
Practicum Teams Deliver Results
The Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2015 is on the final leg of its journey, as seventeen practicum teams bring to culmination eight months of work pouring over large volumes of complicated data and building models. Many of the teams are on the road this week traveling to destinations around North Carolina and as far away as Boston, New York, and Jacksonville, Florida, to deliver the results of their practicum projects to their sponsors. Students conducted a wide array of studies, from the analysis of warranty claims to optimizing civilian mass-evacuation procedures in response to a disaster, and more.