The Analytics Capstone Course (Summer 2023)

Program Overview
Program Title The Analytics Capstone Course (Summer 2023)
Organization University of South Carolina - Upstate
Student Application Link https://uscupstate.capsource.app/program/the-analytics-capstone-course-summer-2023/rfp
# of Students Enrolled
0
# of Projects Running
1 Project/s Added (of 1 Project Expected)

Program Timeline

Project Duration

Start Date: 05/01/23      End Date: 06/12/23

1 month

Collaboration Overview
About Students

The Analytics Capstone Course provides students with an opportunity to apply their collective knowledge and skills in analytics to solve challenging problems. Students are skilled at cleaning and organizing data, predictive and prescriptive analytics, and visualization in Tableau. 

Student Level:  

Student Time Commitment:   Full Time

Team Structure:   1 - 5

Program Goals
The learning objectives for the course are the following: 

  1. Allow students to apply their knowledge and skills in analytics to solve challenging problems.
  2. Provide students with the opportunity to work collaboratively in teams to solve real-world problems.
  3. Develop students' ability to clean and organize data effectively.
  4. Enhance students' knowledge of predictive and prescriptive analytics.
  5. Improve students' ability to visualize data using Tableau.
  6. Provide students with experience in delivering presentations and reports.
  7. Encourage students to develop critical thinking skills.
  8. Facilitate the development of teamwork, time-management, and communication skills.
  9. Provide a high-level understanding of how analytics can be applied to solve problems in a real-world setting.

Format Structure

Single Project Single Team

Format Title Multiple Projects Multiple Teams
Format Description
Benefits For Industry Partners
Project Modality Fully Remote
Industry Partner Requirements to Participate
Project Topics Data Management Operations Quality Control Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Research & Development
Target Industries Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Real Estate Restaurants, Bars & Food Services Retail & E-Commerce Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism
Skills & Expertise Data Entry Data Processing Data Visualization Database Administration Database Development
Location Information & Preferences

Local (within 30 miles) Located Anywhere Regional (within 90 miles)

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required

Compensation
Following compensation will be offered to the students:

Exactly $0.0 per hour

Other Requirements
Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers 2 Hours per week
Key Program Dates Due Date
Request for Proposal published

Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.

Apr 12 2023, 03:33 PM UTC
Interview

Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.

Apr 13 2023, 03:33 PM UTC
Proposal Application Deadline

Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.

Apr 25 2023, 03:33 PM UTC
Finalize Project Charter

Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.

Apr 27 2023, 03:33 PM UTC
Official Program Launch

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.

May 01 2023
Official Program End

We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.

Jun 12 2023

Project Overview

Project Details
Project Title Realogic Analytics
Project Synopsis

What is the challenge or opportunity you are trying to address within your organization?

We are currently in the process of creating a data warehouse for the entire organization (all divisions). The goal is to pull all the various data sources: operations, finance, HR, social media and put in one place. We're also thinking of pulling relevant external data sources. Even before the data warehouse is fully populated, we've started created reports and dashboards that give us a real-time (or near real-time) picture of how the company is doing on all fronts. This work has barely started but there's still a lot to do. Once the data is all there, we are planning to create more advanced reports and products that leverage it in ways that require multiple sources (for example, automated way to schedule nurses for facilities).


What are some of the activities or action items you think will need to be taken to achieve your desired results?

From a high level our goal is to allow us to see where the various departments in the organization are in real time.
In terms of specifics, we would like to create a set of analyses (dashboards, reports, visualizations) that leverage the existing data and allow us to understand where things are.
We currently have three data sources in the warehouse (and adding more):
  • Crelate: Our recruiting pipeline for both the Real Talent and the Realogic HR divisions. Everything involved in this area.
  • RingCentral: Our calls/messages as they are used in the business.
  • LinkedIn Pages: We're currently tracking our 4 divisions in LinkedIn in terms of engagement, sharing, comments, etc.

For example, one interesting question would leverage the LinkedIn page data and would aim to answer
"How are our engagement levels looking, month to month, across every criteria - likes, shares, comments - for every one of the pages?"
"Are there any trends that seem to affect engagement?"


What would make this project a success for your organization? What measurable results are you looking to accomplish?

Ideally, this project will create analyses that truly represent where the organization is. The goal would be to create something that our staff will find useful and want to engage with, and more so, want to make an integral part of their work. Furthermore, if this project could help shed some lights on elements that may not be obvious and our staff may not be aware of, this would truly be a win.
In terms of measurable results
  • Ideally, span all data sources. Currently we only have 3 but the hope is by May we have 4 or 5.
  • Measure internal engagement: How many people use the analyses? Are they accessing them every day? Ideally whatever analyses are done are adopted.



Compensation

Following compensation will be offered to the students


Exactly $0.0 per hour

Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Required

Resources

Program Timeline

Due Date
Activities
Deliverables
Status
Action
Sun, 04/30/23
12:00 PM UTC
Required Deliverable
Required Deliverable
Deliverable submission is required.
Description:
Hello Udi, I think this is a good project. The key is to study your data for visualizations and dashboards. Can you please share the dataset (even if it is small and incomplete)? We can also view multiple data sets and their interconnections on a dashboard. Thank you!
Mon, 05/01/23
Program Kickoff
No Deliverables
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Location:

Projects

Filters
Project Organization Topics
Realogic Analytics Realogic Solutions Data Management Operations Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Research & Development

Program Managers

Name Organization
Uma Gupta University of South Carolina - Upstate

Teams

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