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Graduate Data Analytics Project

MSCI 718
Closed
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Oliver Schneider
Oliver Schneider
Assistant Professor
1
Timeline
  • March 9, 2020
    Experience start
  • March 14, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 25, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Data analysis
Skills
business analytics data analytics storytelling and data visualization data analysis
Student goals and capabilities

Students will analyze a data set using a wide array of statistics methods, associated with a Generalized Linear Model (GLM), and write up a summary report or presentation about what they found.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
100 students
Project
40 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The students will submit an executive summary of their analysis and findings. This might be a PDF report and/or set of slides. They may also submit source code, intermediate data sets, and an in-depth supplemental report.

Project timeline
  • March 9, 2020
    Experience start
  • March 14, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 25, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students will produce a short report or dashboard summarizing the data set of your choice, or to answer a question that you have.

Linked templates
Analyzing Industry Data View all

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • question

    Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

  • question

    Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

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