Center for Business Analytics Offerings + Previewing Data Science Symposium 2024

The mission of UC’s Center for Business Analytics is to connect, teach and promote the application of business analytics and AI through a community of industry and academic experts.

On this episode of Bearcats Mean Business, Center for Business Analytics Executive Director Tim Cholvat is joined by Jeff Shaffer, an assistant professor educator in Lindner’s department of operations, business analytics, and information systems, to chat about:

*The Data Science Symposium, held at Lindner Hall on October 11

*Student engagement opportunities within the Center

*And why professionals should consider the Center’s vast array of training courses, including the new Generative AI in Business training

Space is limited for Data Science Symposium 2024! Register today to secure your spot.

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1:30 – What is the Center for Business Analytics?

4:01 – Jeff's experiences with the Center

5:38 – Previewing Data Science Symposium 2024 & Jeff's keynote

9:03 – The evolution of AI

11:48 – Previewing Rehgan Bleile’s Data Science Symposium keynote

15:13 – Student engagement at the Center for Business Analytics

17:46 – How Jeff constructs his training courses + Generative AI in Business training course

23:50 – The benefits of upskilling + job market demand

26:07 – Analytics programs available at Lindner

27:14 – New Analytics Fellow Program

29:16 – The depth and breadth of the Center’s membership