Udacity’s Data Science for Business Leaders Executive Program

Udacity's Data Science for Business Leaders

Udacity is always one of our favorite tech education providers since they partner with key technology leaders. If you want to learn data science and apply it in a business setting, this course may be for you.

In partnership with alteryx, this Udacity course provides business leaders and managers with strategies and guidelines for solving the human capital, technological, and management challenges of building data science into the business. Students will gain skills in identifying opportunities for data science across many functional areas of the business and learn the tools to prioritize and execute on those opportunities as part of a data science initiative.

Courses in the Data Science for Business Leaders program:

Introduction to Data Science

Businesses often suspect that they want Data Science capabilities and may even sense a need for Data Science capabilities, but many are not sure where to start. Learn exactly what Data Science is, who Data Scientists are, and what's possible through Data Science.

Business Case for Data Science

Creating a data science strategy isn’t a standalone activity; it must be driven by a business's overarching operations and strategy. This course will cover articulating a business’s strategic objectives and identifying opportunities for data science-based transformation, a critical starting point for any data strategy.

Human Capital of Data Science

The human capital component of Data Science is critical to delivering on a data science strategy. Learn how to recruit, hire, and train for a Data Science organization and structure that organization to deliver value to the business. Assess ways to leverage data and data science to foster a data-driven culture throughout the business.

Data and Machine Learning Infrastructure Strategy

Technology needs are specific to each business; they depend on the types of data to be leveraged for Data Science, the form and magnitude of that data, the types of data science models that a business plans to create, and the overall scale of operations represented by those data science models. This lesson investigates the parameters that must be considered both in creating a Data Architecture Strategy and building a Machine Learning Architecture to support Data Science initiatives.

Data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers. (McKinsey)

CAPSTONE PROJECT – Build a 100-Day Data Plan

Draw on all of the skills learned throughout the lessons to create a Data Science strategy that drives transformation in the business during your first 100 days.

What are the program prerequisites?

To optimize your chances of success in this Executive Program, Udacity recommends prior exposure to statistics and probability, as well as experience in business decision-making in an IT or technical environment.