MSc. in Data Business

Course details

This Executive Education programme is appropriate for professionals requiring expertise in business intelligence and data business.

The programme is designed for professionals who have a role in transforming the existing information supply chain of their business or being a change agent in developing a new data business.

Professionals who have technical experience and want to develop a more business/holistic view of data strategy and non-technical professionals who need to have a strategic understanding to manage data and collaborate with the data analysts.

‘This Diploma will be characterised by a unique classroom dynamic that will bring together both technical and non-technical managers to jointly analyse Data Business strategies and map out new ways of doing business.’

IMI Diploma in Data Business Part 2:

Programme promotes action design research to create business value through data-centric change.

Applied Research Methods

Provides the knowledge, skills and tools needed to effectively undertake an action design research (ADR) project.

Big Data & Analytics

Provides the ability to identify and prioritise opportunities to adopt Big Data technologies to deliver business value.

Agile Project Delivery

Provides an insight into agile techniques and the macro and micro perspectives on agile project planning and delivery.

Data Driven Design

Provides the ability to manage organisational data as a business asset through leading and advancing the data quality agenda in an organisation.

Research Seminars in Data Business

Provides an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in data business from both the academic and practitioner perspective.

Design Thinking & Process Improvement

Provides people-oriented skills and knowledge to design and manage agile businesses that exploit current opportunities and simultaneously explore for future opportunities.

You can proceed towards obtaining an MSc. in Data Business by completing Part 3 of the programme in which you will undertake a Data Business Research Project and apply the skills you have learned in the course.

Advanced Data Business Analysis

To introduce the research technique of econometrics. The overriding emphasis is on developing the skills needed to apply econometric techniques, understanding the issues that arise and taking appropriate action.

Business Agility

To provide participants with an understanding of how to leverage data/information to enable organisations respond to rapidly changing business needs/environments in a reliable manner.

Advanced Enterprise Data Management

To provide participants with a grounding in big data analytics technology and tools, management and governance practices, and business intelligence tools in organisational decision making.

On successful completion of Part 2 participants should be able to:

• Analyse the potential value of quality data to a business.
• Identify and overcome inhibitors that are restricting data related value realisation.
• Develop, test and iterate various prototypes of a data business solution.
• Deliver a high impact data project.
• Develop an enterprise data strategy and translate that strategy into actionable tasks/projects.
• Demonstrate an ability to do rigorous research on a relevant data problem and present the resulting findings to different stakeholders/groups, orally and in writing.
• Prepare and deliver a research report in data business as well as demonstrate an ability to integrate knowledge and to analyse, assess and manage the research process.