For decades, quality education was restricted to brick-and-mortar classrooms with blackboards and desks. As a result, many students across the globe would miss out on receiving a top-notch education. Today, however, students of all ages, locations, and experiences have far more options to learn things at their own pace and in their own time – all thanks to the online mode of education.
Online certifications and courses were already booming, and the pandemic only accelerated this growth. With students and teachers both locked in their homes, the only way forward was hosting online classes. Last year, even the legacy universities and institutions switched to online means of education.
At upGrad, we have been imparting online education to motivated students all around the world. Our academic partners include top universities, while industry partners are leaders in their domains of operations. Further, upGrad follows a teaching pedagogy that facilitates 1-on-1 learning and 360-degree career assistance. Staying true to that spirit, upGrad presents to you the best IIM courses available online.
Human Resource Management & Analytics and Data Science are two essential fields of Business Administration. Both the domains have been among the favorites for students opting for an MBA or a PGDM course. If you, too, are fascinated by how Human Resources Analytics helps businesses hire better or how Data Science aids in Business Decision Making, you should check out these two courses offered by IIM Kozhikode, in collaboration with upGrad.
Professional Certificate Program in Data Science for Business Decision Making
All businesses require executives to make a wide range of crucial decisions. These decisions span across different functions from finances to marketing, hiring to sales, and more. For the longest time, businesses used their gut and intuition to arrive at decisions. This approach was never infallible, and while it occasionally gave results, it was by no means fool-proof.
Today, businesses have all kinds of data at their disposal – from customer information to legacy sales data to financial trends and more. This array of data holds relevant insights to help businesses make better decisions. However, this data is mostly unstructured and difficult to deal with. That is where Data Science comes into the picture and aids in Business Decision Making.
Common applications of Data Science in business include pattern recognition, predictive analytics, anomaly detection, categorization, classification, sentiment analysis, fraud detection, and more. Data Science has also been applied to develop personalized recommender systems, autonomous vehicles, and conversational AI tools. Broadly, here are the major applications of Data Science in businesses that help with business decisions making:
- Fraud detection
- Risk Management
- Customer and market analysis
- Stock trading
- Personalized advertising
- Website personalization
- Customer experience
- Logistics and supply chain management
- Natural language processing
- Image recognition
- Speech recognition
- Medical diagnosis, and more.
Owing to such widespread applications, there is also a constant demand for data experts in today’s businesses. Our foundation course in Data Science for Business Decision Making, offered in collaboration with IIM Kozhikode, is to help next-generation managers kickstart their Data Science journey, even without any prior coding knowledge or experience.
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, is one of the most sought-after business schools in India. Ranking 6th in the NIRF India Rankings under the Management category for 2020, IIM K has been a trend-setter in management-related research and education. upGrad offers you a chance to be an alumnus of such a prestigious institute while acquiring the skills required to skyrocket your data science career.
While upGrad offers numerous other Data Science courses and certifications, this one is mainly designed for working professionals and young managers – especially those from a non-technical background – looking to scale higher up in their career ladder. This course will provide learners with the foundations they need to transition into managerial roles and help businesses with effective decision-making. So, whether you are a manager or an aspiring manager, you can get yourself enrolled in this course and be a part of IIM K’s student network. Even business leaders can enroll in this course to dive deeper into the nuances of the latest Data Science techniques for efficient team management and decision making.
This 8-month long course is completely online and helps you upskill without causing any hindrance to your professional or personal life. You get a chance to communicate and collaborate with industry experts and world-class faculty. This course aims to impart the following skills to the learners:
- Business Problem Solving and Storytelling
- Statistics and Machine Learning
- Data Science Strategy
- Capstone Project
- Python / R / Advanced Excel
While this course will majorly be taught on Tableau and Advanced Excel, R and Python will also be used whenever required. In the latter cases, students will be provided with the entire code base, which will be explained to them clearly – so that even people from non-tech backgrounds can easily understand the concepts. Plus, you will get dedicated career support, industry assistance, and a chance to collaborate with like-minded data enthusiasts.
On course completion, you will be awarded a professional certificate from IIM K in Data Science for Business Decision Making. By the time you reach the end of the course, you will have worked on four real-world projects, including a capstone project. You would also have experience working with Tableau, Excel, Python, and creating forward-looking Data Science strategies. The course, in total, entails 20+ live learning sessions, 200+ hours of learning content, 5+ expert coaching sessions. You are also eligible for 360-degree career support in the form of resume building, mock interviews, and job assistance!
To be eligible for the course, you need to have a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 50% marks (40% for Female Learners). Minimum, one year of work experience is also required. Plus, you must have studied Mathematics at Higher Secondary Level or during Graduation / Post-Graduation.
Professional Certificate Program in HR Management and Analytics
Human Resource Management is another field of operations that has seen massive benefits by including Analytics in its processes. HRM includes everything about the company’s workforce, from compensations, headcount, job titles, job functions, work locations, diversity, inclusion, training and development, and more. Manually performing all of these tasks has always been challenging for organizations around the globe. That is where Analytics comes to the rescue.
All of the analytics figures are gathered from various sources, including ATS (applicant tracking system), employee surveys, Human Capital Management, HR Information Systems, and Human Resource Management Systems. Like a marketer or a business executive uses insights from data to modify their marketing strategies or business decisions, Human Resource professionals can use analytics to:
- Understand the workforce
- Create efficient deployment strategies
- Develop effective learning methodologies
- Keep the employees engaged and happy
- Forecast future predictions about Human Resources for the company
HR Analytics is much needed, especially for large companies that deal with thousands of employees spread across different locations. Using HR Analytics, businesses have been able to monitor employee performance and engagement to build a more productive and satisfied workforce.
upGrad, in partnership with IIM Kozhikode, presents the Professional Certificate Program in HR Management and Analytics to help you start your journey with HR Analytics. Aimed at individuals who wish to build long-lasting careers in the HR domain, this course is an engaging and rigorous 5-month online program designed for mid-level to senior managers, master’s graduates, and working professionals looking to build practical knowledge and skills, establish a professional network, and accelerate their careers.
Stretched for five months, with a 6-hours investment recommended per week, this course is taught by the leading faculty from IIM K and helps students understand all the key concepts of HR along with qualitative analysis to understand outcomes and trends from HRM data. The course is delivered in both synchronous and asynchronous manners, making it easier and more accommodating for working professionals.
The course curriculum consists of the following core modules:
- Introduction to HR Analytics
- HR Benchmarking Practices
- Workforce Planning and Talent Analysis
- Talent Acquisition
- Culture Fit
- Building Effective Teams
- Employee Wellness, and more.
The HR Analytics course offers 120+ hours of learning content which follows a case-study-based approach. This approach enables students to dive deeper into the applications of the techniques they learn throughout the course. To be eligible for the course, you need to have a Bachelor’s degree along with 2-years of work experience or a master’s degree with no work experience.
Embark on your professional journey with IIM and upGrad!
The days of hindering your personal and professional life to acquire good quality education are long gone. If you are motivated, today, you can learn while working and fulfilling all of your duties. With upGrad, you get a chance to study under the able guidance of leading faculty and industry professionals. You also get a strong peer group to support you throughout (and after) the course. Not to mention – the 360-degree career assistance provided by upGrad has got you covered from CV creation to mock interviews and more.
Explore the courses and get yourself enrolled today!
Do these online courses make me eligible for jobs?
Definitely, upGrad's online courses are offered in collaboration with both academic and industry experts and make you eligible for well-paying jobs in the domain of your interest.
What are the courses offered by IIM Kozhikode in collaboration with upGrad?
IIM K and upGrad have, in collaboration, rolled out two courses for aspiring managers: 1. Professional Certificate Program in Data Science for Business Decision Making 2. Professional Certificate Program in HR Management and Analytics
What is the mode of learning for the courses offered by IIM K in collaboration with upGrad?
Both these courses are completely online in nature. Visit the course page to know more about the time commitments required for the successful completion of the course.
