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Nanyang Polytechnic students get hands-on data analytics experience

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Product Research & Development
Services	Training
Challenge	Nanyang Polytechnic, a leading institution of higher learning in Singapore, offers diploma courses in Business Intelligence & Analytics and Business Informatics. These courses aim to equip students with data analytics skills that are in high demand in today's workplace. However, the school faced a challenge in finding a data analytics tool that was easy to use and did not require extensive coding knowledge. They wanted a tool that would allow students to spend more time working with data and less time learning the tool itself. The school also wanted a tool that had the analytical depth necessary for the curriculum. Read More
About Customer	Nanyang Polytechnic is a leading institution of higher learning in Singapore with over 16,000 full-time students. The institution offers a range of diploma courses, including Business Intelligence & Analytics and Business Informatics, under its School of Information Technology. These courses are designed to equip students with the data analytics skills that are in high demand in today's workplace. The institution is committed to providing its students with hands-on experience in data analytics and has incorporated the use of Tableau, a data visualization tool, into its curriculum. Read More
Solution	The School of Information Technology at Nanyang Polytechnic decided to incorporate Tableau into its curriculum in 2011. Tableau was chosen because of its easy-to-use interface and the analytical depth it offered. After a quick one-hour training session, students were able to pick up Tableau within the first lesson and create dashboards almost immediately. The use of Tableau has since been expanded to various curriculums within the school. There are now five modules within the Business Intelligence and Analytics diploma course that include Tableau in their coursework. The school also offers evening classes in business and big data for working adults and holiday courses for secondary school students, which have also incorporated Tableau. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Product Research & Development

Services

Training

Challenge

Nanyang Polytechnic, a leading institution of higher learning in Singapore, offers diploma courses in Business Intelligence & Analytics and Business Informatics. These courses aim to equip students with data analytics skills that are in high demand in today's workplace. However, the school faced a challenge in finding a data analytics tool that was easy to use and did not require extensive coding knowledge. They wanted a tool that would allow students to spend more time working with data and less time learning the tool itself. The school also wanted a tool that had the analytical depth necessary for the curriculum.

About Customer

Nanyang Polytechnic is a leading institution of higher learning in Singapore with over 16,000 full-time students. The institution offers a range of diploma courses, including Business Intelligence & Analytics and Business Informatics, under its School of Information Technology. These courses are designed to equip students with the data analytics skills that are in high demand in today's workplace. The institution is committed to providing its students with hands-on experience in data analytics and has incorporated the use of Tableau, a data visualization tool, into its curriculum.

Solution

The School of Information Technology at Nanyang Polytechnic decided to incorporate Tableau into its curriculum in 2011. Tableau was chosen because of its easy-to-use interface and the analytical depth it offered. After a quick one-hour training session, students were able to pick up Tableau within the first lesson and create dashboards almost immediately. The use of Tableau has since been expanded to various curriculums within the school. There are now five modules within the Business Intelligence and Analytics diploma course that include Tableau in their coursework. The school also offers evening classes in business and big data for working adults and holiday courses for secondary school students, which have also incorporated Tableau.

Impact #1	Students were able to spend more time working with data and less time learning the tool.
Impact #2	Dashboards that used to take weeks to create can now be done in 30 minutes.
Impact #3	The number of students learning Tableau increased from 60 to 400 per year.

Impact #1

Students were able to spend more time working with data and less time learning the tool.

Impact #2

Dashboards that used to take weeks to create can now be done in 30 minutes.

Impact #3

The number of students learning Tableau increased from 60 to 400 per year.

Benefit #1	Increase in students learning Tableau from 60 to 400 per year.
Benefit #2	Reduction in time taken to create dashboards from weeks to 30 minutes.

Benefit #1

Increase in students learning Tableau from 60 to 400 per year.

Benefit #2

Reduction in time taken to create dashboards from weeks to 30 minutes.

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Nanyang Polytechnic students get hands-on data analytics experience

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