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National University of Singapore Business School Professor Uses QlikView Academic Program to Build Curriculum

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Services	Training
Challenge	The National University of Singapore (NUS) was tasked with the challenge of reinvigorating its industry learning process and building students' understanding of data analytics. The university wanted to bring practical industry experience into learning practices. Keith Carter, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Business School in Decision Sciences and APAC Regional President 1st Call Consulting, was given the task of developing a new curriculum that would engage students with the industry and practice, moving them away from a typical textbook learning method. He had only two weeks to develop this curriculum and was given a completely blank sheet to work from. Read More
About Customer	The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a leading global university influencing the future by transforming the way people think and do things through education, research, and service. NUS aspires to be a bold and dynamic community with a “no walls” culture and a spirit of enterprise that strives for positive influence and impact through its education, research, and service. Every member of the University enjoys diverse opportunities for intellectual, personal, and professional growth, while learning to succeed in a fast-changing world. The university's mission is to be a leading globally-oriented university with distinctive expertise and insights relating to Asia. Read More
Solution	The National University of Singapore leveraged the QlikView Academic Program to implement QlikView as part of its core curriculum. The program provides free QlikView licenses to accredited, university-level, publicly- and privately-funded institutions worldwide. The program also comes with online resources and training for faculty. Within a matter of days, QlikView licenses were obtained and Carter had his curriculum with QlikView at the core. His plan was to use the solution to teach his students about corporate and supply chain strategy, and how organizations can develop best practices to measure and drive these strategies. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Services

Training

Challenge

The National University of Singapore (NUS) was tasked with the challenge of reinvigorating its industry learning process and building students' understanding of data analytics. The university wanted to bring practical industry experience into learning practices. Keith Carter, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Business School in Decision Sciences and APAC Regional President 1st Call Consulting, was given the task of developing a new curriculum that would engage students with the industry and practice, moving them away from a typical textbook learning method. He had only two weeks to develop this curriculum and was given a completely blank sheet to work from.

About Customer

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a leading global university influencing the future by transforming the way people think and do things through education, research, and service. NUS aspires to be a bold and dynamic community with a “no walls” culture and a spirit of enterprise that strives for positive influence and impact through its education, research, and service. Every member of the University enjoys diverse opportunities for intellectual, personal, and professional growth, while learning to succeed in a fast-changing world. The university's mission is to be a leading globally-oriented university with distinctive expertise and insights relating to Asia.

Solution

The National University of Singapore leveraged the QlikView Academic Program to implement QlikView as part of its core curriculum. The program provides free QlikView licenses to accredited, university-level, publicly- and privately-funded institutions worldwide. The program also comes with online resources and training for faculty. Within a matter of days, QlikView licenses were obtained and Carter had his curriculum with QlikView at the core. His plan was to use the solution to teach his students about corporate and supply chain strategy, and how organizations can develop best practices to measure and drive these strategies.

Impact #1	Improved students’ industry experience
Impact #2	Equipped students with strong analytics skills
Impact #3	Increased student satisfaction and engagement

Impact #1

Improved students’ industry experience

Impact #2

Equipped students with strong analytics skills

Impact #3

Increased student satisfaction and engagement

Benefit #1	Several graduates from the class accepted positions in supply chain business units as a result of the course.
Benefit #2	Visualizations showed $2 million in savings at one company whose annual turnover is $25 million. That’s nearly a 10% benefit right to the bottom-line that wasn't uncovered before the student's QlikView analysis.

Benefit #1

Several graduates from the class accepted positions in supply chain business units as a result of the course.

Benefit #2

Visualizations showed $2 million in savings at one company whose annual turnover is $25 million. That’s nearly a 10% benefit right to the bottom-line that wasn't uncovered before the student's QlikView analysis.

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National University of Singapore Business School Professor Uses QlikView Academic Program to Build Curriculum

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