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Plugging the data analysis skills gap

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Services	Training
Challenge	The University of Worcester was facing a challenge in meeting the global demand for data specialists through its existing data-driven decisions module. The university wanted to give its students a better understanding of data analysis and data mining by enabling them to visualize the results of their work. Additionally, the university wanted to increase student marketability by providing hands-on experience of commercial software. The challenge was further compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the university to transition to distance teaching. Read More
About Customer	The University of Worcester is located in the West Midlands, UK and has 11 distinct academic schools including business, science and the environment, with over 10,700 students. It is a close-knit and high achieving community with several notable achievements in recent years, including being a finalist in the 2019 and 2020 Times Higher Education Awards and UK Social Mobility Awards. Worcester also has one of the best graduate employment rates among UK universities. It was in the top ten for ‘sustained employment with or without further study’ in the UK Government’s Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data (2017), which looks at employment rates up to three years after graduation. Read More
Solution	The university decided to embed the Qlik Academic Program into its data-driven decisions module to introduce students to the value of data and the techniques of using it to inform decision-making. The Qlik Academic Program gives professors and students one-year access to Qlik Sense software and to the Qlik Continuous Classroom online course curriculum. Along with lecture notes, course materials and student exercises, the program also provides access to a community forum. It enables professors to deliver richer learning experiences and increases student marketability through hands-on experience. Students can also take Qlik Sense Business Analyst and Data Architect Qualification exams to earn a printed certificate and digital badge they can add to their resumes or social media sites. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Services

Training

Challenge

The University of Worcester was facing a challenge in meeting the global demand for data specialists through its existing data-driven decisions module. The university wanted to give its students a better understanding of data analysis and data mining by enabling them to visualize the results of their work. Additionally, the university wanted to increase student marketability by providing hands-on experience of commercial software. The challenge was further compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the university to transition to distance teaching.

About Customer

The University of Worcester is located in the West Midlands, UK and has 11 distinct academic schools including business, science and the environment, with over 10,700 students. It is a close-knit and high achieving community with several notable achievements in recent years, including being a finalist in the 2019 and 2020 Times Higher Education Awards and UK Social Mobility Awards. Worcester also has one of the best graduate employment rates among UK universities. It was in the top ten for ‘sustained employment with or without further study’ in the UK Government’s Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data (2017), which looks at employment rates up to three years after graduation.

Solution

The university decided to embed the Qlik Academic Program into its data-driven decisions module to introduce students to the value of data and the techniques of using it to inform decision-making. The Qlik Academic Program gives professors and students one-year access to Qlik Sense software and to the Qlik Continuous Classroom online course curriculum. Along with lecture notes, course materials and student exercises, the program also provides access to a community forum. It enables professors to deliver richer learning experiences and increases student marketability through hands-on experience. Students can also take Qlik Sense Business Analyst and Data Architect Qualification exams to earn a printed certificate and digital badge they can add to their resumes or social media sites.

Impact #1	The Qlik Academic Program ensures access to industry-leading tools, expertise and data analytics best practice.
Impact #2	The cloud software and online resources allow students to train anywhere at any time.
Impact #3	The program streamlines student learning through visualization of results.

Impact #1

The Qlik Academic Program ensures access to industry-leading tools, expertise and data analytics best practice.

Impact #2

The cloud software and online resources allow students to train anywhere at any time.

Impact #3

The program streamlines student learning through visualization of results.

Benefit #1	Overall student satisfaction increased to 80% compared to 66.6% in the past when another analytics platform was used.

Benefit #1

Overall student satisfaction increased to 80% compared to 66.6% in the past when another analytics platform was used.

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Plugging the data analysis skills gap

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