Business and Data Analytics (USA)

We will prepare Saxion students towards these weeks at Berkeley with a 7 weeks pre-Berkeley programme at Saxion. 

During these 7 weeks you will be connected with companies outside Saxion to work on a dilemma on their behalf.

Collecting the knowledge in these masterclasses must help you find solutions for these business cases. After your time in Berkeley you will present your case (Dashboard or maybe a strategy) to your company and we trust that you helped them to the next level. 

Course content:

This minor is a cooperation between Saxion and the University of California, Berkeley. During the minor you get the unique opportunity to collect and apply state of the art knowledge and skills about a diversity of topics.

During the minor, you will go visit UC Berkeley to learn about the "power of Silicon Valley". During masterclasses you will study topics like:

• Strategy and Business Intelligence, translate data to Strategy and conversion to KPI
• Machine Learning and AI, AI as a Service, AI of Things, CryptoAsset Tracking, Data Mining & Data Analysis
• UX and UI Design, Fine-tuning data to a dashboard: Design Thinking, Human Interface Interaction, UX Design and UI Design

You will attend these masterclasses given by professionals in the technology and financial industries. They work on a daily base with these topics to come up with innovative new products and services.

During the three weeks visit to UC Berkely and Silicon Valley, you will visit these companies in Silicon Valley and attend several Seminars or conferences about these topics.

The opportunity to go to Silicon Valley is unique for a UAS like Saxion. Your chance to take a look in Silicon Valley and see how companies based there already come up with their innovations is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Week 1-7

We will prepare students from several academies within Saxion towards these weeks at Berkeley with a 7 weeks pre-Berkeley programme at Saxion. During these 7 weeks you will be connected with companies outside Saxion to work on a dilemma on their behalf. Collecting the knowledge in these masterclasses must help you find solutions for these business cases. After your time in Berkeley you will present your case (Dashboard or maybe a strategy) to your company and we trust that you helped them to the next level.

Week 8-10

Visit to Silicon Valley, seminars, symposia, masterclasses, lectures at UC Berkeley.

Masterclass at Saxion.

Week 11-19

Working in and with the company. Bringing back the state-of-the-art knowledge and skills from Silicon Valley.

Week 20

Presentations

This minor is open to all Saxion students with an interest in the following subjects:

• Machine Learning and AI, AI as a Service, AI of Things, CryptoAssets Tracking, Data Mining & Data Analysis
• Strategy and Business Intelligence, translate data to Strategy and conversion to KPI, Data Analytics
• Fine tuning data to dashboard: Design Thinking, Human Interface Interaction, Gamification.

75% OF THE CLASSES ARE MANDATORY

Assessment methods:

Week 6

Hand-in of assignments given during the Saxion masterclases.

Week 11

• Objective description of things that surprised/astonished you concerning the culture of your guest country, companies, university.
• Interpretation of these events: you can compare your own point of view with that of the people in the country in which you reside. Talk to fellow students, friends, instructors, etc. Back up this interpretation with some…
• Personal research about your environment (for example the Hofstede dimensions or other research about your guest country) (± 1000 words)
•  Evaluation and personal reflection (± 1000 words).

Week 20

Project presentation for client

Reflection on project work