Establishing a Cloud-based Learning Resource for Business Analytics

UBC Sauder’s Master of Business Analytics (MBAN) program provides students with analytical skills within a broader business context. Our graduates are required to apply advanced analytical tools and methods to address management challenges in today’s business world. With this project, our goal is to create open Business Analytics Learning Resources to enhance students’ data analysis and meta-skills. The Business Analytics Learning Resource will provide various hands-on experiences and experimentation activities grounded in ‘real-life’ data and business problems through open source and cloud-based tools (e.g. Interactive Computing Environment, Jupyter notebooks). MBAN students will be involved in the creation of the learning resources, curating materials and 20 learning activities/problems. These resources will benefit not only our MBAN students (including alumni and prospective students), but also other students at Sauder (e.g. MBA, BCOM, MM). We believe the development of the learning resources will contribute to the enhancement of business analytics skills and competencies.