1. Analytics In-Service Training – Vision 2020 CORS/INFORMS, Montreal, June 2015 Richard J Self Senior Lecturer in Analytics and Governance University of Derby http://tinyurl.com/ppyg6t8 http://computing.derby.ac.uk email: r.j.self@derby.ac.ukr.j.self@derby.ac.uk Richard J Self - University of Derby 1

2. Context Very rapid growth forecasts for Big Data and Analytics (BDA) skilled and literate staff 560K Executives and staff in UK 1.5M Executives and staff in USA How will the necessary upskilling happen? 2Richard J Self - University of Derby

3. The Needs Numerate, analytics aware Executives and Staff What is the skills gap? Curricula definitions Training programmes and courses In-house Training organisations Very large numbers (approx. 2M in N America and UK) All sizes of organisations, including SMEs 3Richard J Self - University of Derby

4. A Few Pointers “There are No Magic Silver Bullets” Capabilities and limits to Big Data and Analytics (BDA) Using Big Data and Analytics / Data Science Governance and Ethical aspects of BDA Scale and Scope of BD (n ≠ all) implications of Validity of analytics Commissioning BDA Projects Likely success of BDA Projects (not too good!) Initiating BDA projects Understanding the Data Scientists, etc. And many more aspects 4Richard J Self - University of Derby

5. 5 Nitesh Chawla, IBM BDA EdCon 2014

6. Some Skills for Data Scientists and Analysts 6Richard J Self - University of Derby TechPartners and SAS, 2014

7. The Future? Evaluate Skills Gap for Executives and Staff Develop relevant inventory of Skills and Roles involved in the provision and use of BDA for effective support of business value creation BDA Systems developers vision and impact on skills requirements Facilitated consolidation of skills/roles training development needs Identify interested providers Develop and deliver 1 or 2 day courses 7Richard J Self - University of Derby

8. BDA EdCon 2015 The results of track 17 sessions at CORS/INFORMS 2015 will feed into the IBM Sponsored BDA EdCon 2015 Conference, Puerto Rico, 11-14 August 2015 http://computing.derby.ac.uk/edcon2015/ 8Richard J Self - University of Derby

9. Submit papers for presentation on topics Panel 1: Innovative Technical Education Curriculum (including integration across disciplines) Panel 2: Innovative Management Education Curriculum (including integration across disciplines) Panel 3: Innovative Research Opportunities and Achievements Panel 4: Preparing the Pipeline of Resources (short term: e.g., K – 12, careers/jobs; long-term: e.g., certificates, Training) Panel 5: Transnational Education Approaches, see this link for the background scope for this topic.link 9Richard J Self - University of Derby