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Berkeley Program onData Science & Analytics Program Partner

Berkeley Program on Data Science & Analytics 1 About UC Berkeley 2 Faculty Directors 3 Program Description 4 5 Program Curriculum 6 Program Calendar 7 8 Application Process

ABOUT UC BERKELEY The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. of disciplines. Berkeley alumni, faculty and researchers include 91 Nobel Laureates. They have also won 9 Wolf Prizes, 13 Field Medals, 23 Turing Awards, 45 MacArthur Fellowships, 20 Academy Awards, 14 Pulitzer Prizes and 117 Olympic gold Medals. Nobel Laureate Ernest Lawrence invented the cyclotron, based on which the UC Berkeley scientists and researchers, along with Berkeley Lab, have discovered 16 chemical elements of the periodic table – more than any other university in the world. Berkeley is considered by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings as one of six university brands that lead in world reputation rankings in 2016 and is ranked third on the U.S. News’ 2015 Best Global Universities rankings conducted in the U.S. a nearly 50 other countries.WHY BERKELEY EXECUTIVE EDUCATIONWhy Berkeley Executive Education? Learn from world-renowned faculty Experience curriculum tailored to accomplished professionals Connect with a network that will challenge and support you beyond the program Immerse yourself at the iconic Berkeley campus located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay area

FACULTY DIRECTORSShachar KarivFaculty DirectorShachar Kariv is the Benjamin N. Ward Professorof Economics and former DepartmentChairperson, and Faculty Director of Berkeley’sExperimental Social Science Laboratory(Xlab). Shachar is also the Co-Founder andChief Scientist of Capital Preferences, wherehe applies his research on individual saving,investment and insurance choices to helpclients make better decisions about how todesign and market products and services, andimprove customer acquisition, relationship, andretention.Steve TadelisCo - Faculty DirectorSteve Tadelis is the James J. and MarianneB. Lowrey Chair in Business and Professor ofEconomics, Business and Public Policy at Haas.Steve was a Senior Director and DistinguishedEconomist at eBay Research Labs (2011-2013)and Vice President of Economics and MarketDesign at Amazon (2016-2017) where heapplied economic research tools to a varietyof product and business applications, workingwith technologists, machine learning scientists,and business leaders. He continues to adviceAmazon part-time as an Amazon EconomistFellow.





PROGRAM DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTSData science and data analytics are at the core Undergraduate degreeof every modern globalized industry. Working in Fluency in written and spoken Englishtoday’s technology-centric workforce not only Minimum 8 years of professional workrequires superior leadership skills, but the ability experienceto translate data problems into the bigger picturefor the organization. WHO IT’S FORThe Berkeley Program on Data Science and Directors, VPsAnalytics (BPDSA) is a 6-month learning journey Senior Managersinto the world of applied data science and Functional Business Managers andanalytics. The program leverages 5 modules, Business Headsthree in-person and two online. The in-person Leadership Roles with Oversight of Data Science Teamsbusiness hub of Singapore to the Silicon Valley Those with a Need to Understand Datainnovation ecosystem at the UC Berkeley Analyticscampus.The program provides executives tools to buildand lead data science teams through data-drivendecision-making. Led by esteemed BerkeleyFaculty with both cutting-edge research andindustry experience, the program provides aunique combination of theory and practice tohelp you accelerate your career and the data-driven performance of your organization.

PROGRAM BENEFITS Implement best practices for assembling and leading data science teams Apply relevant industry data science methods Drive data-driven business decisions across the organization Build a data-driven culture and data-driven policy

PROGRAM CURRICULUMa. Economic Analysis for Decision Making: e. Applications:i. Decision Analysis and Decision Trees i. Data Driven Health Care / Financeii. Economic Costs vs. Accounting Costs ii. Data Driven Policy iii. Behavioral Biasesiv. Strategic Interaction iv. Industry Panelv. Incentives in Organizationsb. Data and Decisions: Intelligenceii. Probability and Random Variables i. Supervised Learning methodsiii. Statistical Tests ii. Training and feature selectioniv. Linear regressions iii. Unsupervised Learning methodsv. Building a data-driven culture g. Assembling a Data Science Teamc. Inference and measurement: i. Organizing data sciencei. A/B testing ii. The skill-set landscapeii. Regression modelsiii. Multiple regression models h. Capstone Project and Presentationsiv. Model selectionv. Micro-econometric methodsd. Forecasting and trendsi. Time series analyses

PROGRAM CALENDAR Singapore Virtual SessionsModule I: Berkeley March 11 -16, 2018 Virtual SessionsModule II: Berkeley March - June 2018Module III: June 4 – 8, 2018Module IV: June - August, 2018Module V: August 27 – 31, 2018

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN DATAANALYTICSBENEFITS & RESOURCESALUMNI BENEFITS & EVENTS Ability to join local alumni chapters or clubs in your region Lifelong access to a 39,000+ network of distinguished Berkeley-Haas Alumni Invitations to Berkeley Executive Education networking eventsBERKELEY RESOURCES Access to the UC Berkeley Long Business Library Video portal, Haas insights to research highlights, industry speakers 15% discount to all future Executive Education programsNEWS & COMMUNICATION One-year digital subscription to the California Management Review Berkeley-Haas Alumni newsletter A Berkeley-Haas email forwarding address

APPLICATION PROCESSTo apply to the program kindly send in the following materials to our program partner, Eruditus, [email protected] before the application deadlines:a) The completed BPDSA application formb) The application feePlease note that if a candidate is admitted and accepts the admission. The application fee is adjustedwith the program fee payable.Please note the admissions to the program are on a rolling basis. We strongly recommend interestedparticipants apply early.Program Fees: $29,000Inclusions: Program MaterialsExclusions: Travel CostsAccommodation in Singapore and BerkeleyAPPLICATION DEADLINES: APPLICATION FEESRound 1: November 20, 2017 Round 1: $200Round 2: December 22, 2017 Round 2: $300Round 3: January 22, 2018 Round 3: $400Round 4: February 12, 2018 Round 4: $500



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