EXECUTIVE

PROGRAM
IN
BUSINESS
ANALYTICS

jigsawacademy.com/bocconi

IMPORTANT DATES
Last date to submit application: 25 February 2015
Candidate interviews: rolling basis starting 20 January 2015
Course start date: 21 March 2015

PROGRAM FEES
3,60,000/- + service tax which includes tuition fee, learning materials,
and twelve (12) month access to Jigsaw Lab (our proprietary cloud-based
analytics tool platform) and Jigsaw Learning Center (our proprietary
cloud-based content library).
Board & lodging is not included for the in person modules held at
MISB Bocconi in Mumbai.

CONTACT DETAILS
MISB Bocconi
9th Floor, Hiranandani Knowledge Park
(opposite Hiranandani Hospital)
Powai, Mumbai
bocconi@jigsawacademy.com

+91 96991 22277

EXECUTIVE
PROGRAM
IN
BUSINESS
ANALYTICS

This program will be

held at MISB Bocconi
in Powai, Mumbai.

PROGRAM FORMAT
A 10 month Executive Program in Business Analytics (EPBA) launched by MISB
Bocconi, the first and only offshore presence of SDA Bocconi, one of the top
business schools in Europe, and Jigsaw Academy, one of Indias best ranked data
analytics training institutes.
Participants will gain an understanding of predictive modeling, data mining, big
data analytics, marketing, operations, risk analytics, among other analytics areas.
By completion of the program, participants will be capable of data driven decision
making and leadership in industries such as retail, finance, telecommunications,
healthcare, and manufacturing.
Course faculty includes renowned international faculty from SDA Bocconi in
Milan, Italy, as well as analytics and big data experts from Jigsaw Academy.

PEDAGOGY

MISB Bocconis Executive Program in Business Analytics, Indias first

long-term course to offer a blend of general management with big data
and business analytics, will give you the edge in todays competitive
workforce.
This program is specially designed for the busy working professional
for whom time is at a premium. A combination of online and offline
classes allows participants to work around their busy schedule, making
for a flexible learning environment.
Learning hours are supplemented by around the clock, unrestricted
access to the Jigsaw Lab, a cloud-based analytics tool platform, and the
Jigsaw Learning Center, a cloud-based content library. The Jigsaw Lab
allows participants to gain hands- on competence with the most
in-demand analytics tools and technologies in the industry, including
SAS, R, and Hadoop. The corresponding data science toolkit is designed
to augment participants practical exposure to these tools.
Specifically, this program involves 120 hours of in-person training to be
held over six (6) three-day modules at the MISB Bocconi campus in
Powai, Mumbai. In the interim time between the in-person modules,
Jigsaw Academy will conduct twenty (20) live online classes of three (3)
hours each for a total of sixty (60) hours which participants can attend
from their home, office, or any other convenient location using an
Internet connection.
In addition to the live online and in-person classes, participants will
also have access to over 100 hours of pre-recorded video lectures on
data science and big data analytics for a period of twelve (12) months.

AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE

An overview of data analysis, analytics, and data science
Technology and tool landscape in big data mining
A framework for tackling big data analytics projects
Case studies on application of data science across industries
and functional areas

DATA SCIENCE TOOLKIT

CURRICULUM

The language of SAS for data manipulation and modeling

R and R packages for data manipulation, visualization, and data mining
Descriptive statistical concepts for business data analysis
Decision making with inferential statistics and hypothesis testing

PREDICTIVE MODELS AND MACHINE LEARNING

Regression models with R and SAS
Clustering algorithms with R and SAS
Time series forecasting with R and SAS
Machine learning techniques with R and SAS

BIG DATA IMPLICATIONS

Understanding big data
Overview of big data processing and storage systems - Hadoop
Integrating R with Hadoop for big data analytics
Data mining and visualization with big data systems

BUSINESS APPLICATION OF DATA SCIENCE

Data science in retail
Data science in financial services
Data science and unstructured data analysis
Future trends and industry focus in data science

MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE

Marketing management
Digital marketing and strategy
Financial risk management
Application in other domains

Prof. Maurizio Poli

Professor of Quantitative Methods

SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Program Director, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India

Prof. Dr. Rafaella Piccarreta

Adjunct Professor of Business Analytics
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

FA C U LT Y

Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics

MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India

Prof. Dr. Anjana Grewal

Senior Professor of Marketing & Corporate Governance

MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India
Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India

Sarita Digamurti
COO & Co-founder
Jigsaw Academy

Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics

MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India

Gaurav Vohra
CEO & Co-founder
Jigsaw Academy

Faculty, Executive Program in Business Analytics

MISB Bocconi, Mumbai, India

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1 After applications are submitted at http://jigsawacademy.com/bocconi, the faculty
panel will review all applications and shortlist candidates based on their profiles.
2 The shortlisted candidates will be scheduled for interviews starting the 20th of
January.

ELIGIBILITY
> Bachelors degree
> Proficiency in oral and written English
> At least two years of full-time post qualification work experience*

* For applicants with exceptional qualification and/or industry experience, an

WHY THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU

Earn a certification from SDA Bocconi, one of the top business schools in Europe,
while continuing to work
Expertise gained is immediately applicable in participants companies and
organizations making you job ready from day one!
Prepare for leadership opportunities in industries such as retail, e-commerce,
finance, healthcare, and many others
Learn the application of analytics across function such as marketing, finance,
risk, operations, and supply chain
Learn from renowned international faculty from SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy, as
well as analytics experts from Jigsaw Academy
Get deep, hands-on experience on the analytics tools and technologies that are
most sought after by the industry

exception to the minimum eligibility criteria may be considered.

CERTIFICATION

On completion, participants will receive a certification in business analytics from

SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy, one of the top business schools
in Europe. In 2014, SDA Bocconi was ranked the 8th Best European Business School
by the Financial Times. Forbes also ranked SDA Bocconi the 3rd Best MBA Program
in the world, outside of the US, for return on investment in 2013.