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Partnership

Selected courses have a course project requirement, in which groups of three or four students devote significant time and effort examining an organization’s analytics needs and develop solutions to address the needs. Interested stakeholders are invited to partner with the center to arrange an assignment of a project group that will work with the stakeholder under the supervision of the course instructor. Faculty will mentor and supervise the groups while the industry partner provides practical expertise, data, and domain knowledge. An end-of-semester presentation and final report will be delivered to the partner.

Exciting opportunities exist for conducting joint research projects and building partnerships between the center and stakeholders in several data analytics areas. Grant opportunities from federal funding agencies (e.g., National Science Foundation), local agencies, and private entities are some examples of partnership.