Mastery:Personal Development and Leadership
To find my passion,learn how to use the tools available to me.My ultimate goal is to become a master in my field.
Strategies:
Use Mastery book as a guideline.Greene, R. (2012) Mastery. (p. 194) New York, NY: Viking Penguin.
Networking with people related to my field.
Reading the article:Adopt These 10 Qualities to Become a Master in Your Field (corporatecomplianceinsights.com, 2015)
Foundations of Business Intelligence
To understand Business process (BPA). How to effectively implement (BI) in project management and finally be able to understand how to use BI to solve business related problems.
Strategies:
Watch "Business Analysis Fundamentals" by Haydn Thomas on Lynda.com.
Read article Business Intelligence 101 – A Beginner’s Guide to BI Software (Houston Neal, 2011)
Watch sign up for webinar "Insuring your BI-A Blueprint for Getting Started" by Nathan Cohen, Logi Solutions Manager (logianalytics.com)
Enterprise Data Management
To learn how to streamline business processes, improve operational efficiency and to understand how to make better decisions with the information I collect.
Strategies:
Watch " The Modern Enterprise Data Environment" byAlan Simon (Lynda.com, 2015).
Read "Master Data Management and Data Governance" (Alex Berson and Larry Dubov, 2016).
Watch snap logic webinar "Building the Enterprise Data Lake" with Mark Madsen, Craig Stewart and Erin Curtis recorded on November 19, 2015.
Business Intelligence Technologies
After this course, my goal is to know to extract,transform and load ETL and also understand the use of (OLTP) and (OLAP) to analyze and distribute organizational information (fullsail.edu,2016).
Strategies:
Watch "Foundations of Business Analytics:Perspective Analytics" by Alan Simon on Lynda.com.
Read the article "An Overview of Business Intelligence Technology" by Surajit Chaudhuri,Umeshwar Dayal , and Vivek Narasayya. (EBSCOhost, 2011)
Read the book " Too Big to Ignore: The Business Case for Big Data" by Phil Simon (Book, 2013) [WorldCat.org]. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 July 2016.
Business Intelligence Analytics
I expect to exercise my critical thinking skills very effectively, be savvier in analytic techniques and be knowledgeable of the Bayesian Paradigm and Bayesian statistical Methods (fullsail.edu,2016).One tactic that I can use is "Cultivate Negative Capability" cause in it Greene explains that "you must develop the habit of suspending the need to judge everything that crosses your path. You consider and even momentarily entertain viewpoints opposite to your own, seeing how they feel." (Greene,2012,p.169). In analytic I think is a good skill to have and I think practicing early on will help in my journey to mastery.
strategies
Take the " Learn Business Intelligence and Analytics" (7) CE courses on Lynda.com.
Have regular meetings wit a mentor.
Read the website article " Bayesian statistics for dummies" by Kevin Boone from kevinboone.net.
I want to be able to identify patterns in data, at the end of the course be able to extract information from large data sets using algorithms and be good at analyzing data overall (fullsail.edu,2016).
Strategies:
Read the book Modeling with Data by Ben Klemens.
Attend seminars like "Data Mining for Auditors" in Orlando Fl.(conventionnation.com, 2016)
Excel Workshop: Working with Real-Time Data, with Chris Dutton on Lynda.com.
At the end of this course, my expectation is know how to recognize patterns, analyze data and provide good analysis and solutions when working in my field.
Strategies:
Using Mastery concept,"Looking at the “what” instead of the “how”(Greene,2012,p.191) the opposite way, looking at the "how" first will allow me to understand better the why of things and will exercise my critical thinking skills.
Watch the Marketing Tips course by Brad Batesole on Lynda.com.
Watch "Computer Science- Pattern Recognition" youtube video.
Read "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning". (Bishop, Christopher M. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning. New York: Springer, 2006. Print).
Process Modeling and Analysis
The goal is to have real-world experience on how to use BI to support analysis. At this point, I expect to identify problems and have the knowledge to solve them using the various processes of (BPM) and (PSIM).
Strategies:
Read article "Styles in business modeling: an exploration and a model" by Jakob Pingge,Pnina Soffe,Dirk Fahland, Matthias Weidlic, Stefan Zugal,Barbara Weber,Hajo A. Reijers and Jan Mendling(EBSCOhost,2013).
Watch "Determining and Verifying source BPM" video by Josh Harris on Lynda.com
Conduct more in-depth research on the subject on how to apply (DSS) and (KPIs).
Data Visualization and Creative Reporting
Use the knowledge from previous courses to have the ability to analyze, understand and present complex information to the audience using impactful data visualization. (fullsail.edu, 2016).
Strategies:
Seek effective communication courses on my personal time.
Watch Data Visualization Storytelling Essentials by Bill Shander on Lynda.com.
Follow and read " The 38 best tools for data visualization" from Creativebloq.com (Brian Suda, 2016).
Business Intelligence Leadership and Communication Skills
When the time comes I want to become a master in communicating my ideas to the audience. My goal for this course is to identify my areas of opportunities, make adjustments and practice the skills learned in class.
Strategies:
Watch "Communication Tips" by Tatiana Kolovou on Lynda.com.
Read "Why Communication Is Today's Most Important Skill" (Greg Statell, 2015).
Develop a personal plan where I can practice presenting in front of an audience.Having mock presentations in front of mentors to develop the skill.
Business Intelligence Case Studies
Goal
To master the problem solving, critical thinking skills and have a very clear idea in what to expect in the real world of BI.
Strategies:
Watch "Executive Decision Making" (Mike Figliulo, 2015).
Read "Nine steps to Effective Business Problem Solving" (Martin Zwilling, 2011)
Continue to study materials from previous courses.
Business Intelligence Capstone
Goals:
To present a credible, well thought of and convincing project where I can demonstrate effectively that I have learned what is needed in my field of study. Like Greene mentions,"We must learn how to quiet the anxiety we feel whenever we are confronted with anything that seems complex or chaotic. In our journey from apprenticeship to mastery we must patiently learn the various parts and skills that are required, never looking too far ahead" (Greene, 2012, p.265). Slowly with a lot of practice and learning my ultimate goal and is mastery.
Strategies:
Watch "Improve your Business Intelligence Skills"(Lynda.com, 2014).
Read communication skills books
Read Forbes article "What You Don't Know Will Hurt You: The Top 8 Skills Professionals Need to Master" (Kathy Caprino,2012).
Greene, R. (2012) Mastery. (p.169,194,265) New York, NY: Viking Penguin.