ANALY ZE T H I S !
You are unlikely to do
any of this great work
totally on your own, so
developing the skills
needed to work
effectively with others
is too important to be
left to chance.
With all this as background, I suggested
that the students pursue one of the following:
• An M.S. degree in analytics that focuses on
preparing students for effectively working
across the analytics project cycle, which
in addition to content found in traditional
O.R. programs also includes training in
problem discovery and framing, data capture,
preparation and analysis, predictive modeling,
business communication, teamwork and
project skills.
• A Ph.D. program in an academic area of interest
(economics, biology, physics and psychology
were all discussed), which would include
additional rigorous technical training, require
them to combine the experience of acquiring
deep domain knowledge with challenges in data
acquisition and analysis, and help them to more
deeply develop their ability to learn independently
while working in collaboration with an advisor
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