How can one motivate people who reports to themIJ How to use parallel programming to explore data setsIJ How to analyse and structure financial marketsIJ Find out answers to these questions with the following upcoming courses on edX.
Introduction to people management
Starting from July 28, 2016, this course by IIMBx will provide learners with an enhanced understanding of the role of people management in organisational context. The objective of this business and management course is to smoothen the transition for newly appointed people managers, motivate and guide people who are aspiring to become one and to think back and reflect for seasoned managers. To enroll, log on to: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-people-management-iimbx-hr101x-0#!
Big data analysis with Apache Spark
Starting from August 10, 2016, this statistics and data analysis course by UC BerkeleyX will attempt to articulate the expected output of data scientists and then teach students how to use PySpark (part of Spark) to deliver against these expectations. The course assignments include log mining, textual entity recognition, and collaborative filtering exercises that teach students how to manipulate data sets using parallel processing with PySpark.
This course covers advanced undergraduate-level material. It requires a programming background and experience with Python (or the ability to learn it quickly). All exercises will use PySpark (the Python API for Spark), and previous experience with Spark equivalent to Introduction to Apache Spark, is required.
Enroll here: https://prod-edx-mktg-edit.edx.org/course/big-data-analysis-apache-spark-uc-berkeleyx-cs110x#!
Marketing analytics
Starting from August 2, 2016, this marketing course by UC BerkeleyX will teach competitive analysis and market segmentation, including how to analyse and structure industries and markets to transform their marketing efforts from vague, generic attempts to laser-guided precision.
Enroll here: https://www.edx.org/course/marketing-analytics-competitive-analysis-uc-berkeleyx-busadm466-3x#!