IBM Academic InitiativeBusiness Analytics Faculty Workshop: Pace University

May 22 & 23, 2012

IBM Academic Initiative: Analytics Courseware Modules Available:

(B5197) IBM Cognos Business Insight: Create Dashboards V10.114 Oct 2011

This 3-hour web-based training (WBT) course covers business scenarios and best practices aroundviewing and creating dashboards in Business Insight. Through interactive demos and learningactivities, this course gives students an in-depth view of working with dashboards in an enterpriseenvironment.

This WBT course is presented online through the IBM Learner Portal. The file you download providesinstructions to create a Learner Portal account and access the course.

Skill Level: IntermediateFormat: OnlineLanguage: English

(B5146) IBM Cognos Mobile for Consumers Using iPhone V10.114 Oct 2011

This 30-minute web-based training (WBT) course teaches mobile users how to locate, explore, andmanage IBM Cognos BI reports on an iPhone mobile device. Through a multimedia instructor-ledpresentation and product demonstrations, students learn how to bring Business Intelligenceinformation directly to iPhone devices to make right-time decisions anytime, anywhere.

This WBT course is presented online through the IBM Learner Portal. The file you download providesinstructions to create a Learner Portal account and access the course.

Skill Level: IntroductoryFormat: OnlineLanguage: English

(B5160) Cog nos Report Studio: Author Professional Reports V10.119 Sep 2011

This course teaches students report building techniques using relational data models, and ways ofenhancing and customizing, and managing professional reports. Students participate in hands-ondemos and workshops that illustrate key concepts while learning how to use the product. The secondpart of this course builds on topics learned in the Fundamentals section. The Advanced teachesadvanced report building techniques using relational data models, and ways of enhancing,customizing, and managing professional reports.

Ski" Level: IntermediateFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(B5161) Cognos Report Studio: Author Reports with Multidimensional Data V10.119Sep2011

This course enables students to build on their experience with Report Studio by applying dimensionaltechniques to reports. Through interactive demos and workshops, students learn how to author reportsthat navigate and manipulate dimensional data structures using specific dimensional functions andfeatures available in Report Studio.

Skill Level: IntermediateFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(B5183) IBM Cognos Business Insight Advanced: Introduction14 Oct 2011

This 6-hour web-based training (WBT) course develops the skills needed to use IBM Cog nosBusiness Insight Advanced to create effective reports with relational and dimensional data. The courseincludes interactive demos and workshops.

This WBT course is presented online through the IBM Learner Portal. The file you download providesinstructions to create a Learner Portal account and access the course.

Skill Level: IntermediateFormat: OnlineLanguage: English

(B5152) Cognos Framework Manager: Design Metadata Models V10.119 Sep 2011

This course teaches students introductory to advanced knowledge of metadata modeling concepts,and how to model metadata for predictable reporting and analysis results using Framework Manager.Students learn the full scope of the metadata modeling process, from initial project creation, topublishing of metadata to the Web, enabling end users to easily author reports and analyze data.

Skill Level: AdvancedFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(ILOG01) Linear and Integer Programming with ILOG CPLEX19 Sep 2011

This course focuses on the fundamentals of linear and integer programming. These key mathematicalprogramming approaches are demonstrated through the use of IBM ILOG CPLEX through IBM ILOGOPL-CPLEX Analyst Studio, a complete integrated development environment that leveragesOptimization Programming Language (OPL), a powerful and intuitive algebraic modeling language.Alternatively, practical applications of CPLEX can be demonstrated through an interactive commandline, or by interfacing with other modeling environments (MATLAB, Microsoft Excel) or through APls(.NET, C/C++, Java, Python).

Skill Level: IntermediateFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(SPOA002) Introduction to IBM SPSS Modeler and Data Mining19 Sep 2011

This course provides an overview of data mining and the fundamentals of using IBM SPSS Modeler.Using the CRISP-OM methodology, the course illustrates the principles and practice of data mining.The course structure follows the stages of a typical data mining project, from reading data, to dataexploration, data transformation, modeling, and effective interpretation of results. Students learn thebasics of how to read, explore, and manipulate data with IBM SPSS Modeler, and then create and usesuccessful models.

Skill Level: IntroductoryFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(SPOA032) Predictive Modeling with IBM SPSS Modeler19 Sep 2011

This course demonstrates how to develop models to predict categorical and continuous outcomes,using such techniques as neural networks, decision trees, logistic regression, support vectormachines, and Bayesian network models. Use of the binary classifier and numeric predictor nodes toautomate model selection is included. This course also covers feature selection and detection ofoutliers. Expert options for each modeling node are reviewed in detail and advice is provided on whenand how to use each model. Students also learn how to combine two or more models to improveprediction.

Skill Level: AdvancedFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(SPOG507) Introduction to IBM SPSS Statistics19 Sep 2011

Get up to speed in IBM SPSS Statistics (formerly SPSS Statistics) quickly and easily in this two-daycourse. The course guides you through the fundamentals of using IBM SPSS Statistics for typical dataanalysis process. Learn the basics of reading data, data definition, data modification, and dataanalysis and presentation of your results. See how easy it is to get your data into IBM SPSS Statisticsso that you can focus on analyzing the information. In addition to the fundamentals, learn shortcutsthat will help you save time.

Skill Level: IntroductoryFormat: OtherLanguage: English

(SPOG517) Introduction to Statistical Analysis Using IBM SPSS Statistics19 Sep 2011

This course introduces students to the statistical component of SPSS. This is an application-orientedcourse and the approach is practical. Students look at several statistical techniques and discusssituations in which you would use each technique, the assumptions made by each method, how to setup the analysis using SPSS as well as how to interpret the results. This includes a broad range oftechniques for exploring and summarizing data, as well as investigating and testing underlyingrelationships. Students gain an understanding of when and why to use these various techniques aswell as how to apply them with confidence, and interpret their output, and graphically display theresults using SPSS. This course uses the IBM SPSS Statistics Base features.

When taught by IBM Training instructors, this course spans two days.

Skill Level: IntroductoryFormat: OtherLanguage: English

Complete List of IBM Business Analytics Related Course Modules Is Available on IBM AcademicInitiative Web Site:https:llwww14.software.ibm.com/webapp/devtool/scholar/web/coursewarePickPage.do?source=ai-course-bao

Robert BryIBM Academic Initiativebry@us.ibm.com