Master in Big Data & Business Analytics in English
- Young Professional
- Full Time
- Oct. 2023 - 10 months
- English
Presentation
This master's degree is taught in ENGLISH
Nowadays, the digitization of companies require them to deal with a huge amount of data that they need to manage and analyse effectively, all with the aim of making better decisions and growing the companies in the highly competitive environment in which they operate. Therefore, organizations increasingly demand professional profiles qualified in the fields of Data Analysis, Data Science and Big Data.
The Master in Big Data & Business Analytics of EAE Business School Madrid will give you an in-depth understanding of all the technological tools and elements related to Big Data, enabling you to manage large amounts of data efficiently and, therefore, make optimal strategic decisions.
Moreover, this Master will help you develop and enhance your professional profile, thereby enabling you to set yourself apart in the current landscape, with an innovative profile that is in high demand.
MASTER´S DEGREE
Upon successful completion of your programme, you will be awarded the Master in Big Data & Business Analytics in English by EAE Business School Madrid.
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Reasons to take this master
- In-house business incubator: Through our own business incubator, EAE Lab, you will have access to the learning resources, financing and guidance required to transform promising ideas into real business ventures.
- Specialist Software: You will have access to free licences and Data Warehousing, Analytics and Machine Learning tools and technologies, with the opportunity to use software such as Microsoft and Qlik tools, and languages including SQL and Python.
- Business Networking: This Master gives you the opportunity to expand your network of professional contacts, through meetings with executives from leading companies in the sector, such as Cabify and SAP, to name just a couple.
- Expert faculty: Our lecturers know the reality of the business world as they are executives and professionals working in the field, Moreover, they share key insights through their research and publications.
- Theory put into practice: By studying real cases and putting your knowledge into practice, you will develop your critical thinking and decision-making capacity in order to resolve problems.
- True Potential Experience: Enjoy an experience that combines the Master in Big Data & Business Analytics in English with a Personalized Professional Development Plan, guided by a True Potential Advisor, who will help you find, focus and develop your true potential.
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Syllabus
- Foundations of Big Data - 6 ECTS
- Intro to big data
- Data structures
- Storage systems
- Technological solutions
- Data Processing - 6 ECTS
- Introduction to cloud technologies and services in big data: infrastructures, types, development and deployment of applications
- Development of scalable applications
- Big Data processing types to model business logic
- Cloud Computing - 6 ECTS
- Infrastructure virtualization: Local infrastructure vs Cloud, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Public Cloud vs Private Cloud, Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Statistics and data mining - 6 ECTS
- Description and modeling of complex data
- Regression
- Bayesian learning
- Probabilistic graphical models
- Probability density
- Time series
- Optimization
- Data mining
- Data visualization - 6 ECTS
- Data visualization: theoretical concepts, tools, types of visualization according to analysis needs, dashboards, layout and result export
- Business intelligence and digital transformation - 6 ECTS
- Analysis of new business environments
- Business Intelligence: conceptualization, scope, design, indicators, methodology, systems, architecture and components
- ETL tools and techniques
- Data warehouses
- Reporting with Business Intelligence
- Executive Information Systems (EIS) and Decision Support Systems (DSS)
- Enterprise Project Management
- Data science and decision-making - 6 ECTS
- Competitive environment and competitive intelligence
- Indicators, reports and scorecards
- Balanced Scorecard
- Strategy maps
- Financial analysis with big data
- Customer-centric strategy: CRM and business performance measurement systems: BPM
- Innovation, digital leadership, agile environments and sustainability - 6 ECTS
- Innovation: what it is, how it is generated (learning organizations), how it is managed
- Agile methodologies
- Scrum
- Design thinking
- High performance teams
- Digital and agile leadership
- New agile, digital and sustainable business models
- Choose the course that you want to take and which will expand your range of future professional prospects - 10 ECTS
- Final Master's Thesis - 12 ECTS
Minors
At EAE Business School Madrid, as a school committed to innovation and transformation, we have created an optional specialization program, in an online format, that you can take at the end of your Master.
This educational model gives you the opportunity to acquire new skills and an individualized qualification to set yourself apart in the labour market by enhancing your professional profile.
You will have the option to choose the Minor that best suits your needs.
3 Territories to conquer
1. Technological and business innovation
You will learn to apply Big Data to the reality of the business world.
2. Business Intelligence based on Data Analytics
You will develop the technological and management competencies required to lead teams and projects in the field of Data Analytics.
3. Big Data Tools
You will gain an in-depth understanding of key tools used for data analysis in the modern business world.
Faculty
Miguel del Pino
Over 20 years’ experience in the design and operations of IT and Cloud solutions for companies such as ONO and Vodafone Spain. Bachelor Degree in Physics and PhD in Telecommunications.
Ángel Casado
Antonio Naranjo Redondo
EMBA from IE. Industrial Engineer from the Universidad de Valladolid.
José Antonio Botello
Román Mínguez Salido
Bachelor Degree in Economics from the Universidad Complutense and Master in Mathematical Engineering from the Universidad Complutense.
Tomas Iglesias Meléndez
Alexandru Petrovici
Pilar Lacasa
Javier Lorente Martínez
Lecturer on the Master in Big Data & Business Analytics at EAE Business School Madrid.
Guillermo Esteve
Professional prospects and entry profile
What you study here and now will have an impact on your career tomorrow. Start imagining your future and take a look at some of the professional prospects that await you.
- Chief Data Officer (CDO)
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Big Data Consultant
- Business Intelligence & Data Analytics
- Project Management for BI Projects
- Digital Transformation Manager
To access the Master in Big Data & Business Analytics, candidates must be in at least one of the following circumstances:
- Being in possession of an undergraduate degree or an engineering, bachelor's degree, architecture, diploma or technical engineering and architecture from the previous study arrangement.
- Be in possession of a Bachelor's Degree, Diploma or Degree.
- Demonstrable experience of more than three years in the information technology sector: Prospective students must have practical work experience in the information technology sector for a minimum of three years. This experience should reflect your involvement in IT-related activities, projects, or functions that contribute to your understanding of the field.
- Have held a middle management and/or executive position in a company for more than three years: Candidates must have held a middle or higher management position in a company for a minimum of three years. This requirement underscores the need for candidates to have demonstrated leadership, decision-making, and managerial responsibilities throughout their professional career.
These requirements are intended to ensure that applicants have a solid foundation in the information technology industry and/or possess significant management experience. The combination of practical IT knowledge and leadership experience enhances the academic program by fostering a diverse and experienced group of students who can bring valuable ideas and perspectives to the learning environment.
True Potential Experience
At EAE Business School Madrid, we know that are all born with something that, if you discover and nurture it in time, can make all the difference in your professional career.
With this in mind, EAE Madrid offers you the True Potential Experience: an experience that combines our Master in Big Data & Business Analytics in English Personalized Professional Development Plan.
With True Potential Experience, we want to give you more than just a top-quality education. We want to give you the opportunity to discover your true potential and make it a reality.
Our students on EAE’s Master in Big Data & Business Analytics work in leading companies, such as:
At EAE Business School Madrid, we offer financial support to all the candidates on EAE programs.
EAE Business School grants
Achieving excellence in your studies requires a large dose of energy and perseverance. We like to think that we can offer an extra motivation for students who are working at the highest level. The Academic Excellence grant is awarded to candidates who have displayed extraordinary performance and can accredit an average score on their academic record of over 9.5.
We strive to increase the presence of women in executive positions and promote gender equality in the labour market Over 40% of our students are women, many of whom combine their studies with their professional and personal lives. We want to reward their efforts with this grant, which takes their academic report into consideration, but also their executive potential, leadership capacity and professional background.
Launching an entrepreneurial venture is an exciting journey that requires preparation, the capacity for sacrifice and creativity. We aim to foster entrepreneurial spirit and great business ideas with a grant awarded to directors of SMEs, self-employed professionals and people with their own business project. To be eligible to apply for the grant, the Master candidates must have created a company in the same year.
We are certain that, to achieve a fairer, more participative society, we have to run initiatives designed to foster the talent of people with a disability. With this in mind, we have created a grant for the Master in Marketing and Sales Management that is awarded to the candidate with an accredited disability of at least 33% who has the best academic record.
In the global world in which we now live, it is important to discover new cultures that enable us to enhance our competencies. With this in mind, we offer a grant to students whose program includes an international mobility option on its syllabus (programs that offer students an optional residential program abroad). This grant covers the cost of enrolling at the destination university.
Other ways of financing the master
There are other sources of financial support for studying offered by different institutions and organizations, to which you also have access.
The grants offered by the MAEC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation) and the AECID (International Cooperation Agency for Development) offer the opportunity to take this Master to young and foreign university students who choose to round off their studies in a Spanish university or educational institution. The grants are aimed at candidates with university qualification (and final-year students in some cases).