SMARTER EDUCATION: ANALYTICS SKILLS FOR A NEW ERA OF BUSINESS LEADERS-- (L-R) Dr. Raghupathi, Professor of Information Systems, Fordham University, Ambuj Goyal, General Manager of Business Analytics and Process Optimization, IBM, and David De Armas, Fordham University Student discuss how analytics can be applied to the coming wave of jobs in healthcare, social services, energy, transportation and public service. In 2010, Fordham University will begin teaching a first-of-a-kind Business Analytics for Managers course to prepare its students to become business leaders of tomorrow with marketable analytics skills that can be applied to everyday problems. The collaboration between Fordham and IBM was unveiled today at Fordham Schools of Business in NYC.
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