Mother Teresa Women’s University is in the process of tailoring courses to different styles of learning.
“In today’s technology-driven world, we need to enhance curriculum planning by tailoring courses to different styles of learning,” said the University’s Registrar Dr N. Kala.
It is towards this objective that that the university tied up with IBM recently, for using the IT major’s analytics solution on predictive analysis and reporting solutions. This partnership is expected to help students make smarter decisions, solve complex business problems and improve outcomes.
“With the IBM solution, we will be able to better equip our management students with essential analytical skills to effectively transition into the professional world,” said Kala.
Jyothi Satyanathan, Director, Midmarket and Inside Sales, IBM (India and South Asia), said that the IT major was working with over 200 universities around the world specifically in the area of expanding and strengthening analytics curricula to meet the growing demand of highly skilled big data business workers of the future.
“There is a growing demand of skills on big data and analytics mixed with business and management education,” said Satyanathan. McKinsey estimates show that India would need 2 lakh data scientists in the next few years.
Given that data and information are the latest frontier for competitive differentiation, students will now be able to use information added with intelligence to gain competitive insights, Satyanathan said.
“This is a three-month-long course, designed by IBM for the university. It will enable educators to teach effectively, will help management students gain critical analytical skills,” the Registrar said.
The university incidentally is using IBM’s analytical software, SPSS (Statistical Products and Service Solutions), to train their management students on predictive analysis and reporting solutions and to promote academic success.