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MSBA Practicum Project: Angel Flight West
Wheels up on helping those with medical needs
One of many advantages of the UC Davis MSBA program is the year-long practicum project where we have to opportunity to work as a team on a data analytics solution for a sponsoring client.
At the start of the program, the team selection feels a lot
Our Deep Dive into $22 Trillion Retail Sales Industry
MSBA Practicum Project Experience for Engage3
One of key advantages and opportunity in the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics is collaborating in a small team on a 12-month practicum project for a client company. During our second week in the program, we ranked our favorite of
Bringing a Military Mindset to Business Analytics
MSBA student William Gao transitions to grad school
(Editor's Update, March 2021: Now an MSBA alumnus, William Gao is a data scientist at Western Digital in the San Francisco Bay Area.)
Over the past six months, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and work with very diverse and talented classmates in
Dialed into World-Class Customer Service
Headsets.com CEO Mike Faith turns up the volume
Customer service is one of those terms that I hear in the most general sense, but Mike Faith takes it to a new level—he’s a customer service fanatic.
Faith is the founder and CEO of Headsets.com, the leading headset supplier in North America with
5 Ways to Unleash Your Business Analytics Superhero
Build Your Strengths Harnessing Data
Ranked among the top 10 best business analytics programs in the country and in the top 25 in the world, the UC Davis M.S. in Business Analytics program is a complete package — exceptional faculty who get to know you by first name, a well-designed
Success in 60 Days: Our Road to Runner Up at Adobe Analytics Challenge 2018
The Adobe Analytics Challenge business case competition tests university student teams’ ability to solve business problems using Adobe’s analytics products and real-world data from leading organizations.
This year's competition sponsor, wireless
Follow the Four C’s: A Beginner’s Guide to a Business Analytics Degree
Jing Jing MSBA 19 shares the key ingredients to a successful program
Our entire orientation for the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics was designed around the value of the Four C’s: Curriculum, Career, Community and Care.
Like many of my classmates, I had concerns before joining the MSBA program. What
This Bootcamp Felt More Like Space Camp, Taking Me to a New World of Analytics
MSBA student finds his calling, motivated by faculty
We would often hear his name mentioned by other faculty, with lots of praises. So when we received the academic schedule, the entire class was eagerly looking forward to finally meeting this man in person.
In our first 10 minutes, it was clearly
Diving into Big Data, Touring Uber and Networking with Alums—All Before Day 1
April Chen gets an early start on networking before her Master of Business Analytics program
With a week to myself in San Francisco, I leapt into the world of big data, toured Uber’s headquarters and spent time with alums.
I had just left my role as a senior financial systems analyst in a mid-sized technology consulting firm in Minneapolis
Practicum Perfect in Every Way
MSBA students take on a big data challenge with CBRE and McKesson
Working with the world’s largest real estate services firm, CBRE, and McKesson, Anil Jacob MSBA 18 and Yiqing Yang MSBA 18 and their team are applyinig Internet of Things sensors toward improving workspace efficiency.
A prime location in San
Preparing for Your Leap into Business Analytics
An insider’s view shares his six lessons before making the dive into big data
It’s six months into grad school and I already feel nostalgic about the journey.
It’s been a rollercoaster ride to say the least. I’ve been juggling a rush of classes and a time-intensive practicum, while soaking up San Francisco life (#SFLife)
The Schwab Experience!
MSBA project team developing metrics dashboard
Working at Charles Schwab's San Francisco headquarters, Master of Science in Business Analytics student Sonic Prabhudesai led a team that partnered with executives on a 12-month project to build an interactive metrics dashboard for Schwab’s C-suite leaders.
