Post Graduate Program

in Data Science
In collaboration with IBM

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About the Program

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The Key Features of the Post Graduate Program
in Data Science in partnership with Purdue
University

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About the Post Graduate Program in
Data Science in Partnership with Purdue University

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About Simplilearn

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Program Eligibility Criteria and Application
Process

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Learning Path Visualization

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Program Outcomes

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Who Should Enroll in this Program

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Courses

11 Step 1 - Programming Refresher

of 12 Step 2 - Statistics Essential for Data Science

Contents 14 Step 3 - R Programming for Data Science

15 Step 4 - Data Science with R

17 Step 5 - Python for Data Science

18 Step 6 - Data Science with Python

20 Step 7 - Machine Learning

22 Step 8 - Tableau

24 Step 9 - Natural Language Processing

25 Step 10 - Data Science Capstone Project

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Electives

27 Certification

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About
the Program
Accelerate your career with this
acclaimed Post Graduate Program
in Data Science, in partnership
with Purdue University and in
collaboration with IBM, and featuring
the perfect mix of theory, case
studies and extensive hands-on
practicum. In partnership with
Purdue University, this program
is a comprehensive Data Science
education – leveraging Purdue’s
academic excellence in Data Science
and Simplilearn’s partnership
with IBM.

Designed to give recent graduates

and experienced professionals an
extensive Data Science education,
this Post Graduate Program is a
blend of online self-paced videos, live
virtual classes, hands-on projects,
and labs, with mentorship sessions
to provide a high-engagement
learning experience and real-world
applications to help you master
essential Data Science skills. This
program offers in-depth exposure
to technologies including R, Python,
Machine Learning, Tableau, Natural
Language Processing, and prepares
you for an exciting career in Data
Science.
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The Key Features of the Post
Graduate Program in Data Science in
partnership with Purdue University

Purdue Post Purdue Alumni International

Graduate Program Association recognition by
certification
Membership Purdue University

Leading industry- Program in Industry-

recognized analytics collaboration recognized IBM
course with IBM certificates

25+ hands-on Limited class size 300+ hours of

projects and for an optimal Blended Learning
one capstone experience

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About the Post Graduate Program
in Data Science in partnership with
Purdue University
Purdue University, a top public Upon successfully completing this
research institution, offers higher program, you will:
education at its highest proven
Receive a joint Purdue-Simplilearn
value. Committed to affordability,
certificate of completion
the University has frozen tuition
and most fees at 2012-13 levels. Be eligible able to join the Purdue
Committed to student success, alumni association and participate
in its various networking
Purdue is changing the student
opportunities and career events
experience with a greater focus
on faculty-student interaction
and creative use of technology.
Committed to pursuing scientific
discoveries and engineered solutions,
Purdue has streamlined pathways for
faculty and student innovators who
have a vision for moving the world
forward.

This Data Science Post Graduate

Program in partnership with Purdue
University will open pathways for
your career in virtually every realm
of business—from healthcare to
education to manufacturing.

About Simplilearn
Simplilearn is a leader in digital skills training, focused on the emerging technologies
that are transforming our world. Our unique blended learning approach drives learner
engagement and backed by the industry’s highest course completion rates. Partnering
with professionals and companies, we identify their unique needs and provide
outcome-centric solutions to help them achieve their professional goals.

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Program Eligibility Criteria and
Application Process
Those wishing to enroll in the Post Graduate Program in Data Science in
partnership with Purdue University will be required to apply for admission to the
program.

Eligibility Criteria
For admission to this Post Graduate Program in Data Science, candidates
should have:
A bachelor’s degree with an average of 50% or higher marks
Basic understanding of programming concepts and mathematics
Working Professionals with 2+ years of experience are preferred to
apply for this program

Application Process
The application process consists of three simple steps. An offer of
admission will be made to the selected candidates and accepted by the
candidates by paying the admission fee.

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ADMISSION
APPLICATION REVIEW

Complete the application After you submit your An offer of admission will be
and include a brief statement application, a panel of made to qualified candidates,
of purpose telling our admissions counselors will and you can accept this offer
admissions counselors review your application and by paying the program fee.
why you’re interested and statement of purpose to
qualified to be part of the determine your qualifications
Post Graduate Program in and interest in the program.
Data Science.

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Talk to an Admissions Counselor
We have a team of dedicated admissions counselors who are here to help
guide you in applying to the program. They are available to:

Address questions related to the application

Assist with financial aid (if required)

Help you resolve your questions and understand the program

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Learning Path
Electives
IBM Watson for Chatbots

Machine Learning with R

Programming
Refresher

Statistics R Programming for

Essential for Data Science
Data Science

Python for Data Science

Data Science with R

Data Science Machine Tableau

with Python Learning

Data Science Natural Language

Capstone Project Processing

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Program Outcomes

Gain an in-depth understanding of Master the concepts

data structure and data manipulation recommendation engine, time series
modeling, gain practical mastery
over principles, algorithms, and
applications of Machine Learning
Understand and use linear and
non-linear regression models and
classification techniques for data
analysis Learn to analyze data using Tableau
and become proficient in building
interactive dashboards

Obtain a comprehensive knowledge

of supervised and unsupervised
learning models such as linear Understand deep reinforcement
regression, logistic regression, learning techniques applied in
clustering, dimensionality reduction, Natural Language Processing
K-NN and pipeline

Understand the different

Perform scientific and technical components of the Hadoop
computing using the SciPy package ecosystem and learn to work with
and its sub-packages such as HBase, its architecture and data
Integrate, Optimize, Statistics, IO, storage, learning the difference
and Weave between HBase and RDBMS, and use
Hive and Impala for partitioning

Gain expertise in mathematical

computing using the NumPy and Understand MapReduce and its
Scikit-Learn package characteristics, plus learn how to
ingest data using Sqoop and Flume

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Who Should Enroll in this Program?
This program caters to working frame of mind are most suited
professionals from a variety of to pursue this Post Graduate
industries and backgrounds; the Program in Data Science,
diversity of our students adds including:
richness to class discussions and
interactions. IT professionals

The Data Science role requires Analytics managers

an amalgam of experience, Data
Science knowledge, and using the Business analysts
correct tools and technologies.
It is a solid career choice for Software developers
both new and experienced
Beginners or recent
professionals. Aspiring
graduates with bachelor’s or
professionals of any educational
master’s degree
background with an analytical

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Programming Refresher 1
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Programming is an increasingly important skill; this course will
establish your proficiency in handling basic programming concepts. 3
By the end of this program, you will understand object-oriented
programming; basic programming concepts such as data types,
4
variables, strings, loops, and functions; and software engineering 5
concepts such as multithreading and multitasking using Python.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Obtain fundamental knowledge of programming basics
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Achieve an understanding of object-oriented programming 9
principles including data types, variables, strings, loops, and
functions 10
Comprehend software engineering concepts, such as
multithreading and multitasking using Python

Course curriculum
Lesson 1- Course Introduction

Lesson 2- Programming Basics

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Statistics Essential for Data Science 1
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Statistics is the science of assigning a probability through the collection,
classification, and analysis of data. A foundational part of Data Science, 3
this course will enable you to define statistics and essential terms
related to it, explain measures of central tendency and dispersion, and
4
comprehend skewness, correlation, regression, distribution. You will be 5
able to make data-driven predictions through statistical inference.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Understand the fundamentals of statistics
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Work with different types of data 9
How to plot different types of data 10
Calculate the measures of central tendency, asymmetry, and variability

Calculate correlation and covariance

Distinguish and work with different types of distribution

Estimate confidence intervals

Perform hypothesis testing

Make data-driven decisions

Understand the mechanics of regression analysis

Carry out regression analysis

Use and understand dummy variables

Understand the concepts needed for Data Science even with Python
and R

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction

Lesson 2 - Sample or Population Data?

Lesson 3 - The Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics

Lesson 4 - Measures of Central Tendency, Asymmetry, and Variability

Lesson 5 - Practical Example: Descriptive Statistics

Lesson 6 - Distributions

Lesson 7 - Estimators and Estimates

Lesson 8 - Confidence Intervals: Advanced Topics

Lesson 9 - Practical Example: Inferential Statistics

Lesson 10 - Hypothesis Testing: Introduction

Lesson 11 - Hypothesis Testing: Let’s Start Testing!

Lesson 12 - Practical Example: Hypothesis Testing

Lesson 13 - The Fundamentals of Regression Analysis

Lesson 14 - Subtleties of Regression Analysis

Lesson 15 - Assumptions for Linear Regression Analysis

Lesson 16 - Dealing with Categorical Data

Lesson 17 - Practical Example: Regression Analysis

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R Programming for Data Science 1
2
Gain insight into the R Programming language with this introductory
course. An essential programming language for data analysis, R 3
Programming is a fundamental key to becoming a successful Data
Science professional. In this course, you will learn how to write R code,
4
learn about R’s data structures, and create your own functions. After the 5
completion of this course, you will be fully able to begin your first data
analysis. 6
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Key Learning Objectives 8
Learn about math, variables, and strings, vectors, factors, and vector
operations
9
Gain fundamental knowledge on arrays and matrices, lists, and data
10
frames

Get understanding on conditions and loops, functions in R, objects,

classes, and debugging

Learn how to accurately read text, CSV, and Excel files, plus how to
write and save data objects in R to a file

Understand and work on strings and dates in R

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - R Basics

Lesson 2 - Data Structures in R

Lesson 3 - R Programming Fundamentals

Lesson 4 - Working with Data in R

Lesson 5 - Stings and Dates in R

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Data Science with R 1
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The next step to becoming a data scientist is learning R—the most in-
demand open source technology. R is a powerful Data Science and 3
analytics language, which has a steep learning curve and a very vibrant
community. This is why it is quickly becoming the technology of choice
4
for organizations who are adopting the power of analytics for competitive 5
advantage.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Gain a foundational understanding of business analytics
8
Install R, R-studio, and workspace setup, and learn about the various R 9
packages
10
Master R programming and understand how various statements are
executed in R

Gain an in-depth understanding of data structure used in R and learn

to import/export data in R

Define, understand and use the various apply functions and DPYR
functions

Understand and use the various graphics in R for data visualization

Gain a basic understanding of various statistical concepts

Understand and use hypothesis testing method to drive business

decisions

Understand and use linear, non-linear regression models, and

classification techniques for data analysis

Learn and use the various association rules and Apriori algorithm

Learn and use clustering methods including K-means, DBSCAN, and

hierarchical clustering

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Business Analytics

Lesson 2 - Introduction to R Programming

Lesson 3 - Data Structures

Lesson 4 - Data Visualization

Lesson 5 - Statistics for Data Science I

Lesson 6 - Statistics for Data Science II

Lesson 7 - Regression Analysis

Lesson 8 - Classification

Lesson 9 - Clustering

Lesson 10 - Association

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Python for Data Science 1
2
Kickstart your learning of Python for Data Science with this introductory
course and familiarize yourself with programming. Carefully crafted by 3
IBM, upon completion of this course you will be able to write your Python
scripts, perform fundamental hands-on data analysis using the Jupyter- 4
based lab environment, and create your own Data Science projects using
IBM Watson.
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Key Learning Objectives 7
Write your first Python program by implementing concepts of 8
variables, strings, functions, loops, conditions
9
Understand the nuances of lists, sets, dictionaries, conditions and
branching, objects and classes 10
Work with data in Python such as reading and writing files, loading,
working, and saving data with Pandas

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Python Basics

Lesson 2 - Python Data Structures

Lesson 3 - Python Programming Fundamentals

Lesson 4 - Working with Data in Python

Lesson 5 - Working with NumPy Arrays

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Data Science with Python 1
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This Data Science with Python course will establish your mastery of
Data Science and analytics techniques using Python. In this Python 3
for Data Science course, you’ll learn the essential concepts of Python
programming and gain in-depth knowledge in data analytics, Machine
4
Learning, data visualization, web scraping, and natural language 5
processing. Python is a required skill for many Data Science positions, so
jump-start your career with this interactive, hands-on course. 6
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Key Learning Objectives 8
Gain an in-depth understanding of Data Science processes, data
wrangling, data exploration, data visualization, hypothesis building,
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and testing 10
Install the required Python environment and other auxiliary tools and
libraries

Understand the essential concepts of Python programming such as

data types, tuples, lists, dicts, basic operators and functions

Perform high-level mathematical computing using the NumPy package

and its vast library of mathematical functions

Perform scientific and technical computing using the SciPy package

and its sub-packages such as Integrate, Optimize, Statistics, IO, and
Weave

Perform data analysis and manipulation using data structures and

tools provided in the Pandas package

Gain expertise in Machine Learning using the Scikit-Learn package

Gain an in-depth understanding of supervised learning and

unsupervised learning models such as linear regression, logistic
regression, clustering, dimensionality reduction, K-NN and pipeline

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 Use the Scikit-Learn package for natural language processing

Use the matplotlib library of Python for data visualization

Extract useful data from websites by performing web scraping using

Python

Integrate Python with Hadoop, Spark, and MapReduce

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Data Science Overview

Lesson 2 - Data Analytics Overview

Lesson 3 - Statistical Analysis and Business Applications

Lesson 4 - Python Environment Setup and Essentials

Lesson 5 - Mathematical Computing with Python (NumPy)

Lesson 6 - Scientific Computing with Python (Scipy)

Lesson 7 - Data Manipulation with Pandas

Lesson 8 - Machine Learning with Scikit–Learn

Lesson 9 - Natural Language Processing with Scikit Learn

Lesson 10 - Data Visualization in Python using Matplotlib

Lesson 11 - Web Scraping with BeautifulSoup

Lesson 12 - Python Integration with Hadoop MapReduce and Spark

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Machine Learning 1
2
Simplilearn’s Machine Learning course will make you an expert in Machine
Learning, a form of Artificial Intelligence that automates data analysis to 3
enable computers to learn and adapt through experience to do specific
tasks without explicit programming. You will master Machine Learning 4
concepts and techniques, including supervised and unsupervised learning,
mathematical and heuristic aspects, and hands-on modeling to develop
5
algorithms and prepare you for your role with advanced Machine Learning 6
knowledge.
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Key Learning Objectives 8
Master the concepts of supervised and unsupervised learning, 9
recommendation engine, and time series modeling
10
Gain practical mastery over principles, algorithms, and applications of
Machine Learning through a hands-on approach that includes working
on four major end-to-end projects and 25+ hands-on exercises

Acquire thorough knowledge of the statistical and heuristic aspects of

Machine Learning

Implement models such as support vector machines, kernel SVM,

naive Bayes, decision tree classifier, random forest classifier, logistic
regression, K-means clustering and more in Python

Validate Machine Learning models and decode various accuracy

metrics. Improve the final models using another set of optimization
algorithms, which include Boosting & Bagging techniques

Comprehend the theoretical concepts and how they relate to the

practical aspects of Machine Learning

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Lesson 2 - Data Wrangling and Manipulation

Lesson 3 - Supervised Learning

Lesson 4 - Feature Engineering

Lesson 5 - Supervised Learning Classification

Lesson 6 - Unsupervised Learning

Lesson 7 - Time Series Modeling

Lesson 8 - Ensemble Learning

Lesson 9 - Recommender Systems

Lesson 10 - Text Mining

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Tableau 1
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This Tableau Desktop 10 training will help you master the various aspects
of the program and gain skills such as building visualization, organizing 3
data, and designing dashboards. You will also learn concepts of statistics,
mapping, and data connection. Tableau is an essential asset to those 4
wishing to succeed in Data Science.
5
6
Key Learning Objectives
7
Grasp the concepts of Tableau Desktop 10, become proficient with
statistics and build interactive dashboards 8
Master data sources and datable blending, create data extracts and 9
organize and format data

Master arithmetic, logical, table and LOD calculations and ad-hoc

10
analytics

Become an expert on visualization techniques such as heat map, tree

map, waterfall, Pareto, Gantt chart and market basket analysis

Learn to analyze data using Tableau Desktop as well as clustering and

forecasting techniques

Gain command of mapping concepts such as custom geocoding and

radial selections

Master Special Field Types and Tableau Generated Fields and the
process of creating and using parameters

Learn how to build interactive dashboards, story interfaces and how to

share your work

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Getting Started with Tableau

Lesson 2 - Working with Tableau

Lesson 3 - Deep Diving with Data and Connections

Lesson 4 - Creating Charts

Lesson 5 - Adding Calculations to your Workbook

Lesson 6 - Mapping Data in Tableau

Lesson 7 - Dashboards and Stories

Lesson 8 - Visualizations for an Audience

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Natural Language Processing 1
2
This Natural Language Processing course will give you a detailed look
at the science behind applying Machine Learning algorithms to process 3
large amounts of natural language data. You will learn the concepts of
statistical machine translation and neural models, deep semantic similarity 4
model (DSSM), neural knowledge base embedding, deep reinforcement
learning technique, neural models applied in image captioning, and visual
5
question answering using Python’s Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK). 6
Key Learning Objectives 7
Apply Deep Learning models to solve machine translation and
8
conversation problems
9
Implement deep structured semantic models (DSSM) to retrieve
information 10
Understand deep reinforcement learning techniques applied in Natural
Language Processing
Use neural models applied in image captioning and visual question
answering

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Natural Language Processing
Lesson 2 - Feature Engineering on Text Data

Lesson 3 - Natural Language Understanding Techniques

Lesson 4 - Natural Language Generation
Lesson 5 - Natural Language Processing Libraries
Lesson 6 - Natural Language Processing with Machine Learning and
Deep Learning
Lesson 7 - Speech Recognition Technique

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Data Science Capstone Project 1
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This Data Science Capstone project will give you an opportunity to
implement the skills you learned throughout this Program. Through 3
dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll learn how to solve a real-world,
industry-aligned Data Science problem, from data processing and model 4
building to reporting your business results and insights. The project is
the final step in the learning path and will enable you to showcase your
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expertise in Data Science to future employers. 6
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Key Learning Objectives
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Simplilearn’s online Data Science Capstone course will bring you through
the Data Science decision cycle, including data processing, building a 9
model and representing results. The project milestones are:
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Data Processing - In this step, you will apply various data processing
techniques to make raw data meaningful.

Model Building - You will leverage techniques such as regression and

decision trees to build Machine Learning models that enable accurate
and intelligent predictions. You may explore Python, R, or SAS to
develop your model. You will follow the complete model-building
exercise from data split to test and validate data using the k-fold cross-
validation process.

Model Fine-tuning - You will apply various techniques to improve the

accuracy of your model and select the champion model that provides
the best accuracy.

Dashboarding and Representing Results - As the final step, you will

be required to export your results into a dashboard with meaningful
insights using Tableau.

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Elective Course

IBM Watson for Chatbots

This course provides a practical introduction on how to
build a chatbot with Watson Assistant without writing
any code and then deploy your chatbot to a real website
in less than five minutes. It will teach you to plan, build,
test, analyze, and deploy your first chatbot.

Machine Learning with R

In this course, you will learn how to write R code,
learn about R’s data structures, and create your own
functions. With the knowledge gained, you will be ready
to undertake your first very own data analysis. You’ll
further learn about supervised versus unsupervised
learning, look into how statistical modeling relates to
Machine Learning, and do a comparison of each using R.

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Certification

Upon completion of this Post Graduate Program in Data Science in partnership

with University, you will receive the Post Graduate certification from Purdue
University and IBM. You will also receive certificates from Simplilearn for the
Data Science courses in the learning path. These certificates will testify to your
skills as an expert in Data Science.

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Advisory Board Members

Dr. Christopher G. Brinton

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at Purdue University

Dr. Christopher G. Brinton, assistant professor

at Purdue University and co-founder of machine
intelligence analytics company Zoomi, Inc.,
specializes in research on AI and networks. He
has built award-winning social learning network
algorithms and network optimization models.

Patrick J. Wolfe
Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science at Purdue
University

Patrick J. Wolfe, an award-winning researcher in

the mathematical foundations of data science,
is the Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science
at Purdue University and named the 2018
Distinguished Lecturer in Data Science by the
IEEE. He provides expert advice on applications
of data science.

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Ronald Van Loon
Big Data Expert, Director - Adversitement

Named by Onalytica as one of the three most

influential people in Big Data, Ronald van Loon
is an author for a number of leading Big Data
and Data Science websites, including Datafloq,
Data Science Central, and The Guardian. He is
also a renowned speaker at industry events.

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