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WLEP: Program Details

Students will be treated as if they are working for a company. Assessments will be in the form of both impromptu and planned status reports, presentations and output from the project from their track.

Prerequisites: Students are expected to have basic understanding of how a computer system operates and how to use Internet based applications, i.e., email, web browser, etc. Upon acceptance in the program, students will be given preparatory reading material (i.e., approximately 20 hours), relevant to their track.

Deliverables: Students will engage in research, design/development, testing and documentation for the project in their respective tracks.

Upon completion of the program, students will receive the following:

1. Description of work completed with evaluation from program director

2. Certificate of completion of the track of enrollment

Track 1: Business Analytics

Business analytics (BA) offer invaluable set of tools for the business management discipline. They can enable organizations to make more informed decisions based upon automated research and data processing. Organizations which are driven by these analytics are gaining advantage over their competition.

The discipline of BA falls under and alongside of business intelligence and data mining. BA is increasingly gaining recognition in the business management domain and has become one of the most attractive choice for an academic track and/or professional career.

Project: Business management system, based upon analytics

Deliverable: Students will engage in research, design/development, testing and documentation for the project described above

Track 2: Cloud Computing

Cloud computing (CC) is on the forefront of information technology (IT). It refers to computing which is based upon the Internet.

CC enables an organization to provide various IT services via the Internet and through a web browser to users situated throughout the world. This greatly reduces the need for IT infrastructure to be located at any specific location. CC is one of the most versatile platforms for IT and can become a great new and innovative educational and/or career option.

Project: Cloud based IT system

Deliverable: Students will engage in research, design/development, testing and documentation for the project described above