Professional Certificate Programme in
Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence
IIM Kozhikode
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Programme Overview
In the face of volatility, professionals are finding opportunities to accelerate analytics and business intelligent resiliency for mapping and scaling their businesses. Strengthen your calibre in analytics and BI with a Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence at the IIM Kozhikode, designed for practitioners working in business management and other allied areas and provides essential business analytics and data science skills. The programme content is designed to upskill data-driven decision-making, with an orientation of minimum disruption to professional responsibilities. The focus will be on the practical implementation of the techniques and tools with a minimalistic technical and mathematical perspective. This career-enriching programme provides rigorous theoretical, practical and hands-on training on various data handling techniques, programming using compelling software programmes (e.g., Tableau, R and Python), statistics, machine learning, deep learning and its business applications. This programme employs a combination of hands-on live interactive classes and on-campus immersive learning to strike a balance between classroom and technology-aided instruction.
- Develop competencies and keep them up their sleeve to utilize them during challenging decision-making situations.
- Discover a special module to work on combating the individual and team anxiety in the trying times.
- Develop a conceptual understanding about dynamic management practices.
- Participants will get exposure to multiple learning media such as case study, assignments, simulations and classroom activities.
- Learn from eminent IIM Kozhikode’s faculty members and prominent practitioners working across different sectors across the globe.
- Build a new age education foundation with a rigorous curriculum that has been curated to combine theoretical concepts with practical applications.
Experienced professionals leverage your career with IIM Kozhikode – Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Management.
Programme Highlights

Certificate of Completion from IIM Kozhikode

Executive Alumni Status from IIM Kozhikode

Hands-on live interactive classes

Rigorous Pedagogy— a blend of theoretical and practical approaches

Real Life Case Studies like Harvard Business Educators

In-campus Immersion

Peer-learning & networking opportunities with industry experts
Eligibility Criteria
- For Indian Participants- Graduates (10+2+3) or Diploma Holders (only 10+2+3) from a recognized university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government/ recognized international universities) in any discipline.
- Minimum of 1 year of work experience (after graduation) as on the programme date, i.e. technical orientation date.
Pedagogy
- The pedagogy for IIM Kozhikode: Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Management has been curated to combine theoretical concepts with practical applications.
- Participants would be introduced to multiple learning media such as case studies, exercises, simulations and classroom activities.
- The Advanced Management Programme has a rigorous curriculum — ensuring quality pedagogic practices, innovation and business education.
Assessment & Evaluation
- The evaluation methodology is the discretion of the faculty. The methodology includes online quizzes, case analysis, class contribution, assignments, and any other component as decided by the faculty.
- A minimum of 75% attendance is a prerequisite for the successful completion of this programme. All participants must secure minimum passing marks in the evaluation components specified by the faculty.
- Those who successfully complete the same and satisfy the requisite attendance criteria will be awarded a ‘Certificate of Completion.’
- The participants who are unable to clear the evaluation criteria but have the requisite attendance will be awarded a ‘Participation Certificate.’
Syllabus Breakdown
- Types of data and descriptive statistics
- Tableau environment and its understanding
- Basic data visualisation using graphical techniques
- Advanced tableau implementation and dashboard
- Understanding python environment (Jupytor notebook and google collaboratory).
- Basic data handling and functions
- Advanced functions in Python
- R studio and its environment understanding
- R for basic data handling
- Advanced data exploration and data handling
- Introduction to statistics and its fundamentals
- Inferential statistics
- Test of hypotheses for business decisions
- Data exploration for advanced modelling
- Data cleaning and other treatments
- Examining the readiness of the data by checking assumptions
- Data transformation for advanced modelling
- Cluster analysis and its applications
- PCA for data reduction
- Association rule mining and recommendations system: application
- RFM analysis
- Linear regression for prediction
- Implementing predictive algorithms for classification and regression
- Logistic regression for classification and prediction
- Implementing algorithms such as decision tree, KNN, Naïve Bayes, random forest, and boosting
- Understanding deep learning for business application
- ANN for business application
- Applying CNN
- Applying RNN
- Applying univariate and multivariate time series forecasting
- ARIMA, SARIMA, SARIMAX
- Structural time series modelling
- Facebook Prophet and ensemble models.
- Text mining for supervised learning and its applications
- Text minding for un-supervised learning and its applications

Direct to Device

In Campus and Live Interactive

140 Hours of Learning

Project work
Note:
- The above list is indicative and is subjected to IIM Kozhikode’s discretion.
- The content provided in every module provides a brief summary. The detailed course handout will be provided upon request.
About IIM Kozhikode
IIM Kozhikode is ranked 5th as per the latest NIRF India Rankings 2022: Management. The Institute also made its global debut for its flagship MBA (101+ globally, 7+ in Asia) and EMBA programme (101+ globally, 15+ in Asia) in the 2020/21 QS World University Rankings. It is also ranked No.2 in the CFIs (non-Technical) category in the Atal Innovation Rankings (ARIIA 2021) released recently by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. IIM Kozhikode is globally accredited by EQUIS (EFMD) and AMBA (UK). Since its inception, IIM Kozhikode has successfully carved its niche in management education through a judicious blend of academics and real-world practice. The Institute continually adapts to the rapid influx of changes in the Indian business landscape by providing cutting-edge Management Development Programmes with innovative pedagogy and content to impart industry-relevant knowledge and skills to its executive education participants. Last year, IIM Kozhikode trained more than 3,400 executives through a wide gamut of programmes uniquely crafted for agile minds interested in thought-provoking questions and learning centred on business transformation and growth.
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Overall category
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Survey 2022
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Top B-School in India
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IIM Kozhikode sole IIM
to Feature in ARIIA 2021
Know The Facilitator

MPhil [ICFAI University, Tripura]
MBA [Anna University, Chennai]
MA Economics [University of Kerala, Trivandrum]
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Programme Certification
- Participants who successfully meet the evaluation criteria and satisfy the requisite attendance criteria will be awarded a ‘Certification of Completion.’
- Participants who are unable to clear the evaluation criteria but have requisite attendance will be awarded a ‘Participation Certificate.’
- “Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence” Certificate will be provided by IIM Kozhikode.
Note: All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of IIM Kozhikode.
Programme Structure
(excluding Application fees)
7 days from the release of the offer letter
- Any change in any of the applicable taxes during the tenure of the programme, to be borne by the participants
- Boarding and Lodging during campus visit provided by IIM Kozhikode
- Application fee is not included in the installement pattern
The Jaro Advantage

- Unparalleled career guidance and support
- Dedicated student support
- Immersive and lifelong learning experiences

- Learn from the best-suited academic, faculty, and industry mentors
- Be a part of discussions and forums for enhanced learning
- Leverage peer-to-peer learning experience

- Alumni Network of 3,00,000+ Professionals
- Access to alumni events & other benefits
- Stay up to date with the latest insights from your alma mater
Jaro Expedite - Career Booster

Profile Building
Rigorously building the candidate’s profiles and resume scrutinizing their LinkedIn profiles. Jaro Education enables personalised feedback to boost overall virtual presence.

Resume Review
Moving forward with carefully curated resume reviews that ensures you are interview-ready for the workplace of tomorrow.

Placement Assistance
Get career assistance as per the profile and preferences. On average, get 5-6 job recommendations to enhance quality employment opportunities.

Career Enhancement Sessions
Bridging connectivity to link the best talent with organizations through eminent sessions from top-class industry speakers.
Projected Industry Growth
The global Business Intelligence market is expected to grow to $33.3 billion by 2025.
67% of the global workforce has access to business intelligence
tools.
Build 21st-Century Skill set to Gain Career Edge in the VUCA World
You’ll learn
- Master high-demand data science and analytics languages.
- Enhance decision-making skills by utilizing various data management tools.
- Develop an understanding of executing data-driven projects in business cases.
- Acquire a strong conceptual and practical foundation in leading data science and analytics tools.
- The programme is delivered over a period of 1 year, with a total of 140 hours of learning that includes 128 hours of live interactive online classroom + 12 hours of in-campus classes.
- This programme is suitable for professionals who want to gain expertise in advanced analytics and business intelligence, such as data analysts, business analysts, data scientists, and other professionals in related fields.
- Individuals or working professionals seeking a career in business data analytics and data science while already employed.
- Managers seeking to enhance their analytical skills and manage analytics, data science, and machine learning projects more effectively.
- Business analysts wishing to transition to data science or analytical roles or projects and improve their data-driven decision-making abilities.
- Senior managers and leaders who wish to establish a data-driven culture within their organization.
- Consultants who seek cutting-edge analytical techniques and solutions while leading client projects.
- Entrepreneurs looking to leverage analytics and data science capabilities to scale their business and gain a competitive edge.
- The programme is delivered online, through hands-on live interactive classes through an online platform and in-campus immersion. Participants will have access to learning resources such as recorded lectures, reading materials, and online discussion forums.
- Participants who have successfully completed the Professional Certificate Programme in Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence and have been awarded a certificate of completion by the institution are eligible for Executive Alumni status.