SAS and OSU Data Mining Certificate Program
Dr. Goutam Chakraborty
Professor and Founder of OSU Data Mining Certificate Program, Oklahoma State University.
In Fall 2004, OSU partnered with SAS, a leading provider of data analysis and data mining software, to offer graduate students with technical background to earn the SAS and OSU data mining certificate. The program development was spearheaded by Dr. Goutam Chakraborty, Professor (Marketing).
The program has awarded about 300 certificates, making it the largest certificate program in data mining in partnership with SAS. The success of this program can be attributed to the dedication of Dr. Chakraborty and the uniqueness of the program design. Having a background in both engineering and marketing, Dr. Chakraborty wanted the program to appeal to graduate students who are interested in acquiring deep technical and programming knowledge needed to manipulate and analyze large data sets to solve business problems. This is reflected in the curriculum of this program. Students take courses offered by Marketing and MSIS departments at the Spears School of Business. In addition to school of business courses, students may also take courses from statistics and Industrial engineering departments as detailed in the curriculum. The SAS and OSU data mining certificate program also prepares students for SAS Predictive Modeling Certification.
In last few years, students from this program have won numerous awards in data mining shootouts, presented papers at conferences and won scholarships to attend conferences. Visit the award links for details or the photo gallery on this web site to see OSU students receiving their various awards at different conferences.
In Fall 2007, OSU also started Graduate Certificate In Business Data Mining program to meet the needs to working professionals who may not want to pursue a full-fledged masters degree yet want to earn a certificate in data mining. The courses in the graduate certificate in business data mining program are offered via distance-learning (online) enabling non-traditional working professionals to complete the graduate certificate in business data mining while continuing to work.
In April 2011, OSU also announced the starting of the SAS and OSU Business Analytics Certificate program for full- and part-time MBA students who may not have the technical or programming background yet want to acquire analytical skills to solve business problems using any available data.
Contact Details
Dr. Goutam Chakraborty
Professor
goutam.chakraborty@okstate.edu
Marketing Department
419A BUS
405-744-7644 (Phone)
405-744-5180 (Fax)
