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MITB AT Quarterly Highlight - June 2017

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A team of four SMU Master of IT in Business students have emerged as Grand Champions in the Glo-Bus Best Strategy Invitational. Team Eltag comprised Alagu Alagappan, Lim Yee Cheng, Ten Kao Yuan and captain Hendrik Gunawan and was guided by SMU Senior Lecturer and Director of Innovation Management Patrick Thng.

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In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Michelle Cheong shared that businesses, especially SMEs, should not feel that data analytics is not for them. By starting with descriptive analytics, performing statistical analytics and building charts, many fundamental and yet critical business questions can be answered. Data analytics is not so much about uncovering the most ground-breaking insights. It is about the positive impact that it can create for the business.

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On the topic of using statistical models to determine the outcome of the World Cup, SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems Paul Griffin asserted that using past team performance data may not be the best way to predict the results. Associate Prof Griffin noted that the four-year lapse between tournaments is ample time for individual players to improve their skills. As such, artificial intelligence models developed around large quantities of data taken from an individual player’s past performance is a surer indicator of future results.

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In an interview, SMU Assistant Professor of Information Systems Dai Bing Tian discussed developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence and its uses everyday life in the areas of transport and healthcare, as well as its implications for future of employment in Singapore.

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Zhang Cheng Ning
Master of IT in Business (Analytics)
Big Data Engineer
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As my major was computer science during my undergraduate studies in China, I realized the importance of data in today’s business environment. This has led me to enroll in the SMU Master of IT in Business (Analytics) programme to learn and explore the world of data analytics.

Life in MITB was exciting and enriching. There were many opportunities to connect and exchange ideas with students from different cultural and educational backgrounds, and we have learnt a great deal from each other. Professors from the MITB programme are well-qualified, knowledgeable and experienced. All these have helped me gain a better understanding in data analytics while developing my technical capabilities in this field.

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