University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
IBM & Darden Digital Strategy Specialization
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University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

IBM & Darden Digital Strategy Specialization

Get ahead with key business and technical skills. Understand how current technologies are changing industry and create strategy to transform your business

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(489 reviews)

Beginner level

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Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
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Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Understand the value of data and how the rapid growth of technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing are transforming business.

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Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • Explain the fundamental concepts and applications of AI in various domains.

  • Describe the core principles of machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks, and apply them to real-world scenarios.

  • Analyze the role of generative AI in transforming business operations, identifying opportunities for innovation and process improvement.

  • Design a generative AI solution for an organizational challenge, integrating ethical considerations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: OpenAI
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: ChatGPT

What you'll learn

  • Develop your ability to think strategically, analyze the competitive environment, and recommend firm positioning and value creation

Skills you'll gain

Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Company, Product, and Service Knowledge
Category: Analysis
Category: Value Propositions
Category: Business Economics
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Competitive Intelligence
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Business Modeling
Category: Market Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Explain what Data Analytics is and the key steps in the Data Analytics process

  • Differentiate between different data roles such as Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, and Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Describe the different types of data structures, file formats, and sources of data

  • Describe the data analysis process involving collecting, wrangling, mining, and visualizing data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Mining
Category: Data Lakes
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Big Data
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Warehousing
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Extract, Transform, Load
Category: Data Science
Category: Data Modeling

What you'll learn

  • Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud

  • Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components

  • Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization

  • List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Virtualization
Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Microservices
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Hybrid Cloud Computing
Category: Cloud Computing Architecture
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Identity and Access Management
Category: Cloud Security
Category: DevOps
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Public Cloud

What you'll learn

  • Understand the “digital transformation stack” - infrastructure, technology, business functions, and strategy

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Business Economics
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Solutions

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Business Process
Category: Information Technology
Category: Data Security
Category: Organizational Development
Category: Infrastructure Security
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Cloud Storage
Category: Information Technology Architecture
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Business Technologies

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Instructors

Michael Lenox
24 Courses577,024 learners
Jared Harris
University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
10 Courses253,694 learners
Rav Ahuja
IBM
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Yael Grushka-Cockayne
9 Courses523,872 learners
Rajkumar Venkatesan
15 Courses490,509 learners

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