This programme goes beyond basic Python programming, empowering participants with the skills to apply Python's powerful data science toolkit to drive strategic decisions in key business functions like Marketing, Human Resources, and Computational Finance. Through hands-on experience, participants will learn how to leverage analytical tools to make informed decisions and understand computational programming in the execution of analysis. 

This module is part of a sequential programme and is not available on a standalone basis.

This course empowers participants to bring their analytics to life using Python Dash, a user-friendly framework for creating interactive data visualisation interfaces. Learn to build web applications entirely using Python, without needing advanced web development skills.

Through step-by-step guidance, participants will create Dash apps based on their business analytics work from previous modules, transforming complex operational analytics into actionable business intelligence.

In this course, participants will learn to harness the power of text analytics, with a focus on customer and employee reviews. Participants will explore essential techniques such as text preprocessing, natural language processing (NLP), and text mining into modelling processes. Through hands-on exercises, participants will conduct sentiment analysis and apply unsupervised learning methods like topic modeling to uncover hidden patterns and insights within textual data. 

This module is part of a sequential programme and is not available on a standalone basis.

This module will introduce participants to the concepts of the “Metaverse” and “Web 3.0” and provide a framework for understanding how the law might evolve to deal with the challenges posed by these new technological frontiers. They will also learn how to deal with Web 3.0 and its relationship to the Metaverse.

This course teaches you how to utilise risk-based tools to establish a robust data protection infrastructure for your organisation. Through this course, you will acquire practical data governance and data protection knowledge and skills, and learn to utilise risk-based tools to establish a robust data protection infrastructure for your organisation.

5 reasons why you should take this course offered by SMU Academy

The Metaverse is not to be confused with Web 3.0, which is the third stage of development of the World Wide Web. The Metaverse refers to a virtual reality-based parallel internet world where users can interact with each other and digital objects in a 3D space. It's an extension of the internet into a three-dimensional virtual world. It is an immersive, interactive, and social platform where people can create avatars to represent themselves, buy and sell virtual property, and interact with other users in real-time.

Web 3.0 is the third generation of the internet and it's built on the philosophy that the internet should be a decentralised network of computers rather than a centralised one. This means that there is no single point of failure and no central authority controlling the flow of information.

Developing an in-depth understanding of Web 3.0 is key to harnessing the growth potential of Web 3.0. This module aims to instill in participants deeper knowledge of Web 3.0, allowing them the opportunity to explore its benefits and potential, and learn how to build their resumes and qualifications to enter the Web 3.0 industry.

Inspired by the birth of blockchain in 2009, the DAO system was created as a revolutionary system for financial services and hailed as an “ultimate combination of capitalism and progressivism”. In this module, participants will deepen their understanding about DAO as well as its applications. They will also learn about the traits of a DAO, the usage of NFTs, how they are inherently governed, and the future of this technology.

Technology is advancing at an accelerating rate and it can be difficult to keep track in this digital age. In just the last 20 years, the world has seen a fair share of repercussions from this evolution trickling into the finance and banking industries. From crowdfunding to digital currencies, the marriage of technology and traditional finance into a wholly new industry – Fintech – has and will continue to make waves around the world. What are these exciting developments, and what do they spell for traditional financial institutions across the world?