«After my Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, I was looking for a field to apply my knowledge and my mindset: something concrete, real, demanded by the market with a great business value. The big data industry was the perfect solution to combine my passion for numbers and their application to one of the most developing areas of business»: the career of Marco, Business Analytics Specialist after attending the Master in Big Data.
In Italy, business innovation led by data analytics is only starting to develop, if compared to other countries. Nevertheless, big companies are now changing their approach to bring their business up-to-date. LUISS Business School was a pioneer in investing and believing in this great opportunity. The Master in Big Data (MaBDA) is a dynamic programme, a great source of motivation to explore the evolving world of big data.
The key element of the Master’s success is the synergy of three main aspects. First, the technical part: computer science with particular attention to big data infrastructures and R, a leading data analytics programming language. Second, my favorite area: the numeric one. Data scientists deal with a mixture of mathematics, statistics and econometrics, they have to face problems in a logical way, trying to consider all the factors and the points of view involved. My background, of course, was an added value in this scenario. And last but not least, a data scientist should also have business skills: data is meaningless without its market context. As a matter of fact, MaBDA involves many subjects focused on this, and I appreciated them a lot because I had the possibility to study something new that has fostered my skills.
MaBDA is not only a matter of traditional lectures: it also consists of group works, projects, workshops, all the activities that train one’s ability to work in a group, share ideas, research to find solutions and communicate. A data scientist absolutely needs these skills as well! I would recommend to those who want to attend the MaBDA programme to consider all subjects, in particular the technical ones that make up the base structure of the programme. The winning choice of the Master’s programme is to initially get acquainted with as many topics as possible in order to get a general perspective, and then deepen one’s knowledge according to personal preferences.
Currently I am a trainee at a consulting company that deals exactly with data analytics and business intelligence. Thanks to the support of the LUISS Business School’s Career Service, I found the perfect solution for my ambitions. I am very satisfied being able to apply the skills I learned in a real business context. My plan is to continue growing in this company, learning other tools, and improving my analytics skills.
MaBDA was a great experience: it gave me new insights, skills, motivations, and also the opportunity to meet a wonderful network of people and professionals with whom I really look forward to work with again.
24/01/2017
