Produce Analytical Talent to Meet the Industry Needs presented by Dr. Lim Tong Ming, Head of School, School of Computer Technology, Sunway University Visit http://www.sas.com/baexchange

1. P RODUCE A NALYTICAL TALENT
TO M EET THE I NDUSTRY
N EEDS
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I S A NALYTICAL TALENT CRUCIAL
TO THE NATION ’ S DEVELOPMENT ?
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/idc-unstructured-data-will-become-the-primary-task-for-storage/

3. ROI FOR MAKING INFORMED
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D ECISION
 Laura Brandenburg, an independent business analyst
mentor and consultant, see the following set of
potential benefits of informed decision
 New business needs or requirements are discovered
 Prioritization ensures focus on value
 More effective implementation of new solutions by the business
 Providing a framework in which an IT team can scale

4. T HE RISING DEMAND OF THE
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INDUSTRY
 SAS® helps CIMB Bank grow with less risk
 EON Bank Group looks to SAS® for transparent,
efficient financial management

5. H IGHER L EARNING I NSTITUTIONS
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AS ANALYTICAL TALENT POOL
 The Universiti
Teknologi
Malaysia and SAS®
prepare the
innovative
thinkers of
tomorrow
 Sunway University
chooses SAS® for
IT skills training
and research
support

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A UNIQUE OFFERING FROM
S UNWAY U NIVERSITY
 Great values embedded into the BSc
Information Systems programme offered by
the School of Computer Technology
 SAS-Sunway Joint Certificate &
 Overseas Study Tour to SAS regional offices and
universities

7. R EADY OUR FRESH GRADUATE TO
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FIELD
 Final-year students to take up internship as a
required component in the programme with
companies to gain real world working and
problem solving experiences
 SAS certification from SAS inc.
 SAS-Sunway Joint certificate in the area of
business intelligence and data mining

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9. T HE KEY ROLE OF IHL S TO
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ENSURE HIGH EMPLOYABILITY
Industry enhanced
knowledge
talent to be discovered
Provide a platform for
and sourced

10. T HEORETICALLY S OUND AND
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P RACTICAL D RIVEN C URRICULUM
 Projects that solve real world problem using real
world data set
 Using SAS software in all laboratory sessions
 Closer industry links with SAS users such as
SCOPE international, EON, etc
 Invited industry experts as industry advisor
 Adjunct Professor in the area of business
intelligence and data mining as curriculum
advisor

11. R ELEVANT A NALYTIC
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THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTAL
 Universities such as SUNWAY UNIVERSITY and UiTM
provide a set of courses with strong theoretical
fundamental for the students.
 These subjects include but not limited to the following:
 Statistics
 Knowledge management
 Data mining and knowledge discovery
 Business Intelligence
 Quantitative techniques

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http://support.sas.com/learn/ap/prof/teach.html
http://sctnet.sunway.edu.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21
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http://sctnet.sunway.edu.my/news/20110108_JOINT_CERTIFICATE_JAN.pdf
http://sun-u.blogspot.com/2011/01/sas-certification-and-fully-paid-study.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48940021/Blaze-Vol-06-Issue-16
http://www.visionkl.com/article/city-scope-0

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