MASTER OF

DATA SCIENCE
(GLOBAL)
24 Months | Online
INTRODUCTION
Now more than ever, data is everywhere. The modern world demands accurate and reliable data
to guide organisations in developing the strongest solutions. Recruiters are constantly on the
lookout for professionals who have an in-depth understanding of the latest technologies and
possess the necessary business acumen to drive business growth. The U.S Bureau of Labor
Statistics predicts 11.5 million new Data Science jobs by 2026.

Professionals can now leverage the opportunity to become in-demand data science experts by
learning future-ready skills. The data science domain has impacted the way companies will
grow and is an exciting and expanding field that's only growing stronger and more critical for
business success. With this growing demand comes a massive need for qualified professionals.

Students will start their studies at McCombs School of Business at UT Austin completing the
PG Program in Data Science and Business Analytics (PGP-DSBA) or PG Program in Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning (PGP-AIML). Post completion, they will continue their
learning journey with the 12-month online Master of Data Science (Global) from Deakin
University.

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ABOUT DEAKIN
UNIVERSITY
A high-quality education, excellent employment prospects and a university experience you will
love – that’s what Deakin University, Australia, offers.

Deakin is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide (ShanghaiRankings) and is one of the
top 50 young universities in the world (QS).

With an emphasis on practical learning, our curriculum is guided by industry needs to ensure
our degrees are relevant now and in the future.

Deakin offers a stimulating teaching, learning and research environment. Deakin has invested
in the latest technology, state-of-the-art learning tools and facilities to ensure our students
graduate prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. All students, whether on campus or studying fully
online, have access to our online learning environment.

DeakinTALENT, our award-winning career service, is here to help increase your marketability.
For your graduate job search, they can directly connect with employers who are looking for
people like you.

WHY PURSUE THE MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE (GLOBAL)

FROM DEAKIN UNIVERSITY?
Modern professionals need a flexible learning schedule to meet their upskilling needs, and that’s
what this masters degree from Deakin University offers. That’s not the only advantage though -
you also:
• gain the recognition of a global masters degree from an internationally-recognised university
• learn from renowned faculty with live and interactive online lectures
• become industry-ready with mentorship from experts
• gain practical skills through project-based learning
• learn alongside a diverse batch of peers for a rich learning experience
• build your skills with a curriculum designed by leading academicians & industry experts
• get a global master's degree at a highly affordable fee

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ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN, USA
Founded in 1883 and home to more than 51,000 students and 3,000 teaching faculty, The
University of Texas at Austin is one of the leading public research universities in the United
States. The UT Austin name is globally recognised as a leader in the domains of science,
business, technology, and social science. With a proven track record of success, cutting-edge
research, and teaching methods, you can be confident that you are learning from the best
through high-quality instruction, experiential learning, and the pursuit of relevant,
groundbreaking research.

#7 IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
QS Business Analytics Ranking 2022

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ABOUT
GREAT LEARNING
Great Learning is one of the leading ed-tech platforms for professional and higher education.
It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs in Software Engineering, Business
Management, Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,
Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Digital Marketing, Design Thinking, and more.

• 6.6 MILLION+ LEARNERS

• 5600+ INDUSTRY EXPERT MENTORS
• 170+ COUNTRIES
• BEST ED-TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR*
*EdTech Review Awards 2020 | *Indian Education Awards 2022

• BEST ONLINE SKILLS PROVIDER*

*Entrepreneur, Education Innovation Awards 2022

Great Learning's programs are developed in collaboration with the world's foremost
academic institutions like Stanford University, Deakin University, University of Texas at
Austin, MIT Professional Education, MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS),
Northwestern University, and many more. The programs are constantly reimagined and
revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry.

Having impacted 6.6 million+ learners from over 170+ countries, Great Learning is on a
mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for
professionals and students across the globe.
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GET A DUAL ADVANTAGE FROM
THE WORLD'S LEADING UNIVERSITIES

PG Certificate from McCombs Master of Data Science

School of Business at UT Austin (Global) from Deakin
University

The University of Texas at Austin

Conferred to attest that

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John Doe

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SAM
has successfully completed the

Post Graduate Program in

Data Science & Business Analytics
presented by the

McCombs School of Business

May 2020

Gaylen Paulson, Ph.D. Kumar Muthuraman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean and Executive Director Faculty Director, Business Analytics and AI Programs
Texas Executive Education Texas Executive Education

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LEARNING JOURNEY WITH
A MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM

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Learners will join the PGP-DSBA or PGP-AIML* program that offers
a PG certificate from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Post completion of either the PGP-DSBA or PGP-AIML program

successfully, candidates will continue their learning journey with the
12-month online Master of Data Science (Global) from Deakin University.

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Successful learners will receive the Master of Data Science (Global)

from Deakin University at a highly affordable cost.

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With globally-recognised credentials from leading universities, graduates of

the Master of Data Science (Global) from Deakin University become prime
candidates for accelerated career progression in the data science field.

*Note: PGP-DSBA and PGP-AIML stands for the Post-Graduate Program in Data Science and
Business Analytics / Post-Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

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PROGRAM
FEATURES
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The 24-month Master of Data Science (Global) program from Deakin University is designed with a
modular structure by unbundling the curriculum into foundational and advanced competency
tracks which enable learners to master advanced data science skill sets effectively.

INDUSTRY EXPOSURE
Candidates gain exposure and insights from leading industry experts through industry sessions
and competency courses delivered by experts and faculty at Deakin University.

WORLD-CLASS FACULTY
Faculty from Deakin University and University of Texas at Austin come with decades of
academic and industry experience to impart the latest skills effectively.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Live virtual classes by

Hands-on projects
Deakin faculty

Diverse batch profile Weekly mentorship sessions

by Great Learning

Dedicated program & career

assistance by Great Learning

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PGP-DSBA TESTIMONIALS

“This program provided me with advanced training in Data Mining, Machine Learning, and
Business Analytics, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have studied under some of the
most knowledgeable and experienced professionals in the field. I also had the opportunity to
work on real-world projects that allowed me to apply what I had learnt in the classroom to
practical scenarios. For example, I worked on a team that developed a Machine Learning
algorithm to predict customer churn, comprising stock price and some financial indicators for a
few companies listed under the New York Stock Exchange. I am proud of what I have
accomplished during this program, and I am excited to see what the future holds for me in the
field of Data Science and Business Analytics.”

Durga Praveena Vanka, Key Account Manager-Network International, United Arab Emirates

“The PGP-DSBA program is a very solid one in terms of content, program managers and
mentors. The experience has been very involved with lots of tasks to undertake that ensure
extra input from the learners to excel. This is a recommended program for all organizations
expecting to make critical business decisions at all levels for success and prosperity. Practical
real-life case studies are relevant in almost all verticals. The mentors were great with very
elaborate content and discussion sessions, making themselves available to support the learner
at all times. The program manager was very instrumental in the success of every learner. The
program content is well-tailored to suit most business cases.”

Benson Nicholas Wasonga, Technical Lead-Fika Systems Limited, Kenya

“Before now, I was a novice at Python programming and Data Science. However, with clear,
concise and direct teaching methods and mentorship programs, I have been able to do basic to
intermediate Python programming as it relates to my area of interest, which is DSBA. I look
forward to completing this program and even progressing more into Machine Learning and AI in
partnership with Great Learning.”

Eldred Ofua, Project Manager-PFL Engineering Services, Nigeria

“I recently completed the PGP-DSBA offered by Great Learning in collaboration with the
University of Texas. It has been a very insightful journey which has built a great foundation in
Data Science for me. It was a rigorous program for me and I was able to learn new concepts
which I had no background in. Given that I am an accountant by profession, I would recommend
this program to anyone interested in Data Science and has no IT background.”

Diana Kemunto Matagaro, Revenue Officer-Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya

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PGP-DSBA CURRICULUM
The curriculum of the PGP in Data Science and Business Analytics has been updated in
consultation with industry experts, academicians and program alums to ensure you learn the
most cutting-edge topics.

FOUNDATIONS
Introduction to Data Science SQL Programming
• Python for Data Science • Introduction to DBMS
• Python-Markdown • ER Diagram
• Missing Value Treatment • Schema Design
• Key Constraints & Basics of Normalization
• Joins
Statistical Methods for Decision Making • Subqueries Involving Joins & Aggregations
• Sorting
• Descriptive Statistics • Independent Subqueries
• Introduction to Probability • Correlated Subqueries
• Probability Distributions • Analytic Functions
• Hypothesis Testing and Estimation • Set Operations
• Goodness of Fit • Grouping and Filtering

DATA SCIENCE TECHNIQUES

Predictive Modeling Advanced Statistics
• Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) for • Analysis of Variance
Predictive Analytics • Regression Analysis
• Logistic Regression • Dimension Reduction Techniques
• Linear Discriminant Analysis

Data Mining
• Introduction to Supervised and
Unsupervised Learning
• Clustering
• Random Forest
• Decision Trees
• Neural Networks

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DATA SCIENCE TECHNIQUES
Time Series Forecasting Machine Learning
• Introduction to Time Series • Handling Unstructured Data
• Correlation • Machine Learning Algorithms
• Forecasting • Bias Variance Trade-off
• Autoregressive Moving Average • Handling Unbalanced Data
(ARMA) Models • Boosting
• Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average • Model Validation
(ARIMA) Models
• Case Studies

DOMAIN EXPOSURE
Marketing & Retail Analytics Finance & Risk Analytics
• Marketing and Retail • Why Credit Risk - Using a Market
Terminologies: Review Case Study
• Customer Analytics • Comparison of Credit Risk Models
• KNIME • Overview of Probability of Default (PD)
• Retail Dashboards Modeling
• Customer Churn • PD Models, Types of Models,
• Association Rules Mining Steps to Make a Good Model
• Market Risk
• Value at Risk - Using Stock Case Study
• Fraud Detection

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VISUALIZATION AND INSIGHTS
Data Visualization Using Tableau • Dashboard Design & Principles
• Advanced Design Components /
• Introduction to Data Visualization
Principles: Enhancing the Power of
• Introduction to Tableau
Dashboards
• Basic Charts and Dashboard
• Special Chart Types
• Descriptive Statistics,
• Case Study: Hands-on Using Tableau
Dimensions and Measures
• Integrate Tableau with Google Sheets
• Visual Analytics: Storytelling through Data

TOOLS & MORE

CAPSTONE PROJECT

EXPERIENTIAL
CASE STUDIES
LEARNING
HACKATHONS

ASSIGNMENTS

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PGP-AIML CURRICULUM
The curriculum of the PGP in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning has been updated in
consultation with industry experts, academicians & program alums to ensure you learn the most
cutting-edge topics.

FOUNDATIONS MACHINE LEARNING

Introduction to Python Supervised Learning
• Python Basics • Linear Regression
• Python Functions and Packages • Multiple Variable Linear Regression
• Working with Data Structures, Arrays, • Logistic Regression
Vectors & Data Frames • Naive Bayes Classifiers
• Jupyter Notebook – Installation & Function • k-NN Classification
• Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn • Support Vector Machines

Ensemble Techniques
SELF PACED MODULE • Decision Trees
EDA and Data Processing • Bagging
• Data Types • Random Forests
• Dispersion & Skewness • Boosting
• Uni & Multivariate Analysis
• Data Imputation Unsupervised Learning
• Identifying and Normalizing Outliers • K-means Clustering
• Hierarchical Clustering
• Dimension Reduction-PCA
Applied Statistics
• Descriptive Statistics
• Probability & Conditional Probability Featurisation, Model Selection & Tuning
• Hypothesis Testing • Feature Engineering
• Inferential Statistics • Model Selection and Tuning
• Probability Distributions • Model Performance Measures
• Regularising Linear Models
• ML Pipeline
• Bootstrap Sampling
• Grid Search CV
• Randomized Search CV
• K fold Cross-Validation

Recommendation Systems
• Introduction to Recommendation Systems
• Popularity based model
• Content based Recommendation System
• Collaborative Filtering
(User similarity & Item similarity)
• Hybrid Models

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Introduction to Neural Networks • RNNs and its Mechanisms
and Deep Learning • Vanishing & Exploding gradients in RNNs
• LSTMs - Long short-term memory
• Introduction to Perceptron • GRUs - Gated Recurrent Unit
• Neural Networks • LSTMs Applications
• Activation and Loss functions • Time Series Analysis
• Gradient Descent • LSTMs with Attention Mechanism
• Batch Normalization • Neural Machine Translation
• TensorFlow & Keras for Neural Networks • Advanced Language Models:
• Hyper Parameter Tuning Transformers, BERT, XLNet

Computer Vision
SELF PACED MODULE
• Introduction to Convolutional Introduction to Reinforcement
Neural Networks Learning (RL)
• Introduction to Images
• Convolution, Pooling, Padding & its • RL Framework
Mechanisms • Component of RL Framework
• Forward Propagation & Back propagation • Examples of RL Systems
for CNNs • Types of RL Systems
• CNN architectures like AlexNet, VGGNet, • Q-learning
InceptionNet & ResNet
• Transfer Learning
• Object Detection SELF PACED MODULE
• YOLO, R-CNN, SSD Introduction to GANs (Generative
• Semantic Segmentation Adversarial Networks)
• U-Net • Introduction to GANs
• Face Recognition using Siamese Networks • Generative Networks
• Instance Segmentation • Adversarial Networks
• How do GANs work?
• DCGANs - Deep Convolution GANs
NLP (Natural Language Processing) • Applications of GANs
• Introduction to NLP
• Stop Words
• Tokenization ADDITIONAL MODULE
• Stemming and Lemmatization • Power BI
• Bag of Words Model • Cloud Computing
• Word Vectorizer • Block Chain
• TF-IDF
• POS Tagging
• Named Entity Recognition
• Introduction to Sequential data

TOOLS AND MORE

Python Scipy Matplotlib OpenCV

Numpy

TensorFlow Tkinter Pandas Flask Keras

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PROGRAM CURRICULUM
FOR MASTER OF
DATA SCIENCE (GLOBAL)

TRIMESTER 1
Engineering AI Solutions

Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence

TRIMESTER 2
Machine Learning

Modern Data Science

TRIMESTER 3
Real-World Analytics

Data Wrangling

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PROGRAM CURRICULUM FOR
MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE (GLOBAL)

ENGINEERING AI SOLUTIONS
SL.NO LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS UNIT
1 Explain the process and key characteristics of developing an AI solution, and the contrast with
traditional software development, to inform a range of stakeholders

2 Design, develop, deploy, and maintain AI solutions utilising modern tools, frameworks, and libraries

3 Apply engineering principles and scientific method with appropriate rigour in conducting
experiments as part of the AI solution development process

4 Manage expectations and advise stakeholders on the process of operationalising AI solutions from
concept inception to deployment and ongoing product maintenance and evolution

MATHEMATICS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

SL.NO LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS UNIT
1 Explain the role and application of mathematical concepts associated with artificial intelligence

2 Identify and summarise mathematical concepts and technique covered in the unit needed to
solve mathematical problems from artificial intelligence applications

3 Verify and critically evaluate results obtained and communicate results to a range of audiences

4 Read and interpret mathematical notation and communicate the problem-solving approach used

MACHINE LEARNING
SL.NO LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS UNIT
1 Use Python for writing appropriate codes to solve a given problem

2 Apply suitable clustering/dimensionality reduction techniques to perform unsupervised learning on

unlabelled data in a real-world scenario

3 Apply linear and logistic regression/classification and use model appraisal techniques to evaluate
develop models

4 Use the concept of KNN (k-nearest neighbourhood) and SVM (support vector machine) to analyse and
develop classification models for solving real-world problems

5 Apply decision tree and random forest models to demonstrate multi-class classification models

6 Implement model selection and compute relevant evaluation measure for a given problem

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PROGRAM CURRICULUM FOR
MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE (GLOBAL)

MODERN DATA SCIENCE

SL.NO LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS UNIT
1 Develop knowledge of and discuss new and emerging fields in data science

2 Describe advanced constituents and underlying theoretical foundation of data science

3 Evaluate modern data analytics and its implication in real-world applications

4 Use appropriate platform to collect and process relatively large datasets

5 Collect, model and conduct inferential as well predictive tasks from data

REAL-WORLD ANALYTICS
SL.NO LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS UNIT
1 Apply knowledge of multivariate functions data transformations and data distributions to
summarise data sets

2 Analyse datasets by interpreting summary statistics, model and function parameters

3 Apply game theory, and linear programming skills and models, to make optimal decisions

4 Develop software codes to solve computational problems for real world analytics

5 Demonstrate professional ethics and responsibility for working with real world data

DATA WRANGLING
SL.NO LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS UNIT
1 Undertake data wrangling tasks by using appropriate programming and scripting languages to
extract, clean, consolidate, and store data of different data types from a range of data sources

2 Research data discovery and extraction methods and tools and apply resulting learning to handle
extracting data based on project needs

3 Design, implement, and explain the data model needed to achieve project goals, and the processes
that can be used to convert data from data sources to both technical and non-technical audiences

4 Use both statistical and machine learning techniques to perform exploratory analysis on data
extracted, and communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences

5 Apply and reflect on techniques for maintaining data privacy and exercising ethics in data handling

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PGP-DSBA & PGP-AIML FACULTY
DR. KUMAR MUTHURAMAN
Faculty Director, Center for Research and Analytics, McCombs School of Business,
The University of Texas at Austin. H. Timothy (Tim) Harkins Centennial Professor
M.S & Ph.D, Stanford University

DR. ABHINANDA SARKAR

Academic Director, Great Learning.
Ph.D, Stanford University

VIVEKANAND R
Industry Expert in Visualization
MBA, Monash University

RAGHAVSHYAM RAMAMURTHY
Industry Expert in Visualization
MBA, Whitman School of Management

DR. DAN MITCHELL

Assistant Professor, McCombs School of Business
Ph.D, The University of Texas at Austin

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DEAKIN FACULTY
Dr. Sutharshan Rajasegarar Gang Li
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
Course Director, Master of Data Science Associate Professor

Dr. Marek Gagolewski

Dr. Ye Zhu Senior Lecturer,
Senior Lecturer, Computer Science Applied Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Bahareh Nakisa Maia Angelova Turkedjieva

Lecturer, Applied Artificial Intelligence Professor-Real world Analytics

Dr. Asef Nazari

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics for
Artificial Intelligence

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ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must have a bachelors degree (minimum 3-year degree program) in a related
discipline or a bachelors degree in any discipline with at least 2 years of work experience.

ADMISSION PROCESS
This exclusive program is for those candidates who are interested in pursuing a masters degree
from Deakin University. This program has limited seats.

If interested, please reach out to deakin.mds@mygreatlearning.com

PROGRAM FEES
The tuition fee for the program is USD 8500

PAYMENTS
Candidates can pay the program fee through net banking, credit cards, or debit cards.

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DEGREE PROGRAM

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