Qlik® QLIK, a leader in visual analytics, today announced the expansion of the Qlik Academic Program with its new Data Analytics Curriculum. Designed as an easily adoptable and ready-to-teach university-level program, the Data Analytics Curriculum provides professors with free resources – including instructor-led content, in-class activities and student assignments – to make teaching data analytics easier than ever. This program not only helps universities improve the value of their offerings by teaching marketable data skills, it also helps students advance their analytical and data literacy skills within every academic discipline.
The Qlik Academic Program is open to any accredited, non-profit university-level institution worldwide. Today more than 500 universities in more than 55 countries participate in the program, including: Northeastern University (US), Stockholm University (Sweden), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), Virginia Tech University (US), British Columbia Institute of Technology (Canada), California State University Fullerton (US), University of Minnesota (US), Dresden University of Technology (Germany), and Thammasat University (Thailand).
New Learner-centric Distance Training Boosts Productivity
Offering
free, full-year subscriptions to Qlik
Sense® Desktop and Qlik
Sense® Cloud, the Qlik Academic Program
empowers students and professors to visualize and analyze data, and to
share insights and findings through an interactive, collaborative team
environment. In addition, students and professors can now take advantage
of Qlik
Continuous Classroom, a 24/7 self-service online learning platform
that provides a new way to learn by allowing them to completely
customize their learning journey based on their individual needs.
Learners can choose from more than 50 modules containing videos,
exercises, and quizzes. They also have the ability to interact directly
with Qlik instructors and other learners, leveraging web conferencing
tools and forums to quickly get answers and share best practices.
"Qlik fits perfectly with my curriculum, and it is so easy to learn that students are able to build BI applications after a few classes," said Wenhong Luo, Associate Professor of Accounting & Information Systems at Villanova University. "Working with Qlik, we are giving students the opportunity to tackle real-world business problems, and with this type of experience, students can be productive a lot sooner in their future endeavours."
Community Forum Fosters Collaboration, Sharing of Experiences
In
addition to this new Data Analytics Curriculum and unlimited access to
Qlik Continuous Classroom, students and professors can now take
advantage of other Qlik offerings such as Qlik
Community. The Qlik Community Academic Program forum is a private
group on Qlik Community for program-approved professors and students.
Offering a one-stop shop to access all Qlik academic resources,
including the Data Analytics Curriculum, Qlik text books, and free data
sets, fostering collaboration and networking. By sharing resources and
starting discussions, professors and students can see how others within
academia are using Qlik and build upon their experiences.
"Students preparing for careers in today's global data-driven environments need to raise
the bar to succeed. They need exceptionally strong analytical and data literacy skills, along with the tools and know-how to keep pace with rapid change," said Kevin Hanegan, Vice President of Knowledge and Learning, Qlik. "To meet this growing demand, the Qlik Academic Program has expanded to give students the skills and tools they need to succeed – while ensuring that professors are instructing with the best course material on the most modern data visualization platform."
About Qlik
Qlik QLIK is a leader in visual
analytics. Its portfolio of products meets customers' growing needs from
reporting and self-service visual analysis to guided, embedded and
custom analytics. Approximately 40,000 customers rely on Qlik solutions
to gain meaning out of information from varied sources, exploring the
hidden relationships within data that lead to insights that ignite good
ideas. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Qlik has offices around
the world with more than 1700 partners covering more than 100 countries.
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