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 and Great Lakes,
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 masters degree at 1/10th the cost.

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ABOUT UT AUSTIN
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

ABOUT GREAT LAKES

Consistently ranked among the top 10 business schools, Great Lakes has grown from strength
to strength, while being the youngest institution to do so in the country.

1 3 4
st rd th

Analytics B-Schools Top Standalone Private B-Schools

Institution

9 9 23
th th rd
1 Year MBA Programs
Top B-Schools
Top B-Schools

Outlook and Business World have ranked the 1-year MBA program among the top 10 MBA
programs in the country. Eminent faculty from prestigious international universities such as
Harvard, Kellogg, and Stanford also contribute to Great Lakes’ learning programs. The campus
experience at Great Lakes also enables learners to learn along with some of the brightest
minds from across the country.

GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

CHENNAI CAMPUS GURGAON CAMPUS

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GET THE
GREAT LEARNING ADVANTAGE
Great Learning, a part of the BYJU’s group, is India’s leading professional learning and higher
education platform. When you choose this program, you also get access to Great Learning’s
extensive pool of industry experts and dedicated career assistance through GL Excelerate.

7.1 Mn+ 170+ 5800+ 2600+

Learners Countries Industry Experts Companies Hire From Us

Best Ed-tech Best Ed-tech

Company Company
of the Year* Best Online Skills of the Year*
Indian Education Provider of theYear* EdTech Review
Awards 2022 Awards 2020
Entrepreneur, Education
Innovation Awards 2022

E-PORTFOLIO EXCLUSIVE
JOB BOARD
An e-portfolio is a snapshot of all the The program provides candidates
projects done and skills acquired during the access to the Great Learning Job Board.
program that is shareable across social 2600+ organisations approach us with
media channels. This will help you showcase opportunities that are shared through
your expertise to potential recruiters. the Job Board, with an average salary
hike of 50%.

RESUME BUILDING CAREER

AND INTERVIEW GUIDANCE
PREPARATION

We help you build your resume to highlight your Get access to career mentoring from industry
skills and your previous professional experience. experts. Benefit from their guidance on how
You'll also learn to crack interviews with our to build a rewarding career.
interview preparation sessions.

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GET A DUAL ADVANTAGE FROM
THE WORLD'S LEADING UNIVERSITIES

PG Certificate from McCombs Master of Data Science (Global)

School of Business at UT Austin from Deakin University
and Great Lakes

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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 1/10th the 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 come with years of academic and industry experience to impart
the latest skills effectively.

CAREER ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT

The program includes career development support activities, such as workshops and guidance
to help candidates identify their strengths and career paths so that they can choose the right
competencies to learn. Candidates will also be given access to GL Excelerate - a curated jobs
portal, enabling them to apply to relevant positions.

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 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 Business Finance
• Python/R for Data Science • Fundamentals of Finance
• Introduction to Python/R • Working Capital Management
• Dealing with Data using Python/R • Capital Budgeting
• Visualization using Python / R • Capital Structure
• Python-Markdown
• Missing Value Treatment
• Exploratory Data Analysis using Python/R SQL Programming
• Introduction to DBMS
• ER Diagram
Marketing & CRM • Schema Design
• Core Concepts of Marketing • Key Constraints & Basics of Normalization
• Customer Life Time Value • Joins
• Marketing Metrics for CRM • Subqueries Involving Joins & Aggregations
• Sorting
• Independent Subqueries
Statistical Methods for Decision Making • Correlated Subqueries
• Analytic Functions
• Descriptive Statistics • Set Operations
• Introduction to Probability • Grouping and Filtering
• Probability Distributions
• Hypothesis Testing and Estimation
• Goodness of Fit

DATA SCIENCE TECHNIQUES

Optimization Techniques Advanced Statistics
• Linear Programming • Analysis of Variance
• Goal Programming • Regression Analysis
• Integer Programming • Dimension Reduction Techniques
• Non-Linear Programming

Data Mining
Predictive Modeling • Introduction to Supervised and
• Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) for Unsupervised Learning
Predictive Analytics • Clustering
• Logistic Regression • Random Forest
• Linear Discriminant Analysis • 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 Supply Chain & Logistics Analytics
• Marketing and Retail • Introduction to Supply Chain
Terminologies: Review • Dealing with Demand Uncertainty
• Customer Analytics • Inventory Control & Management
• KNIME • Inventory Classification Methods (EOQ)
• Retail Dashboards • Inventory Modeling
• Customer Churn (Reorder Point, Safety Stock)
• Association Rules Mining • Advanced Forecasting Methods
• Procurement Analytics

Finance & Risk Analytics SELF-PACED MODULE: Demystifying

• Why Credit Risk - Using a Market ChatGPT and Applications
Case Study
• Comparison of Credit Risk Models Gain an understanding of what ChatGPT is
• Overview of Probability of Default (PD) and how it works, as well as delve into the
Modeling implications of ChatGPT for work, business,
• PD Models, Types of Models, and education. Additionally, learn about
Steps to Make a Good Model prompt engineering and how it can be used to
• Market Risk fine-tune outputs for specific use cases.
• Value at Risk - Using Stock Case Study • Overview of ChatGPT and OpenAI
• Fraud Detection • Timeline of NLP and Generative AI
• Frameworks for understanding
ChatGPT and Generative AI
Web & Social Media Analytics • Implications for Work, Business,
• Web Analytics: Understanding The Metrics and Education
• Basic & Advanced Web Metrics • Output Modalities and Limitations
• Google Analytics: Demo & Hands-on • Business roles to leverage ChatGPT
• Campaign Analytics
• Text Mining • Prompt Engineering for
fine-tuning Outputs
• Practical Demonstration and
Bonus Section on RLHF

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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 SELF PACED MODULE
and Deep Learning Introduction to Reinforcement
• Introduction to Perceptron
Learning (RL)
• Neural Networks • RL Framework
• Activation and Loss functions • Component of RL Framework
• Gradient Descent • Examples of RL Systems
• Batch Normalization • Types of RL Systems
• TensorFlow & Keras for Neural Networks • Q-learning
• Hyper Parameter Tuning

SELF PACED MODULE

Computer Vision Introduction to GANs (Generative
• Introduction to Convolutional Adversarial Networks)
Neural Networks • Introduction to GANs
• Introduction to Images • Generative Networks
• Convolution, Pooling, Padding & its • Adversarial Networks
Mechanisms • How do GANs work?
• Forward Propagation & Back propagation • DCGANs - Deep Convolution GANs
for CNNs • Applications of GANs
• CNN architectures like AlexNet, VGGNet,
InceptionNet & ResNet
• Transfer Learning ADDITIONAL MODULE
• Object Detection • Power BI
• YOLO, R-CNN, SSD • Cloud Computing
• Semantic Segmentation • Block Chain
• U-Net
• Face Recognition using Siamese Networks
• Instance Segmentation
SELF-PACED MODULE: Demystifying
NLP (Natural Language Processing) ChatGPT and Applications
• Introduction to NLP Gain an understanding of what ChatGPT is
• Stop Words and how it works, as well as delve into the
• Tokenization implications of ChatGPT for work, business,
• Stemming and Lemmatization and education. Additionally, learn about
• Bag of Words Model prompt engineering and how it can be used to
• Word Vectorizer fine-tune outputs for specific use cases.
• TF-IDF • Overview of ChatGPT and OpenAI
• POS Tagging • Timeline of NLP and Generative AI
• Named Entity Recognition
• Introduction to Sequential data • Frameworks for understanding
• RNNs and its Mechanisms ChatGPT and Generative AI
• Vanishing & Exploding gradients in RNNs • Implications for work, business,
• LSTMs - Long short-term memory and education
• GRUs - Gated Recurrent Unit • Output modalities and limitations
• LSTMs Applications • Business roles to leverage ChatGPT
• Time Series Analysis
• Prompt engineering for
• LSTMs with Attention Mechanism
fine-tuning outputs
• Neural Machine Translation
• Advanced Language Models: • Practical demonstration and bonus
Transformers, BERT, XLNet section on RLHF

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SELF-PACED MODULE: Demystifying ChatGPT and Applications(1 Project)
Dive into the development stack of ChatGPT by learning the mathematical fundamentals that
underlie generative AI. Further, learn about transformer models and how they are used in
generative AI for natural language.

• Mathematical Fundamentals for • Transformer Models: Generative AI for

Generative AI Natural Language
• VAEs: First Generative Neural Networks • ChatGPT: Conversational Generative AI
• GANs: Photorealistic Image Generation • Hands-on ChatGPT Prototype Creation
• Conditional GANs and Stable Diffusion: • Next steps for further learning and
Control & Improvement in Image understanding
Generation

TOOLS AND MORE

Python Scipy Matplotlib OpenCV

Numpy

TensorFlow Tkinter Pandas Flask Keras

PROGRAM CURRICULUM
FOR MASTER OF
DATA SCIENCE (GLOBAL)

TRIMESTER 1
Engineering AI Solutions

Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence

TRIMESTER 2 TRIMESTER 3
Machine Learning Real-World Analytics

Modern Data Science 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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DSBA & AIML FACULTY
Dr. Kumar Muthuraman Dr. D Narayana
Faculty Director, Centre for Professor, Artificial Intelligence
Research and Analytics and Machine Learning,
UT Austin Texas Great Learning

Dr. P.K. Viswanathan Dr. Amit Sethi

Co-Director, Chennai Faculty, IIT Bombay
Professor, Analytics and Operations,
Great Lakes Institute of Management
P.hD, Madras University, MBA - FMS Delhi

Prof. Mukesh Rao

Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar Director, Great Learning
Consultant Data Scientist, Compegence
B.Stat, M.Stat - Indian Statistical Institute
P.hD in Statistics - Stanford University

Dr. Srabashi Basu

Professor-Analytics & Quantitative Methods,
Prof. Dan Mitchell Great Lakes Institute of Management
Clinical Assistant Professor, UT Austin P.hD, Penn State University, Msc Statistics -
P.hD, UT Austin, MS Mathematics - University of Calcutta
New York University

Dr. Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay Dr. Arjun Jain

Co-Director, Gurgaon, Adjunct Faculty Member,
Professor - Analytics & Statistics, Department of Computational and
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Data Sciences
P.hD, Indian Statistical Institute

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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 [email protected]

PROGRAM FEES
The tuition fee for the program is USD 8200

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

FINANCIAL AID
With our corporate financial partnerships, avail education loans at 0% interest rate*.

*Conditions Apply. Please reach out to the admissions team for more details.

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