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In this final course you will complete a Capstone Project using data analysis to recommend a method for improving profits for your company, Watershed Property Management, Inc. Watershed is responsible for managing thousands of residential rental properties throughout the United States. Your job is to persuade Watershed’s management team to pursue a new strategy for managing its properties that will increase their profits. To do this, you will: (1) Elicit information about important variables relevant to your analysis; (2) Draw upon your new MySQL database skills to extract relevant data from a real estate database; (3) Implement data analysis in Excel to identify the best opportunities for Watershed to increase revenue and maximize profits, while managing any new risks; (4) Create a Tableau dashboard to show Watershed executives the results of a sensitivity analysis; and (5) Articulate a significant and innovative business process change for Watershed based on your data analysis, that you will recommend to company executives. 
Airbnb, our Capstone’s official Sponsor, provided input on the project design. The top 10 Capstone completers each year will have the opportunity to present their work directly to senior data scientists at Airbnb live for feedback and discussion.

"Note: Only learners who have passed the four previous courses in the specialization are eligible to take the Capstone."

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Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization

Approx. 23 hours to complete

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Data Analysis
Tableau Software
MySQL
SQL

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization

Approx. 23 hours to complete

English

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Daniel Egger

Executive in Residence and Director, Center for Quantitative Modeling

Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

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Week1

Week 1

5 hours to complete

Introduction

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 28 min), 12 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction to the Capstone Project7mWhat Watershed Owners Care About6mElicitation Interview with Your Project Manager5mElicitation Interview with Watershed's Marketing Director4mElicitation Interview with Watershed's Financial Director4m

12 readings

Course Overview10mSpecial Thanks!10mAbout the Course Team10mFAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)10mLesson Overview10mElicitation Refresher10mLetter from Your Project Manager10mWhat are Project Managers, Anyway?10mBackground about the Short-term Rental Industry10mLesson Overview10mOutlining an SPAP10mRequirements and Assumptions10m

1 practice exercise

Elicitation30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Data Extraction and Visualization

2 hours to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Modeling

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 20 min), 15 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Creating a Predictive Model for Short-term Rental Rates5mNormalizing Rents to Improve Occupancy Forecasting4mUsing the Dollars to Percentile Conversion Guide Spreadsheet2mOptimizing Rents to Maximize Revenues5mUsing the Solver Revenue Maximization Guide Spreadsheet2m

15 readings

Week 3 Learning Goals10mSingle Workbook Containing Template Spreadsheets 1-310mSingle Workbook Containing Guide Spreadsheets10mBest Practices for Setting up an Excel Spreadsheet10mUsing the First Best-Fit Line Template Spreadsheet10mFirst Best Fit Line Template (Spreadsheet 1)10mUsing the Normalized Data and Model Template Spreadsheet10mNormalized Data and Model Template (Spreadsheet 2)10mDollars to Percentile Conversion Guide Spreadsheet10mApplying Normalization to the Comparable Properties10mLesson Overview10mSolver Revenue Maximization Guide Spreadsheet10mOptimizing Watershed Rents10mSolver Rent Optimization Template (Spreadsheet 3)10mAlternative to Solver Template (Spreadsheet 4)10m

5 practice exercises

First Best-Fit Line30mNormalization30mApplying Normalization to the Comparable Properties30mOptimization Basics30mOptimizing Watershed Rents30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Cash Flow and Profits

4 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 12 min), 10 readings, 4 quizzes

3 videos

Estimating Watershed Cash Flow and Profits4mDistinguishing Cash Flow from Profits and Losses4mUsing the Annual Cash Flows and Profits Spreadsheet3m

10 readings

Week 4 Learning Goals10mSingle Workbook Containing Template Spreadsheets 5-610mUsing the Alternative to Solver Template Spreadsheet10mUsing the Forecasting Cash Flow and Profits Template Spreadsheet10mForecasting Cash Flow and Profits Template (Spreadsheet 5)10mAnnual Cash Flows and Profits Guide Spreadsheet10mUsing the Sorting by Profitability Template Spreadsheet10mSorting by Profitability Template (Spreadsheet 6)10mThe Value of Considering Cash Flow Risk and Total Cash Required10mThe Value of Financial Sensitivity Analysis in General10m

4 practice exercises

Alternative to Solver30mProfitability30mCash Flow Risk and Total Cash Required30mSensitivity Analysis: Measuring Cutoffs at 40% Transaction Fee30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INCREASING REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT PROFITS: HARNESSING DATA ANALYTICS

by PPJul 20, 2021

Capstone project really helped me to execute my skills.

by ANApr 13, 2021

A really good way to summed it up all, but unfortunately there is not much interaction with teaching assitants, and you barely get your work reviewed.

by JCOct 18, 2016

Simply awesome, it did not only helped me to develop the required skills, but gave me the security to try greater. Astounding method, totally recommended specialization

by DCJul 29, 2017

You will be proud of yourself when you complete this Capstone !

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About the Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization

Formulate data questions, explore and visualize large datasets, and inform strategic decisions.

In this Specialization, you’ll learn to frame business challenges as data questions. You’ll use powerful tools and methods such as Excel, Tableau, and MySQL to analyze data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate your insights. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply your skills to explore and justify improvements to a real-world business process. The Capstone Project focuses on optimizing revenues from residential property, and Airbnb, our Capstone’s official Sponsor, provided input on the project design. Airbnb is the world’s largest marketplace connecting property-owner hosts with travelers to facilitate short-term rental transactions. The top 10 Capstone completers each year will have the opportunity to present their work directly to senior data scientists at Airbnb live for feedback and discussion.

Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business

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