University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
IBM & Darden Digital Strategy Specialization
University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

IBM & Darden Digital Strategy Specialization

Get ahead with key business and technical skills. Understand how current technologies are changing industry and create strategy to transform your business

Michael Lenox
Jared Harris
Rav Ahuja

Instructors: Michael Lenox

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1 month
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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand the value of data and how the rapid growth of technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing are transforming business.

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Specialization - 6 course series

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Course 113 hours4.7 (15,493 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe what AI is and explain the core concepts related to AI

  • Demonstrate how AI applications and use cases can transform our lives and our work

  • Recognize the potential and impact of AI to transform businesses and careers

  • Describe the issues, limitations, and ethical concerns surrounding AI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Transformation
Category: Data-Informed Decision-Making
Category: Business Solutions
Category: Digital Strategy
Category: Technology Strategy

The Strategist's Challenge

Course 25 hours4.7 (65 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop your ability to think strategically, analyze the competitive environment, and recommend firm positioning and value creation

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Science
Category: Spreadsheet
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Data Visualization

Introduction to Data Analytics

Course 310 hours4.8 (17,042 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain what Data Analytics is and the key steps in the Data Analytics process

  • Differentiate between different data roles such as Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, and Business Intelligence Analyst

  • Describe the different types of data structures, file formats, and sources of data

  • Describe the data analysis process involving collecting, wrangling, mining, and visualizing data

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Transformation
Category: Cloud Platforms
Category: Digital Strategy
Category: Data Integrity

Introduction to Cloud Computing

Course 412 hours4.6 (6,773 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define cloud computing and explain essential characteristics, history, the business case for cloud, and the emerging technologies enabled by cloud

  • Describe the cloud service models- IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and cloud deployment models- Public, Private, Hybrid; explain cloud infrastructure components

  • Explain emerging Cloud related trends including HybridMulticloud, Microservices, Serverless, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Application Modernization

  • List and describe services of popular cloud platforms including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and others

Skills you'll gain

Category: Generative AI
Category: AI ethics
Category: Natural Language Processing
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Artificial Intelligence

Introduction to Digital Transformation Part 1

Course 54 hours4.7 (353 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the “digital transformation stack” - infrastructure, technology, business functions, and strategy

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Hybrid Multicloud
Category: Devops
Category: Iaas PaaS Saas
Category: Cloud Native

Introduction to Digital Transformation Part 2

Course 64 hours4.7 (152 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: strategy
Category: Swot Analysis
Category: Value Proposition
Category: Competitiveness

Instructors

Michael Lenox
24 Courses494,646 learners
Jared Harris
University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
10 Courses230,463 learners
Rav Ahuja
IBM
53 Courses3,102,882 learners

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University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
IBM

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