/desautels/channels_item/287 en /desautels/node/1194515 <p><a href="/desautels/shoeb-hosain">Shoeb Hosain</a>, the Program Director of the <a href="/desautels/programs/mma">Masters of Management in Analytics(MMA) at À¦°óSMÉçÇø Desautels</a>, and the MMA team have launched an initiative to build a dynamic data analytics community. Over the past four years, this effort has focused on promoting lifelong applied technical learning, expediting machine learning experimentation, and establishing thought leadership.</p> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:05:05 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/1194508 <p><a href="/desautels/shoeb-hosain">Shoeb Hosain</a>, the Program Director of the <a href="/desautels/programs/mma">Masters of Management in Analytics at À¦°óSMÉçÇø Desautels</a>, leads the "Analytics and Solution Consulting" course, which aims to equip students with the skills needed to tackle Data Science challenges across various industries. Under his guidance, students form teams and apply their knowledge in Quantitative Methods, Technological Automation, and Business Strategy to develop innovative solutions for real-world clients.</p> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:34:43 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/222155 <p>The <a href="/bensadoun-school/"><strong>Bensadoun School of Retail Management</strong></a>, in collaboration with the<a href="/desautels/programs/mma"> <strong>Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)</strong></a> at À¦°óSMÉçÇø Desautels Faculty of Management, is pleased to announce the launch of the Data Sphere Lab.</p> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:27:29 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/87886 <p>Finding talent is a challenge for many businesses, and some of the most common approaches are not necessarily the best ones. The ‘Post and Pray’ strategy banks on posting a job description, and hoping the best candidates will find you. The ‘Reach-out and Pray’ strategy involves a manager leveraging their network to find candidates who might be suitable. But since most hiring managers are not human resources professionals, their network won’t necessarily land them the best candidate either. In an article in Medium.com, Desautels Prof.</p> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:31:25 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/76360 <p>Only two years since the program launched in 2018, the <b>Master of Management</b> (MMA) program at À¦°óSMÉçÇø has carved a spot in the top 10 business analytics programs in the world and taken the top spot in Canada.</p> <p>Released today, the QS World University Rankings places the À¦°óSMÉçÇø MMA 10^th in the <b>QS Masters in Business Analytics Rankings 2021</b>.</p> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:18:13 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/76266 <p>Students from the À¦°óSMÉçÇø <b>Master of Management in Analytics</b> (MMA) program recently teamed up with the Montreal Children’s Hospital to analyze telehealth services and plan personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. As part of the program’s MMA Gives initiative, <b>Omar Chehab</b>, <b>Katia Sory</b>, <b>Victoria McKeown</b> and <b>Kyle Gomes </b>(MMA’20) gained meaningful experience helping the hospital plan and adapt to their new reality brought on by COVID-19.</p> Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:21:53 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/75788 <p>À¦°óSMÉçÇø students in the <strong>Master of Management in Analytics program</strong> are offering their expertise to help small businesses in Montreal bounce back in a post-COVID economy. Professor <a href="/desautels/shoeb-hosain"><b>Shoeb Hosain</b></a> joins <i>City News </i>to share more about the initiative.</p> <p><a href="https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2020/04/23/mcgill-students-offer-help-to-montreal-businesses/" target="_blank">Watch video</a></p> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:37:04 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/74950 <p>Graduates of the Desautels Faculty of Management’s specialized masters programs are in high demand these days. As tech and AI companies flock to cities like Montreal and Toronto, they look for candidates with the type of practical experience that students receive at À¦°óSMÉçÇø. <a href="/desautels/shoeb-hosain"><strong>Shoeb Hosain</strong></a>, Program Director of <strong>À¦°óSMÉçÇø’s Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)</strong>, explains the unique advantages of specializing at Desautels.</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:27:57 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/74947 <p>As core to the Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) program, the EXP Analytics Consulting module has MMA students working alongside industry professionals over a 10-month period solving a significant Data &amp; Analytics problem, aimed to boost the client’s top or bottom lines.</p> <p>Take a look at what our MMA students have to say after working with partner Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urRK7ZxgMVY&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Watch video</a></strong> &gt;</p> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:09:37 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/74673 <p>The À¦°óSMÉçÇø Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) degree is a pre-experience, twelve-month specialized program in the evolving field of management analytics with a strong emphasis on experiential learning.</p> <p>As part of this hands-on learning, the first cohort of MMA students went on the program's inaugural Study Trip to San Francisco in June.</p> Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:36:37 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/74025 <p><strong>Maria Della Posta</strong> (BCom’85, MBA’91), Senior Vice President of Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada visited the Desautels Faculty of Management on February 19 to share her perspective on corporate leadership, the importance of adaptation amid technological advancement, and the rise of analytics in a business setting.</p> <p>In conversation with four Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA) students, Della Posta also shared takeaways on the manufacturing industry and the future career landscape.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:36:36 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/74020 <p>The Masters of Management in Analytics program is pleased to announce that <strong>Wemba Opota</strong>, National Technology Strategist at Microsoft, has joined the program’s Advisory Board.</p> <p><a href="/desautels/programs/mma/mma-advisory-board-members">Learn more</a></p> Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:47:25 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/73980 <p>The <strong>Master’s of Management in Analytics</strong> program is pleased to announce that <strong>Richard Hines</strong>, Senior Director, Data and Digital Enablement at Air Canada, has joined the program’s Advisory Board.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:25:20 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/73640 <p>This fall, the <strong>Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA) </strong>kicked off its first Advisory Board meeting to discuss the future directions of the MMA curriculum, which will benefit its inaugural cohort.</p> <p>The <a href="/desautels/programs/mma/mma-advisory-board-members">MMA Advisory Board</a> comprises senior industry leaders from a wide variety of educational and skills backgrounds who have excelled in their given fields.</p> Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:48:45 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø /desautels/node/72528 <h2>Diversity of students strengthens classroom experience</h2> <p>The Desautels Faculty of Management welcomed its inaugural cohort of <strong>Masters of Management in Analytics (MMA)</strong> students on August 3.</p> <p>The thirty-five students (14 female, 21 male) originate from 12 nations across five continents and have an average entering CGPA of 3.40, bringing diverse cultural perspectives and strong academic credentials.</p> Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:18:41 +0000 À¦°óSMÉçÇø