This engineering school conducted workshop on ‘Big Data Analytics using Power BI’

Power BI consists of apps, software services, and connectors that work together to translate unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. It can also be used for number-crunching and generating, publishing, and viewing business reports. 

Thus, to familiarise budding techies with new and emerging technologies, School of Engineering and Technology (SOET) at Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon recently organised a one-day seminar on ‘Big Data Analytics using Power BI’. The seminar focused on how Power BI is used for data analytics. 

The programme started with a welcoming of the guests and experts by Dr. Garima Sharma, Assistant Professor at SOET, during which she said,  “The big data workshop is a wonderful opportunity for the students to get chance to learn about basics of  Power Bi from an expert like Mr. Amarjeet Singh, Data Scientist & Business Analyst. The discussion session coupled with a hands-on session will be extremely helpful for the students to try what they have learnt under the guidance of the expert.” The seminar was attended by Prof. RS Dhankar, Vice Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University, Prof. Moin Uddin, Distinguished Professor at ASU, Mr. Amarjeet Singh, and Mr. Altaf from the TCA organisation.

Inaugurating the seminar, Prof. RS Dhankar highlighted the application of the IT tools and their growing importance in the market. He mentioned, “Information technology is used in every sector of our life and it’s an integral part of every business. For instance, we are seeing growing use of tele-medicine facilities, online banking, tele-communication, etc.” He further summed up with a positive note to the students to take every opportunity that comes into their life, work hard to achieve their dreams, and learn from the workshop.

Further, Prof. Moin Uddin briefed the attendees on big data analytics and their components. He emphasised, “Trained people in this sector have great opportunities in future.” He concluded by stating that he is too grateful to Mr. Amarjeet Singh for teaching Power BI.

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Following Prof. Moin Uddin’s address, Mr. Amarjeet Singh, the key speaker, delivered an engaging session. Mr Singh, who had been in the industry for more than 9 years, began by telling the students the actual meaning of data analytics, datasets, data, the difference between Microsoft Excel and Power BI. He also gave a brief explanation of how data handling is done both theoretically and practically. He also explained cloud computing, security of the data, the difference between data science and data analytics, structured and unstructured data, data prediction, and report automation. 

Sharing his views of attending the workshop,  Gautam Mathur, a 2nd year B.Tech CSE student said,  “The workshop began with the discussion on  the basics of Big Data and how to handle the data currently being used. We were explained different concepts like dashboards, tables, table cleaning; and diverse ways to make the data representation more interactive. Mr. Amarjeet Singh explained to us how analysing data can help us predict future outcomes and their possibilities. It was followed by a test to determine how much we have understood and if we could apply the knowledge properly. Also, the students who secured the first three positions on the test result were offered job training and placement opportunities.  We enjoyed learning during the workshop. “

The engrossing session concluded with a quiz competition for the students.