This is the capstone unit of the Masters of Data Science Strategy and Leadership. The outcome of this course is developing your ability to act as a consultant who can translate an organisation's desire to derive business value from data science initiatives into reality. This course introduces you to proposing real-world data science strategies to influence decision makers and meet organisational goals and objectives. You will create proposals, reports, prototypes and plans to be used in a real-world context and with leading companies in RMITs industry partner network. During this course, you will analyse data science tools and approaches to business problems and learn how to clearly communicate complex analysis to key stakeholders using reports and presentations.

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience. You will undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice; and be involved in authentic engagement with partner organisations that include industry feedback.

This course also provides you with a capstone experience, which will provide you with the opportunity to integrate, critically reflect on and consolidate what you have learnt in your program