I was fifteen when my physics teacher encouraged me to observe things inquisitively and to cultivate a healthy curiosity and learn by understanding and not by rote. So I took up computer science in my Bachelors and I worked for four years in India in two major telecommunication companies. It is the influence of technology on the people and my predilection towards using technology and leveraging technology to help people. That is what I believe was the major motivation towards walking on this path and to further hone my skills, to improve my skill set, I decided to join University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business. The graduate study in the field of information systems was what I believe was the perfect onset on this journey and I believe that this course is where you can get every kind of knowledge that you want. My four years of experience in telecommunications was what shaped me. Then I realized that yes, I wanted to learn more about how to analyse data, how to work with data, how to play around with data and become a data scientist or a data analyst or data enthusiast. And that's what I believe helped me shape my career part . There were many incidents. During my job, I realized that there is a loophole between how the data can be used and how the data is used. So, to fill those loopholes, to fill those gaps, I believed that it would be a good way to go ahead and have a graduate study in the field of information systems, which actually gives you a hands on experience, of how to work with data, and how to leverage all the resources at your disposal and make the best of it.

In my first semester, I decided to take some courses that were related to data analytics and business intelligence, so I have taken Introduction to Business Analytics and statistics and predictive analytics, data analytics in decision making. So these are the few courses that I have and there are different kinds of specializations that are available throughout the MSIS program, be it business intelligence and data analytics or product management or a software development or digital analytics. And there are many things that one can choose from all the options that are provided to us. The average time a week that I spend outside the classes is somewhere around two to three hours a day that makes around twenty to twenty five hours a week that help recover the work that is done in the class. That includes the assignments, lab experiences and any kind of homework provided, any kind of mini projects or topic based projects that are provided to us. And for the exam preparations, it's a day to day process, there's no one particular day where you can put in all the time. It has to be continuous, so that you kind of remember everything that has been taught to you. And you brush up your skills daily and on a regular basis. My favorite course has to be introduction to business analytics. That is the foundation course that I took, and it is going to be hands on experience on technology, which is very useful nowadays, in the analytics field and that technology is R Studio. So yes, that is my favorite course and I have learned a lot from that course and I invested a lot of time into learning that course. Because it is the basic course and it helps you understand about the project and how to do the projects and how to go about them from the beginning off the stage and to just execute them and implement them.

The major thing that I liked about the program, first of all was the structure of the David Eccles School of Business and the University of Utah itself. It is a very famous and a very reputed university throughout the world. There are different kinds of options that are available to me at my disposal. I had the option of taking a Masters in information systems, and Masters in Business Analytics. Both of them had different programs because it was clearly mentioned on their website. Everything is very crisp and precise. So it depends on what you want to do ahead so I went ahead and took Masters in Information Systems. There were different options of doing it Full time, part time or as an online student. There are many other things like the classes are in the evening. So throughout the day, you can engage into some internship opportunities, some part time opportunities and get down with your classes in the evening. That is one advantage. And it's a full time program for around twelve months. On the end, you can extend the program as per your flexibility. As for the number of semesters, you may go for three semesters, four semesters that's what normal people do. There are also different areas of specialization, there's business intelligence and analytics, there's Software and Process Management, there's IT Security. So yes, there were multiple options at my disposal through which I could choose the best one that suits my career path and my interests. The faculty that is there in the David Eccles School of Business is amazing. They're highly qualified and they are always there to help you in any kind of manner they can. And we can complete the project and the classes with the complete help of the teachers. They are always supportive in every kind of endeavor that we want to move on with. There are different types of scholarships available and there are career coaches who are there for you to help you throughout all your problems during your tenure at University of Utah. So yes, these were the few factors that I considered before coming to the University of Utah. There are many other colleges that I decided to go with. But this is the college I chose because it gave me a holistic view about how I want to move ahead in my career. Now, I believe that, yes, it was a very good decision, because the University of Utah, it is perhaps the best among everybody that, you know, used to get ahead in the field of information systems and business.