PwC Datathon for Undergraduate Students

The Center for Business Analytics will partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to offer the 2021 datathon for undergraduate students.

Datathon Overview

Drexel LeBow’s annual datathon is an analytics competition that tasks teams of undergraduate students with leveraging data to solve a business challenge for an organization. During this one-day event, teams of undergraduate students turn a business problem into a series of statistical questions, design a technical approach, and use data analysis and technology skills to develop solutions. Students will interact with PwC throughout the day, showcasing their skills and approaches to the organization.

At the conclusion of the datathon, teams will present their insights to a panel of judges comprising PwC professionals and Drexel LeBow faculty, sharing data-driven insights related to the business problem, the scope of their analyses, technical challenges and overall solutions.

Students use their own laptops and are provided access to a computer lab with software applications such as SAS, R and Python. Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, professor of Decision Sciences and MIS, will serve as the faculty advisor overseeing the challenge.

Participant Eligibility

To be eligible to participate, team members must be currently enrolled undergraduate students interested or proficient in core techniques for business analytics, such as data and statistical modeling. Individuals who register will be contacted closer to the event to form and/or confirm teams.

Datathon Challenge

Summary and specifics of the datathon challenge are forthcoming.