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AI4Impact

Turn data into decisions — not just dashboards.

Learn SQL, Python, statistics, BI and machine learning foundations, and use them to answer the questions businesses actually ask.

Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Duration
10–12 weeks
Weekly effort
8–10 hrs/week
Projects
5 incl. capstone
₹39,999or 3 instalments · $499 international
Next cohort2 Nov 2026
The role problem

Organisations are full of dashboards and short on decisions.

Leaders do not need another chart — they need someone who can frame the question, test it properly and recommend what to do next. Decision-focused analysts and data scientists are the people who get listened to.

01Dashboards nobody opens after launch
02Experiments read wrongly or not at all
03Analysis that ends without a recommendation
Measurable outcomes

What you will be able to show.

4portfolio projects with business recommendations
2BI dashboards built in Power BI or Tableau
1predictive model explained to a non-technical audience

This track is built for

  • Graduates and career switchers starting in data
  • Business, finance and operations professionals
  • Excel-heavy analysts ready to move to SQL and Python

Probably not the right fit if you are

  • Experienced data scientists seeking advanced ML research
Prerequisites

What you need before day one.

Required
  • Basic mathematics
  • Spreadsheet familiarity
Helpful
  • Curiosity about how businesses make money
Not required
  • Prior coding experience
  • Excel / Sheets
  • SQL
  • Python
  • pandas
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • scikit-learn
  • Jupyter
Curriculum

Week by week.

Every week has a hands-on lab and an assignment. Open a week to see both.

Phase 1

Analysis foundations

Query, clean and explore data

Weeks 1–4 of 10
01Spreadsheets to SQLExcel and Sheets orientation · Thinking in tables · SELECT, WHERE and JOIN
Lab

Rebuild a spreadsheet report as SQL queries.

Weekly assignment

Answer five business questions about payments with SQL.

02SQL for analysisAggregations and CASE · Window functions · Funnels and cohorts
Lab

Build a checkout funnel from payment attempts.

Weekly assignment

Find the step with the biggest drop-off and size it.

03Python and data cleaningpandas essentials · Missing values and outliers · Joins and reshaping
Lab

Clean a messy wallet transactions export in pandas.

Weekly assignment

Document every cleaning decision and its impact.

04Statistics and exploratory analysisDistributions and variance · Sampling and confidence · Correlation vs causation
Lab

Explore what separates active and churned wallet users.

Weekly assignment

Write up three findings with confidence intervals.

Phase 2

Insight and storytelling

Communicate findings that drive action

Weeks 5–7 of 10
05BI with Power BI and TableauData models and measures · Dashboard design · Filters and drill-through
Lab

Build a payments conversion dashboard in Power BI.

Weekly assignment

Add drill-through by method and bank, plus a KPI dictionary.

06Storytelling and business metricsNorth-star and input metrics · Narrative structure · Executive summaries
Lab

Turn your dashboard into a one-page insight summary.

Weekly assignment

Present your findings in three minutes to a mock leadership team.

07ExperimentationA/B test design · Significance and power · Common pitfalls
Lab

Analyse a checkout A/B test end to end.

Weekly assignment

Recommend ship or no-ship and explain the risks.

Phase 3

Predictive decisions

Use ML to support decisions

Weeks 8–10 of 10
08ML foundations: regression and classificationTrain, validate, test · Linear and logistic models · Tree-based models
Lab

Predict which card transactions are fraudulent.

Weekly assignment

Compare two models and explain the trade-offs.

09Model interpretation and decision frameworksFeature importance and SHAP · Thresholds and cost of errors · Decision trees for leaders
Lab

Explain your fraud model with SHAP values.

Weekly assignment

Write a threshold memo based on the cost of errors.

10Capstone and executive decision packProblem framing · Analysis plan · Presenting to leadership
Lab

Frame your capstone decision question and success metrics.

Weekly assignment

Deliver the decision pack and recorded presentation.

Learners new to coding can take up to 12 weeks; the extra two weeks are reserved for SQL and Python practice.

How you learn

Recorded lessons.
Live help every week.

01
Recorded lessonsShort, structured lessons you watch on your schedule.
02
Hands-on labsEvery week ends with something built, not just watched.
03
Weekly live clarificationBring blockers to a live session with your trainer.
04
Assessed projectsReviewed against a rubric, then rolled into your portfolio.

Plan for 8–10 hrs/week, including the live session.

Projects

What goes in your portfolio.

Payments Conversion · Power BI
Auth rate
94.1%
Failed
3.2%
Drop-off
12%

Payments conversion dashboard

A dashboard tracking authorisation rates, failure reasons and conversion by method and bank.

Checkout sessions and payment attempts

  • Dashboard
  • KPI dictionary
  • Insight summary
analysis.ipynb
In [7]: cohort.pivot(index='month')
Retention drops 38% after month 2

Churn analysis

Cohort and survival analysis showing when and why wallet users stop transacting.

Wallet users, top-ups and transactions

  • Notebook
  • Cohort chart
  • Retention levers
model_card.md
txn_velocity_1h
device_age_days
merchant_risk
amount_zscore
PR-AUC 0.81 · threshold 0.62

Fraud-risk analysis

Segment-level fraud rates with a cost-based review threshold recommendation.

Labelled card transactions

  • Risk segments
  • Model card
  • Threshold memo
PRD-012.md
## Problem
## Success metrics
– Manual effort -60%
– First-response time < 2h

Executive decision pack

A five-slide pack that recommends one decision, with evidence and expected impact.

Combined outputs from your projects

  • Decision pack
  • Appendix
  • Recorded presentation
Fintech-first capstone

Merchant growth and risk decision project

Combine business intelligence and a predictive model to recommend which merchants a payments company should grow, monitor or offboard.

Dataset: Merchant profiles, monthly volumes, refunds and chargebacks

  1. 01FrameDecision question and success metrics
  2. 02AnalyseSQL and Python analysis with BI dashboard
  3. 03PredictInterpretable risk model with thresholds
  4. 04DecideExecutive decision pack and presentation

Prefer another domain? Choose SaaS, E-commerce, Logistics or Healthcare at the capstone kick-off.

Career outcomes

Roles this track prepares you for.

Data Analyst

Answer business questions with SQL and BI

Business / Product Analyst

Measure and improve products and operations

Junior Data Scientist

Build and explain predictive models

These are the roles this track prepares you for. AI4Impact provides career support; it does not guarantee employment, interviews or a particular salary.

Finish the course.
Then earn the certificate.

Completion records that you did the work. The professional certificate is awarded only after an independently reviewed capstone and a recorded defence, so it means something to the people hiring.

A4AI4Impact Institute of Applied AI (IIAA)in academic collaboration with XYZ University
SAMPLE
This certifies thatSample Learnerhas met the assessed standard for theAI4Impact Professional Certificate in Data Science, Analytics & Decision Intelligence
CourseData Science, Analytics & Decision Intelligence
CapstoneMerchant growth and risk decision project
AssessmentPassed with distinction
Issued20 Mar 2026
Credential IDIIAA-DSDI-2026-000123
A. RaoDirector, IIAA
S. MenonDean, XYZ University
ai4impact.in/verify
Optional career layer

Programme+. One
bundle for the
move into the role.

Add it to any track. Five modules that take you from a finished capstone to real interviews, for ₹24,999.

  1. Learn
  2. Build
  3. Intern
  4. Practise
  5. Apply
  6. Interview
01Real-World Internship3 months on a live project, with mentor reviews.Freshers and recent graduates only. Subject to eligibility and project availability.
02Interview BuilderCV review, 10 AI-assisted mock interviews and a plan to improve.
03Recruitment SupportRecommendations through 10+ recruitment and consultancy relationships.
04Weekly Group ClarificationA recurring live session every week for questions and reviews.
05Personal HandholdingFive individual 30-minute sessions, booked when you need them.
FAQ

Questions about
this track.

How is a typical week structured?

Each week has short recorded lessons, a hands-on lab and an assignment, plus a live clarification session with your trainer. Plan for 8–10 hours a week, including the live session.

What are the five individual handholding sessions?

They are part of Programme+: five one-to-one 30-minute sessions you book through your learner dashboard and use for scoping, reviews or career direction.

Is the capstone always in fintech?

Fintech is the default. If you prefer another domain, you can choose SaaS, E-commerce, Logistics or Healthcare at the capstone kick-off.

Does the course guarantee a job?

No. AI4Impact provides career support and recommendations, but it does not guarantee employment, interviews or a particular salary. Hiring decisions are made by employers.

Free career guidance

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role fits you?

Book a free 20-minute call. We look at your background and tell you honestly which track fits, or if none of them do yet.

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