Analytics Insights

PwC Handbook

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Introduction
2. Learning Guide
• PwC Launchpad Program
• Program Highlights
• Key Components of the Program

3. Learning Journey
• Module Highlights
• Getting Started
• Courses
• Basic Guidelines

4. The Learning Platform

• Dashboard
• Learning Progress
• Learning Path Overview
• Help Desk
• Discussion Forum

5. Course Topics
• Module 1 – IT Fundamentals
• Module 2 – RDBMS
• Module 3 – Programming Fundamentals
• Module 4 – Data Engineering - Intro

6. Recommended Completion
• Micro Certification Schedule
• Master Class Schedule
• Course Module-Wise Duration

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7. Program Guidelines
8. Badges & Bonus Points
9. Rewards & Recognition
10. Master Class
11. Frequently Asked Questions

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1. INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Analytics Insights program brought to you by PwC!

Analytics Insights is an interdisciplinary field that combines statistical analysis, computer

science, and domain expertise to extract insights and knowledge from complex data sets. This
course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts and tools of data science.

Details related to the fundamentals of building and managing a data warehouse, performing ETL
(Extract, Transform, Load) operations, and using data mining techniques to extract insights from
large datasets are covered. You will also learn how to design and implement effective Business
Intelligence (BI) solutions to support decision-making in your organizations.

The course will also cover various topics such as data pre-processing, exploratory data analysis,
data visualization, Web scrapping, statistical inference, and machine learning. Students will learn
how to use popular programming languages such as Python, along with relevant libraries and
frameworks for data manipulation and analysis. Also included are auto-evaluated hands-on
exercises and assessments that will allow you to apply the concepts and techniques learned to
real-world problems.

By the end of this course, you will learn the basic concepts of IT fundamentals, RDBMS concepts,
Python programming fundamentals and you will have a solid understanding of the data aspects,
and data science process and will be able to apply data science techniques to solve a variety of
problems. You will also be able to communicate your findings effectively through data
visualizations and presentations.

Please avail Help Desk in case you find any challenges during the learning, or you can raise a
query to your assigned mentor through "My Queries" section.

We encourage you to go through this guidebook completely.

Enjoy your Learning!

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2. LEARNING GUIDE

The purpose of this handbook is to provide an important facet of the Analytics Insights Program.
It includes a list of links and steps illustrating how to access learning sources.

PwC Launchpad Program

• Every section of self-study would be accompanied by a master class along with doubt-
clearing sessions.
• SME sessions to bring in industry insights and expose to industry use cases.
• Introduction of gamification to make learning fun.

The Analytics Insights stream has 4 Micro-Certification courses. This learning journey of 18
weeks consists of 4-course modules covering:
1. Micro Certification 1 - IT Fundamentals
• Logic Development
• Basic Agile
• N tier architecture
• OOP

2. Micro Certification 2 - RDBMS

• Database RDBMS, Oracle

3. Micro Certification 3 - Programming Fundamentals

• Programming Fundamentals Python

4. Micro Certification 4 - Data Engineering - Intro

• Data Science & Analytics – intro
• Data Engineering – Intro

Program Highlights
• Completely online: delivered 24x7 through a best-in-class digital skilling platform.
• A learning approach based on the idea that skills are acquired through practice, and
feedback: you will find that each course has an ample number of exercises, quizzes,
and hands-on labs that are designed to help you become confident in the practical
application of concepts.
• Support from SMEs as you progress.
• Discussion forum and help desk support.

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Key Components of the Program
• The program is structured as a set of course modules.
• Each module is a learning unit that consists of introduction videos, learning content,
code-demos, hands-on lab exercises (wherever applicable), and knowledge-check
quizzes.
• Every module includes both mandatory and additional activities. XP points are
exclusively assigned for the mandatory activities (Quizzes and Hands-on) only and all
other activities given are for practice purpose. As you complete more mandatory
activities, the XP points will keep increasing.
• The additional activities are provided to help you to gain clearer and deeper
understanding of the topics covered.
• Upon completion of 75% learning of all mandatory activities of a module, the next
module in sequence will be opened and you will be qualified to appear for the micro
certification of the respective modules.
• To be eligible to attempt a micro-certification, you must have to complete 75% of the
learning of all mandatory activities of the associated module by midnight (11.59 PM) on
the day before the assessment schedule. You can track your learning progress from the
"Module Wise Completion" section of your performance dashboard.
• Candidates are allowed to take only one attempt, and it will be conducted in 2 different
occurrences for each of the micro certifications and the passing score is 70%. Your
Micro certification score will be updated under the “Attempt-wise Assessment Score” on
your performance dashboard page.
• To avoid running out of time to prepare for the next module in sequence and to gain
extra bonus XPs, you are expected to take the assessment on the first occurrence.
• As per the schedule, you will be automatically enrolled and notified about the micro
certification Assessments. 75% learning completion of mandatory activities is a must for
both Assessments and course module enablement.
• To complete the program, you will have to clear all the five micro-certifications.
• You can avail help desk in case you find any challenges during the learning.

“Earn XP Points and be part of rewards & recognitions”.

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3. LEARNING JOURNEY

RDBMS Data Engineering - Intro

• Logic
Development • Programming
Fundamentals
• Basic Agile Python • Data Science &
• N tier architecture Analytics – intro
• Database RDBMS
• OOP • Data Engineering –
• Oracle
Intro

Programming
IT Fundamentals
Fundamentals

Module Highlights

◼ Micro Certification 1 - IT Fundamentals Module

Logic Development Agile Principles,SDLC, N tier architecture OOP

Scrum Framework

• Introduction to • Software • Introduction to • Introduction to

Logic Engineering Software Object-
Development Fundamentals Architecture Oriented
• Flowcharts & • Software • Introduction to technology
Pseudocode Develoment Layered • Principles in
• Selection process Architecture Object-
statements Models • Introduction to Oriented
• Looping • Agile Tiers technology
statements Methodologies • Introduction to
• Arrays Fundamentals N tier
• Scrum Architecture
Methodology • Overview of
Web
Applications

◼ Micro Certification 2 - RDBMS Module

RDBMS

•RDBMS Concepts
•Data Definition Language
•Data Manipulation Language
•Select Statement
•Function - Scalar & Aggregate
•Joins & Subquery
•DCL and Database Objects
•Debugging Questions

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◼ Micro Certification 3 – Programming Fundamentals Module

Programming Fundamentals

•Introduction to Python
•Control Structures
•Lists,Tuples and Dictionaries
•Functions and Modules
•Regular Expressions and Exception
Handling
•File Handling
•Classes and Objects
•Code Analysis and Debugging

◼ Micro Certification 4 – Data Engineering Intro Module

Data Engg Intro

•Course Introduction
•Pandas Data Structures
•Introduction to Pandas Data Structures
•Indexing and Selecting
•Column and Row Operations
•Descriptive Statistics
•Exploratory Data Analysis
•Introduction To EDA
•Univariate Analysis
•Bivariate Analysis
•Multivariate Analysis
•Course Introduction Web Scraping
•Web Scraping using Python
•Machine Learning Fundamentals
•General Concept of Data Warehouse
•Dimensional Modeling
•Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
•ETL
•Data Mining
•Business Intelligence

Getting Started
To get started you need to login to PwC learning platform
https://pwc.tekstac.com/login/index.php. On the day of the program launch, you will
receive a welcome email containing your login credentials and all other pertinent
program details. In most mail programs, this should appear as a blue link that you can
just click on. If that does not work, then copy, and paste the address on the address line
at the top of your web browser window. Once you log in you will find all the required
details about the program. Watch the dashboard tutorial video at
https://pwc.tekstac.com/blocks/faq/view.php?id=20.

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 Courses
To access the courses, Login to the PwC Learning platform
https://pwc.tekstac.com/login/index.php,
• On the home page, scroll down to the "My Learning Path" section and click on the
"Analytics Insights" learning path and access all your course modules.
Once you log in and go through the course modules, please make note that there
are learning videos, and mandatory course activities like Quizzes and Hands-on,
that will be present under each course unit. These quizzes are meant to gauge your
understanding of the concepts in each course unit, and the hands-on activities are
to help you implement the concepts learned. Please find the screenshot given below
for your reference.

• On completing the mandatory activities in each course unit, you will be awarded
certain XP points. As you complete more activities, the XP points will keep
increasing.

4. The Learning Platform

Once you log in you will reach a dashboard as shown in the image below.

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Learning Progress
To know your learning progress, log in to the PwC – Analytics Insights Learning
platform, and on the home page you will see:
• “My Rewards” that details your XP points level. It also includes your overall rank. Click
on More to understand the XP Gained and how many points have been scored in each
module, Test, Quiz and Coding Activity.
• “My Performance” that details the “Milestone Based Progress”.
• The doughnut charts shown above under “My Performance” capture your mandatory
activity progress and master classes attendance respectively and the “Milestone Based
Progress “graph indicates your course completion Vs the recommended course
completion to be achieved within 18 weeks.

Learning Path Overview

• “My Learning Path” shows the Learning Path assigned to you, which contains a series
of courses arranged in the sequential learning order.

• Once you click on the assigned learning path the list of courses arranged in the
Learning Order is displayed.

Right Navigation Menu

• A right navigation menu is a located on the top right-hand side on your dashboard. It
typically contains links to following sections.

• Help desk
• FAQ
• Community
• Performance Dashboard
• Handbook

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Help Desk
• For any issues/queries related to the platform or the learning activities, you may raise a
ticket using the Help Desk option available on the platform. Replies/responses to the
tickets will be sent by emails/notifications (on the platform), within 24 hours on working
days. Please find the screenshot given below for your reference. Once you click on
“Raise new ticket”, you will be guided to mention the category and type of your query.
All tickets raised by you will be displayed here including the status of your ticket.
• You will be able to submit tickets under the assessment category only if the associated
micro certification assessment is enabled; otherwise, the assessment category and the
relevant dropdown options will be inactive.

Frequently Asked Questions

• FAQ section can be accessed through the right navigation menu. Please click here to
access the "FAQ" section.

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 Performance Dashboard
• Holistic view of your performance (course module wise & assessment) can be accessed
through the ‘Performance Dashboard’. The performance dashboard can be accessed
through the right navigation menu.
• You can track your learning progress from the "Module Wise Completion" section of
your performance dashboard.
• The day after your assessment, your micro certification score will be updated under the
“Attempt-wise Assessment Score” on your performance dashboard page.

Please click here to access your "Performance Dashboard"

Discussion Forum
• Cohort discussions help a learner to participate in the discussions that happen within
the college. This helps in progress and improves the discussions that are happening
within the groups that you would be a part of enhancing the learning experience
throughout the program.

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5. COURSE TOPICS

The learning content of each course module will have numerous learning activities, that
will cover the mentioned topics.

ANALYTICS INSIGHTS

Module
1 IT Fundamentals
Topics include: Conditions, iterations and Arrays in a Pseudocode,
features of Agile and its benefits, various tiers of an application, the difference between
layered and tiered architecture and Object-Oriented Principles (OOP) - Abstraction,
Encapsulation, Hierarchy, Polymorphism, Modularity, Typing and Persistence.

Module
2 RDBMS

Topics include: Data is creation, organization, storage, to retrieve from a database and
working with the Oracle database to perform various computations, and functions.
RDBMS concepts Data definition, Data manipulation, select statements, Scalar &
Aggregate functions, Joins and Subqueries, Views.

Module
3 Programming Fundamentals

Topics include: Basic concepts of Python programming, data types, variables,

expressions, conditional and iterative statements, and functions, usage and creation of
custom Python modules to benefit from the vast array of functionality

Module
4 Data Engineering – Intro

Topics include: Data analytics using Pandas, Exploratory Data Analysis, Web
Scraping, and Machine Learning methods.

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6. RECOMMENDED COMPLETION

• Please find the given “Recommended Schedule” for your reference. This chart will
give you an idea of how you need to progress with your learning on a weekly basis.
• There are 2 occurrences for appearing in a micro certification (Occurrence 1;
Occurrence 2)
• Completing a micro certification in the first occurrence will get you extra XP.

MICRO CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE

Micro
Recommended Schedule Micro
Duration Certification
S.No. Milestone Certification
(Hr.) Occurrence
Occurrence 1
Start Date End Date 2
1 IT Fundamentals 20 15-02-2024 07-03-2024 08-03-2024 13-03-2024
2 RDBMS 30 11-03-2024 28-03-2024 29-03-2024 03-04-2024
Programming
3 40
Fundamentals 01-04-2024 03-05-2024 06-05-2024 08-05-2024
4 Data Engineering - Intro 26 06-05-2024 17-06-2024 18-06-2024 21-06-2024

MASTER CLASS SCHEDULE

Master Class Master Class Master Class

S.No. Milestone Duration Time
1 2 3

1 IT Fundamentals 23-02-2024 01-03-2024 06-03-2024 2 6-8PM

2 RDBMS 15-03-2024 22-03-2024 27-03-2024 2 6-8PM
Programming
3
Fundamentals 11-04-2024 13-04-2024 19-04-2024 2 6-8PM
4 Data Engineering - Intro 10-05-2024 15-05-2024 17-05-2024 2 6-8PM

COURSE MODULE-WISE DURATION

DURATION
S. No COURSE MODULES TOPICS
(hours)
Logic Development 4
Basic Agile 4
1 IT Fundamentals
N tier architecture 4
OOP 8
2 RDBMS Database RDBMS, MySQL 30
3 Programming Fundamentals Programming Fundamentals Python 40
Data Science & Analytics – intro 10
4 Data Engineering - Intro
Data Engineering – Intro 16
Total 116

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7. PROGRAM GUIDELINES

• Learning must be done in a sequence as mentioned in the “Recommended Schedule”

and must be completed within 18 weeks.
• 75% of learning completion of mandatory activities in a course module will provide
access to you to the next module in the learning journey.
• To be eligible to attempt a Micro-Certification, you must have to complete 75% of the
learning of all mandatory activities of the associated module by midnight (11.59 PM) on
the day before the assessment schedule. You can track your learning progress from the
"Module Wise Completion" section of your performance dashboard.
• Candidates are allowed to take only one attempt, and it will be conducted in 2 different
occurrences for each of the Micro Certifications and the passing score is 70%. Your
Micro certification score will be updated under the “Attempt-wise Assessment Score” on
your performance dashboard page.
• The schedules for the “Micro-Certifications” will be sent by email and scroll notifications
will be displayed on the platform. Please go through the assessment guideline notified
through mail or from the FAQ section available on your dashboard.
• All the eligible students will be enrolled for the micro certification, and the assessment
details will get enabled on your dashboard page. To take the assessment, click on the
“Ongoing/Upcoming” tab given under “My Assessment" section on your dashboard
page. Assessment link will be available 2 hours prior to the start time.

• The assessment schedule, format, duration, and all essential details will be sent to you
via email one day before your assessment. As the assessment is proctored, you will
also receive proctored assessment guidelines and a demo video demonstrating how to
complete a proctored assessment in the email notification. The same information will be
updated in your dashboard notification.
• The platform has a Help Desk where students can raise tickets regarding platform issues
and any technical doubt/query about the learning activities. Queries will be responded
to within 24 hours on any working day.

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 8. BADGES & BONUS POINTS

• Digital badges were awarded upon the successful completion of each learning module
and its corresponding assessment.
• Upon successfully completing the Learning Completion as scheduled, candidates will
receive 100 bonus points, and an additional 200 points will be awarded for attending
and clearing the assessment in the first occurrence. Additional 100 XP points will be
awarded for college champion.

*MC – Micro Certification

• Bonus points for learning progress based on health score. Health score is calculated by
considering various parameters such as learning progress, time spent on the platform,
master class attendance and micro-certification performance. A consistent good health
score will earn you extra XP points.
• Bonus points will be calculated after each course module completion and accumulated
Bonus XP points will be displayed in the points logs.

9. REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Recognize outstanding learners by featuring them as the "Learner of the Month".

• Weekly quiz will be conducted, and toppers will be recognized.
• Rewards will be bestowed to exceptional learners who are ahead of schedule,
consistently excel in all facets of the learning program, and continually achieve
outstanding results across various metrics.

10. MASTER CLASSES

• Master classes aim to enhance and perfect specific skills within a given field, offering
participants the chance to receive training and guidance from experts.
• The scheduled sessions, including dates, times, and master class links, will be
communicated to you via email in advance.

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 • It is imperative that participants access the master class solely through their
registered email ID, and attendance will be monitored throughout the sessions.
Students are expected to be present for the entirety of the sessions.

11. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

1. What is Right Navigation Menu & where can I find it?

A right navigation menu is a located on the top right-hand side on your dashboard. It
typically contains links to following sections.

• Help desk
• FAQ
• Community
• Performance Dashboard
• Handbook

2. What is a performance Dashboard & where can I find it?

• Holistic view of your performance (course module wise & assessment) can be
accessed through the ‘Performance Dashboard’. It can be accessed through the
right navigation menu.
• Please click here to access your "Performance Dashboard".

3. How can I track my learning progress & Assessment score?

• You can track your learning progress from the "Module Wise Completion"
section of your performance dashboard.
• The day after your assessment, your Micro certification score will be updated
under the “Attempt-wise Assessment Score” on your performance dashboard
page.

4. Why is my Micro certification assessment status “Withheld / Rejected”?

• Your attempt is rejected since you did not adhere to the proctored assessment
guidelines, and your attempt and score will not be considered.
• Go through the following guidelines before you start the assessment. Proctored
Assessment Guideline

5. How to take a proctored assessment in Tekstac platform?

• Demo Video on Taking a proctored assessment in Tekstac

6. How to check if webcam & screen share are working for me?

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 • Click on the below link to check the system prerequisites such as webcam,
microphone, screen share prior to the assessment.
• https://pwc.tekstac.com/blocks/coursetimer/trial.php
• Ensure you have > 1 Mbps upload/download internet speed.
• For any further issues, please keep your TPO informed and immediately raise
a ticket through helpdesk.

7. Where can I find my learning schedule?

• You can find your learning & Micro Certification assessment schedule on your
handbook and on your performance dashboard’s module wise completion
section. Please click here to access your "Performance Dashboard".

All the best everyone. Happy learning to you all

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