Analytics, Data Management and AI

Business Builders is a gaming platform developed by HEC Montréal in close collaboration with SAP. Students work with real business data, make decisions, and compete in game scenarios - all inside SAP Analytics Cloud. Free for educators and students, used by educators in over 70 countries. No prior SAP knowledge needed.

Recommended games for school students:

• The Maple Heir: Entrepreneurship, finance & operations fundamentals
• The Agent: Sports management game data-driven decision-making
• The Hockey Analyst (newest): Analyze real hockey game data as an analyst

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• How Real NHL® Game Data Is Helping Students Build Analytical Skills for the Future
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School form: recommended for secondary school students age 16 and older.

Exploring the world of AI is a free, beginner-level online course in SAP Learning Hub, student edition that requires no coding skills. With a time commitment of approximately four hours spread across three weeks, it offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of AI.

The course begins with the fundamentals: What is AI, and how do computers learn to play games? Building on this, it explains the difference between machine learning and symbolic AI before introducing the various types of machine learning, such as supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. Beyond the technical aspects, the course also tackles philosophical questions, such as whether machines can truly think. It concludes with an exploration of the social implications of AI for society and the workforce.

The course also includes teaching notes for educators.

Exploring the World of AI

School form: recommended for secondary school students age 16 and older.

The AI modules of IT2School have a simple structure that  lets teachers implement the curriculum in classrooms with little prior training. The learning modules help identify AI in the real world and understand the impact of automated processes in daily life.

The development is a public-private collaboration in partnership between the University of Oldenburg, the Free University Berlin, and the Wissensfabrik network of which SAP is a member. 

The modules were developed as extension to the existing Wissensfabrik IT2School modules & complement the AI course.

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Also available: German Materials

School form: Modules B1, B2, B3, B5, and B8 are already suitable for primary school learners (ages 8–10). The other modules are for older students age 11-12+ .