Foundational Challenges
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- AnalysisFoundationalNew
Optimize EcoThreads' Local vs. Overseas Cotton Sourcing
Working only from the EcoThreads sourcing file (the de-identified internal record) and the supplier cost-and-emissions dataset, find the combination of local and overseas shirt …
- Cost Minimization
- Isoquant Isocost
- Carbon Footprint
Open coursework - CodeFoundationalNew
Rule-Based Intent Classifier for a Customer-Support Triage Bot
Build a rule-based classifier in Python that runs ordered rules (regex + keyword + simple heuristics) against ticket subject + body. Use a hierarchical rule structure (high-prec…
- Knowledge Representation
- Rule Based Systems
- Python Programming
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (CS Elective) - CodeFoundationalNew
Parallelize an Image-Processing Pipeline with Data Parallelism
Your analysis task is to take the serial pipeline module and its configuration (provided as 'serial-pipeline-module'), run it against the representative image batch described in…
- Data Parallelism
- Python
- Multiprocessing
Open coursework - ResearchFoundationalNew
Optimizing Survey Design for a São Paulo D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to design a complete survey research plan for Glow SP. Define the target population, sampling frame, and sample size. Create a 15-question survey (mix of closed and…
- Survey Design
- Sampling
- Questionnaire Construction
Open coursework Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real-world context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- DesignFoundationalNew
Build a Tic-Tac-Toe-Style Game Agent for an Edtech Demo
Implement Connect-Four (7-column, 6-row board) in Python plus a minimax agent with alpha-beta pruning, configurable search depth, and a simple heuristic evaluation function for …
- Game Playing Ai
- Minimax
- Alpha Beta Pruning
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - ResearchFoundationalNew
Diagnose GreenBite's Plant-Based Chicken Launch Readiness
Work only from the four items in the provided materials: the GreenBite launch-readiness case file, the draft consumer survey instrument left by the previous analyst, the nationa…
- Survey Design
- Data Analysis
- Consumer Behavior
Open coursework - StrategyFoundationalNew
Restructure GreenMart's Store Sales Force to Lift Upselling
Using the provided transaction-level sales export, the staff roster and turnover record, and the store-visit field notes, build a sales force restructuring plan for GreenMart's …
- Sales Force Analysis
- Incentive Design
- Training Program Design
Open coursework - DesignFoundationalNew
Design a Kanban Catering Workflow for a Lisbon Bakery Chain
Using the order-flow case file describing how a catering order moves from intake to delivery confirmation, and the sample catering order log provided, design a complete Kanban s…
- Kanban
- Process Mapping
- Wip Limits
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- CodeFoundationalNew
Diagnose and Rebuild a Slow Recipe Search at a Marketplace Startup
Work only from the three items in the provided materials: the current search function, a representative sample of the recipe catalog, and the fixed set of representative queries…
- Algorithm Analysis
- Big O
- Data Structures
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Investigate Price Sensitivity for GlowSydney's New Moisturizer
Working solo, begin by exploring the GlowSydney transaction history (provided as the dataset 'glowsydney-transactions') to summarize how prices and units sold are distributed, u…
- Descriptive Statistics
- Linear Regression
- Data Visualization
Open coursework - DesignFoundationalNew
Digital Transformation for a Legacy Luxury Hotel
Design a digital strategy for the hotel's guest experience. Constraints: no changes to the physical property; budget of €500,000; must integrate with existing PMS. Success means…
- Customer Journey Mapping
- Digital Strategy
- Luxury Service Design
Luxury Brand Management - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Sentiment Analysis for Tel Aviv D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are provided with a dataset of 10,000 customer reviews (in English) with no labels. Your task is to preprocess the text, develop a sentiment classification model using NLP t…
- Text Preprocessing
- Sentiment Analysis
- Classification
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- AnalysisFoundationalNew
Brand Architecture Overhaul for a D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a brand strategy intern at GlowUp. Your task is to audit the current brand portfolio, propose a new brand architecture (e.g., branded house, house of brands, or hybrid),…
- Brand Portfolio Audit
- Brand Architecture
- Naming
Open coursework - DesignFoundationalNew
Sustainable Fashion Brand Awareness Campaign
You are a freelance marketing consultant hired by EcoThreads. Design a 1-month campaign with a budget of €20,000. The goal is to achieve 1 million impressions and 5,000 new emai…
- Guerrilla Marketing
- Social Media Strategy
- Influencer Outreach
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Materiality Assessment for a Toronto Craft Brewery
Using the simulated financial statements provided (income statement, balance sheet, and notes), select an appropriate benchmark (e.g., revenue, profit before tax, total assets) …
- Materiality Assessment
- Audit Planning
- Financial Analysis
Auditing and Assurance - CodeFoundationalNew
Python Data Pipeline for Spotify Listening Trends
Write a Python script (or Jupyter notebook) that reads the provided CSV files (4 weeks of Spotify Top 200 data), cleans inconsistencies (missing artists, duplicate entries, enco…
- Object Oriented Programming
- Data Analytics
- Statistics
Open coursework - CodeFoundationalNew
Build a Simple Neural Network to Read Handwritten Postal Codes
You receive a labeled dataset of about 60,000 handwritten digit images (28x28 grayscale) drawn from Indian postal forms. Build two models from scratch in PyTorch: (1) a 2-layer …
- Neural Networks
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Pytorch
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Performance Evaluation of a Tech Mutual Fund
Your task is to analyze the TechGrowth Fund's monthly returns from 2019-2023, along with benchmark and risk-free rate data. You must calculate and interpret key performance meas…
- Performance Evaluation
- Sharpe Ratio
- Jensens Alpha
Open coursework - CodeFoundationalNew
Tune a Pick-and-Place Controller for a Cosmetics Co-Packer
You receive 4 hours of logged trajectories from the existing controller (joint positions, target poses, miss/success labels) and read/write access to the controller config (YAML…
- Motion Control
- Trajectory Tuning
- Robot Kinematics
Open coursework - StrategyFoundationalNew
Design a Lightweight Intrapreneurship Program for TaskFlow
Working only from the materials provided — the TaskFlow company dossier (taskflow-dossier), the leadership strategy and budget memo (leadership-memo), and the employee innovatio…
- Program Design
- Intrapreneurship
- Process Mapping
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Competitive SEO Audit for a Munich Craft Beer E-Shop
Perform a technical SEO audit using free tools (Google Search Console data provided, Screaming Frog export attached). Analyze site architecture, page speed, mobile usability, me…
- Online Marketing
- Web Development
- Data Analytics
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Pricing Strategy for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
You are a pricing analyst at EcoWear. Using the survey data (simulated with 500 responses) and competitor prices, perform a conjoint analysis or price elasticity analysis. Deter…
- Data Analysis
- Statistics
- Data Visualization
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Cluster Climate-Tech SMB Customers for a Growth Team
You receive a CSV with company size, industry sub-vertical, country, product features adopted, monthly active users, and lifetime value. Standardize features, decide on a cluste…
- Unsupervised Learning
- Clustering
- Dimensionality Reduction
Machine Learning (Undergraduate) - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Design a Go/No-Go CVP Model for EcoWear Activewear
Design a CVP decision model and proposal for EcoWear's biodegradable activewear line using only the EcoWear Activewear Cost & Assumptions Brief and the Comparable Activewear SKU…
- Cvp Analysis
- Break Even Analysis
- Sensitivity Analysis
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