Teams will be expected to stock data, cash flow and balance sheet of Tesla to identify the problems or trends and patterns. The process of identifying patterns or trends would be primarily based on the use and analytics of data using various tools and techniques discussed in the class.

1. Introduction (~500)
   1. Introduction

• Discuss the background of the analysis/research
• Explain the relevance to the industry or company used in the analysis in conjunction with the current business environment
• In a paragraph explain the purpose of the research, the relevance of the problem to the current business environment
  1. Scope and Objectives (deliverables)
• Scope: Clarify the scope of the analysis or research
• Objectives: clearly state the objective (similar to a research statement)

1. Background Research/Literature Review (~800)
   1. Business

• Use more than peer-reviewed papers or/and reputable media articles/opinions
• The papers/articles/opinions must be associated with the area of analysis/research and should be cohesively analyzed

1. Methodology (~700)
   1. Data

• Discuss the data** collected
• There must be at least 1,000 observations
• Explain how does it relate to the research/Analysis
• Mention the time frames and sources of the data
  1. Tools/Analytics
• Mention the tools and techniques used to analyze the data, including
  • Data Visualization using Tableau
  • Clustering/Unsupervised Learning using Excel/R/Python
  • Classification/Supervised Learning using Excel/R/Python
  • Neural Networks/Deep Learning using Excel/R/Python
• Explain how it addresses the analysis or research

1. Analysis (~2500)

• Align this section with 3.2 and explain how the data was analyzed
• Note changes in tools or methodology (if any)
  1. Analysis
• Elaborate the results found in 4.1 and explain how it addresses the objectives
• Explain how the results are in conjunction to section 2.0
• Graphs and explanation

1. Conclusion (~500)

• Use sections 2, 3, and 4 and provide conclusive remarks
• Provide solution to the problem along with some empirical evidence