Business Analytics Science
Issued by
UCSC Silicon Valley Extension
The Business Analytics Science Certificate is awarded after successful completion of our 10-week course which provides key knowledge areas required to be effective at utilizing data to help an organization optimize its business processes by making better, more informed decisions. The course is taught by leading industry practitioners and supplemented with live/online mentor-led sessions.
- Type Experience
- Level Foundational
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Accessing Data with SQL
- Actionable Insights
- Aligning Metrics
- Aligning Metrics & KPIs to Business Objectives
- Business Analytics
- Business Data Analysis
- Business Insights
- Business Objectives
- Data Insights And Recommendations
- Data Modeling
- Data Signal vs.Noise
- Data Visualization Fundamentals
- Data Visualization Technology
- Extracting and Presenting Actionable Data Insights
- KPI Reporting
- Measurable Business Results
- Planning and Measuring Business Impact
- Strategic Analysis
Earning Criteria
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Online, mentored curriculum, with optional weekly online meetings. 8 CEUs
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Four to six hours each week, engaging with on-demand content created by industry experts including hands-on activities and assignments in the online learning portal (LMS)
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Optional (but recommended) weekly live/online interactive group sessions (two hours) led by mentors with subject matter expertise.
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Students received a 70% or higher on all end-of-module assessments.
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Successful completion of a strategic playbook.