Business Analytics Science

This Program is Perfect For

Professionals and career changers aiming to apply data-driven insights in business settings
Individuals seeking a fast-paced, industry-relevant credential with practical tool expertise
Learners who want affordability, flexibility, and outcomes

Business analytics fundamentals to drive growth

A 10-week online certificate course

In a data-driven economy, creating value means leveraging data to identify, strategize, and solve business problems. In this certificate course, you’ll learn the fundamentals in gathering, analyzing and presenting strategic data effectively to different audiences.

Topics

Data Modeling
Understand application workflows, design tables, determine primary keys and use the right data types effectively.
SQL, The Language of Data
Develop SQL queries and learn techniques such as filtering, working with joins and using aggregate functions.
Data Visualization Tools
Design research questions and select tools, techniques and visualization types to highlight insights. Get hands-on with Tableau.
KPIs
Develop business objectives and articulate their relationship to business performance.

What are employers are looking for in business analysts?

Adopt an analyst mindset
Explore, clean, and model data
Learn SQL: The language of databases
Tell a visual story with Tableau and Excel
Build visuals that drive action
Drive business growth with purposeful metrics
Transform data into decisions
Design experiments to optimize business outcomes
Separate noise from meaningful data
Accelerate analytics with AI
Skill-building workshops: Power BI

Class formats

Students are invited to join in on optional online meetings each week. You can enroll up to one week after the start date.

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Ziplines Education—Our curriculum partner

The Business Analytics Science Certificate Course is provided in partnership with Ziplines Education, a market-driven education company that delivers innovative programs to prepare learners for the demands of today's economy.

Payment options available

Paying upfront isn’t always realistic. Ziplines Education offers a three-part payment plan. For more information regarding payment options, please contact admissions@ziplines.com.

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Instructors

Data scientists and analytics experts working in some of the most successful global companies—Looker, Facebook, Novartis, and Prudential—will teach you how to drive growth and influence decision-making using the data in your organization.