Business Analytics
The Rize Business Analytics program offers students comprehensive training in essential data analysis skills, including SQL and Tableau, empowering them to address a variety of business challenges using low-code analytics tools. Developed with input from academic and industry experts, the creation of this program was driven by a clear demand for a less technically challenging track that caters to a wide range of analytics careers. By adding Business Analytics to your course catalog, your institution can stay at the forefront of educational innovation and prepare students for high-growth careers in analytics.
Business Analytics
Courses
Business Analytics I
This course focuses on using the most common business analytics tools in the industry. You’ll build foundational skills in SQL and Tableau to extract, analyze, and visualize data. You’ll also dive into database design, hypothesis testing, and the nuances of big data in the business landscape.
Career Navigation and Exploration in Analytics
This course will help you find a job in Analytics upon graduation. Not just any job; one that excites you and meets your financial needs. In this course, you will explore career paths in Analytics, potential salary outcomes, and the skills you need to understand whether these salary outcomes will support you. This exploration will lead you to identify target jobs and opportunities. You will then plan the steps you need to take to achieve your goals and begin executing that plan.
Business Analytics II
This course is intended as a continuation of Business Analytics I. You’ll build on your knowledge of business analytics tools by learning advanced SQL and Tableau skills and predictive modeling. This course is oriented around business case studies to apply this newfound knowledge to real-world scenarios.
Data Analytics Practicum
This course will help you find a job in Analytics upon graduation. Not just any job; one that excites you and meets your financial needs. In this course, you will explore career paths in Analytics, potential salary outcomes, and the skills you need to understand whether these salary outcomes will support you. This exploration will lead you to identify target jobs and opportunities. You will then plan the steps you need to take to achieve your goals and begin executing that plan.
Foundations of Data Analytics I
In an increasingly data-driven world, everyone should be able to understand the numbers that govern our lives. Whether or not you want to work as a data analyst, being “data literate” will help you in your chosen field. In this course, you’ll learn the core concepts of inference and data analysis by working with real data. By the end of the term, you’ll be able to analyze large datasets and present your results.
Foundations of Data Analytics II
This course is intended as a continuation of Foundations of Data Analytics I. In this course, you’ll conduct more advanced analysis and data manipulation using spreadsheets. You will also expand your data analytics toolkit by learning the basics of the programming language Python, enabling you to solve a wider range of data problems. Additionally, this course introduces predictive models.
Student Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply action-oriented analysis for a given data problem in order to make their analytics as valuable as possible.
- Use probabilistic thinking to inform decision making.
- Solve a range of real-world business problems using advanced database and dashboarding tools to create living analyses.
- Present analyses to be as actionable as possible by focusing on problems and solutions.
- Develop and carry out a professional analytics project, articulating the rationale, methodology, process, and impact of the project with skill and insight.
- Formulate and defend strategic recommendations based on data analysis that align with organizational goals and exhibit awareness of market trends and competitive dynamics.
- Identify career opportunities through frameworks that evaluate fulfillment and financial health.
- Build a plan for securing opportunities, using empathy and professionalism to maximize chances of success.
Certifications
Disclosure
This program includes courses delivered online through an institution of the Lower Cost Models Consortium (LCMC), however all academic credit applies toward the degree requirements at your degree-granting institution.
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