This course is offered through Coursera, which is an ACE Authorized Instructional Platform.
The course objective is for students to develop the job-ready skills, tools, and portfolios for an entry-level data analyst or data scientist position. Through these eight online modules, learners will dive into the role of a data analyst or data scientist and develop the essential skills needed to work with a range of data sources and apply powerful tools, including Excel, Cognos Analytics, and the R programming language, towards becoming a data-driven practitioner.
By the end of this Professional Certificate, students will be able to explain the data analyst and data scientist roles, work with Excel spreadsheets and utilize them for data analysis to create charts and plots, utilize Cognos Analytics to create interactive dashboards and with relational databases and query data using SQL statements. Learners also use the R programming language to complete the entire data analysis process - including data preparation, statistical analysis, data visualization, predictive modeling, creating interactive data applications, communicating data findings, and preparing a report for stakeholders.
