Business Analytics Certification Online | Graduate

Add Data-Based Analysis to Your Business Acumen

Elevate your business career with statistics and logical thinking skills. With expertise in business analytics, you can identify organizational needs and provide solutions based on real-world information. Other responsibilities might include the following:

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Collect and analyze statistical information.

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Drive strategic plans that guide organizational success.

Acquire solid redistributed data and interpret it accurately.

Spot trends and make projections.

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What will I learn in this certificate program?

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics is designed for modern learners who want to broaden their skills in designing, developing, and implementing enterprise-level business analytics solutions for improved decision-making. Become an invaluable asset to any organization looking to increase growth, while decreasing cost and waste.

Courses cover an entire spectrum of business analytics, including…

Foundations of data analytics
Data mining and visualization
Predictive analytics

The transcribable, nationally recognized certificate serves as a “stackable credential” to emphasize your expertise in the area. Continue working toward a full degree, or highlight the certificate as a testament to your investment in your professional future.

Please note that students interested in this certificate, should have a firm knowledge of basic computing skills as well as the ability to grasp and understand the fundamental principles of business intelligence and data analytics.

Courses in this Certificate

This 12 credit-hour, stand-alone program consists of four, three credit courses:

MIS500 Foundations of Data Analytics
This course introduces students to the methodologies, techniques, and tools most commonly used in data analytics. These foundational methods are from the fields of statistics, operations research, and information systems. Topics include techniques and tools for visualization, inference, forecasting, optimization, simulation, and data mining. The emphasis is on exposing the student to the techniques and software tools that are used in the industry and will be used in the rest of the program.
MIS510 Data Mining and Visualization
This course will provide the basic framework for conducting various data and text mining methodologies, including logistic regression analyses, classical discriminant analyses, association rule, decision tree, support vector machine, neural networks, variable reduction, cluster analysis, text analytics, and web mining. In addition, this course teaches the essential and practical skills in visualization, including computer graphics, visual data representation, physical and human vision models, numerical representation of knowledge and concepts, pattern analysis, and computational methods. Recommended Prior Course: MIS500
MIS530 Predictive Analytics
This course covers the fundamental predictive analytics and data mining approaches applied in business. It introduces basic concepts and techniques to discover patterns in data, identify variables with the most predictive power, and develop predictive models.
MIS542 Business Analytics
This course provides an overview of the tools and techniques for analyzing business data in order to develop comprehensive and functional solutions. Topics include forecasting, simulation, and data modeling for complex problem analysis in medium to large organizations.

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Why You Should Earn Your Online Graduate Certificate

We understand that in today’s changing economy, stackable credentials are an important tool you can utilize immediately, while building credits toward a full degree. With a graduate certificate from CSU Global, you can prove proficiency in a specific subject with your stand-alone, transcribable, nationally recognized credentials. Get promoted or work toward a full degree. And with our Tuition Guarantee, your affordable tuition rate won’t increase over time.

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Learn Valuable Skills

As a student earning your Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, you get access to the complete field -- from requirement collection to emerging topics like big data and predictive analytics. Specific learning outcomes include the following:

Demonstrate the principles of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
Develop essential skills for applying data-analytics techniques and providing analytical results.
Design and implement analytics solutions that align with organizational strategies.

Online Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

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