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Introduction to Data Analytics
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED

Online short course introducing data quality and ways to apply data quality measures to real-life data sets.

Summary

Price
Free
Study method
Online + live classes
Course format
Audio
Duration
10 weeks · Part-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Certificate of Attendance - Free
Additional info
  • Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

Making sense of new data is vital to allow organisations to carry out business, respond to changes, and take advantage of new opportunities. In this short course you will study data quality and learn how to apply data quality measures to real-life data sets. This training course provides a hands-on introduction to gaining the skills to practise professional data analysis strategies and techniques that can be applied in a multitude of different environments.

Certificates

Certificate of Attendance

Digital certificate - Included

Certificate will be issued after the course has been completed.

Course media

Description

Course Overview

Week 1

  • Overview – sources of data, traditional/structured vs. non-traditional/unstructured
  • Assessment brief

Week 2

  • Consequences of poor data quality
  • Decision-making processes within organisations

Week 3

  • Using data to support decisions and discussion of outliers
  • Data cleansing, formatting and filtering techniques

Week 4

  • Data cleansing, Extract-Transform-Load / Extract-Load-Transform processes, mapped to CrispDM

Week 5

  • Introduction to WEKA
  • Association Rule Mining using Apriori in WEKA

Week 6

  • Clustering using WEKA to underpin theory

Week 7

  • Exploring issues with big data

Week 8

  • Data visualisation
  • Basic excel charts to aid visualisation

Week 9

  • Discussion on cloud data analytics

Week 10

  • Dashboards, design issues

Weeks 11- 13

  • Assessment completion

Course aims

Data analysis is only as good as the data sources and understanding of the tools and techniques needed to maximise the use of existing company data.

Part of this course will examine what data is, how to process data into information and hopefully leave the organisation with knowledge and wisdom.

Benefits

Many organisations have vast databases/data sets with a limited understanding of what to do with the data, so this course will highlight how to improve the quality of data and what type of decisions could be made with basic company data. With better data and the correct tools, better decisions could be made.

The learner will be exposed to data in all its forms and processes to ensure that data is fit for its purpose. They will also be exposed to tools that could aid with decision-making, along with issues with respect to big data and cloud data analytics.

Award

After completing this course, you will receive 20 free credits which can then be used for future learning.

Who is this course for?

This training course is exclusively available to Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire based students, graduates and businesses with a maximum of 250 employees.

Requirements

Learners must either be:

  • A student or graduate living in Staffordshire
  • An employee of a small to medium-sized business (SME) based in Staffordshire

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