The Business Analytics Certificate
Congratulations on finding a learning program that will help you develop the skills you’ll need to progress on your career pathway at Centene!
Texas A&M University has partnered with Pathstream to deliver this online program – The Business Analytics Certificate is designed for aspiring business and data professionals. You’ll be equipped with fundamental business and analytics skills to make data-driven decisions across a variety of business contexts and scenarios. You will learn how to frame business problems, wrangle data in spreadsheets, and create compelling data visualizations and dashboards for various audiences and stakeholders. You’ll also bring your data analysis to life using data visualization software.
Why Business Analytics?
Highly Valued Skills.
Data and business analytics are highly valued skills in nearly every industry. These skills are extremely sought after and are easily transferred.
Improve Operations, Increase Profit.
Understanding how to analyze data can help you improve business operations and increase profit, making you an extremely valuable team member.
Growth Opportunities.
A certificate in business analytics
will prepare you for new career opportunities as a business analyst or data analyst.
2 Courses | Hands-On Learning and Career Exploration
Course 1:
Business Analytics Fundamentals
Course 2:
Data Visualization with Tableau
Course 1: Business Analytics Fundamentals
This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of Business and Data Analytics. You will practice skills for data wrangling, data visualizations, descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis, and data storytelling. This course is designed for students with little or no background in business or analytics. Upon completion, you will be able to apply your new knowledge to make compelling business recommendations based on data. Watch your new insights come to life by making compelling data visualizations.
Learning Outcomes:
- Construct business framing applications for analytics problem-solving processes.
- Apply spreadsheet software to manipulate and prepare data for analysis.
- Communicate analysis insights to intended audiences, such as business stakeholders.
Course 2: Data Visualization with Tableau
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of data visualization, including how to communicate insights from data. You will be learning in an online lab environment using real industry data sets and building directly in Tableau software embedded in the learning experience (no downloads required). You will create and design both static and dynamic tables, data visualizations, dashboards, and stories while incorporating visual design best practices. You will also connect multiple external data sources and optimize large data to efficiently wrangle and analyze industry data.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn to use Tableau Software to visualize data.
- Build interactive tables by connecting, preparing, and customizing data in Tableau.
- Create data visualizations, dashboards, and Tableau Stories, to communicate insights to business stakeholders.
- Apply Tableau performance optimization to improve speed when working with large datasets.
2 Courses | Hands-On Learning and Career Exploration
Course 1:
Business Analytics Fundamentals
This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of Business and Data Analytics. You will practice skills for data wrangling, data visualizations, descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis, and data storytelling. This course is designed for students with little or no background in business or analytics. Upon completion, you will be able to apply your new knowledge to make compelling business recommendations based on data. Watch your new insights come to life by making compelling data visualizations.
Learning Outcomes:
- Construct business framing applications for analytics problem-solving processes.
- Apply spreadsheet software to manipulate and prepare data for analysis.
- Communicate analysis insights to intended audiences, such as business stakeholders.
Course 2:
Data Visualization with Tableau
In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of data visualization, including how to communicate insights from data. You will be learning in an online lab environment using real industry data sets and building directly in Tableau software embedded in the learning experience (no downloads required). You will create and design both static and dynamic tables, data visualizations, dashboards, and stories while incorporating visual design best practices. You will also connect multiple external data sources and optimize large data to efficiently wrangle and analyze industry data.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn to use Tableau Software to visualize data.
- Build interactive tables by connecting, preparing, and customizing data in Tableau.
- Create data visualizations, dashboards, and Tableau Stories, to communicate insights to business stakeholders.
- Apply Tableau performance optimization to improve speed when working with large datasets.
After completing this program, you’ll be ready to:
- Frame business problems effectively
- Identify insights from data using exploratory data analysis and communicate insights to business stakeholders
- Learn SQL and design industry-standard relational database schemas
- Perform inferential data analysis and construct a simple predictive model
- Learn to visualize data using Tableau software
- No required class times. Complete lessons throughout the week at times that work for you. Keep up with deadlines to stay on track and complete in 18 weeks.
- Complete real business projects in an online platform and get one-on-one support and feedback from instructors.
- Practice using data analytics and data visualization software directly in the learning platform. No separate downloads required.
- Explore the real work that project managers and data analysts do on the job and apply those skills to your own career.
- Access individualized career coaching to help you get promoted and advance professionally.
FAQs
How long will I have to complete the program?
The Business Analytics Certificate is 18 weeks long. During that time, you will complete 2 courses that will be open for 8 weeks each with a 1-week grading period after each. You should expect to spend 8 hours per week navigating the coursework.
Do I have to take the courses at a certain day or time?
Courses will open and close on a specific start and end date, after which you’ll no longer be able to access the course. The program is flexibly-paced, meaning you can move as quickly or slowly as you’d like through each course, as long as you complete all sections and assignments during the course period.
What is the schedule?
We provide a suggested course schedule to help pace yourself through each course. Students who follow this schedule are more likely to complete the course and get more out of it by spreading out their workload, and our instructors provide weekly nudges to keep you on track. As long as you submit all assignments by the course end date, you can progress through the course at whatever pace works best for you! For example, you might do all your work over the weekend or space it out throughout the week. We’ve found that students who follow our suggested course schedule are much more likely to successfully complete the course and earn their certificate.
Can I work full-time while enrolled in this program?
What prerequisites do I need?
Students must have a high school degree prior to taking this program. No prior experience is required. We do recommend having basic computer literacy skills and familiarity working in Google Suite.
What is Pathstream?
Pathstream is a provider of digital skills training based in Silicon Valley. We partner with leading tech companies and universities like Texas A&M University to develop programs that help employees advance in their careers. Pathstream is here to support you every step of the way: from your enrollment experience, to your in-program experience, to your post-certificate career assistance.