The Business Analytics and Operations Certificate
The Business Analytics and Operations Certificate is a flexible program that can be completed in 6 months. You’ll be equipped with data and operations skills essential for store management and leadership positions. The program will teach you how to frame business problems, wrangle data in spreadsheets, create data visualizations, and share insights with stakeholders.
You will learn how to manage complex projects and be equipped with skills to contribute to profitable retail operations. This certificate is a Career Launch program, designed for employees with no prior experience. Expect to spend 10-15 hours a week, with individualized support along the way. Career Launch certificates provide in-demand skills.
The Business Analytics and Operations Certificate
The Business Analytics and Operations Certificate is a flexible program that can be completed in 6 months. You’ll be equipped with data and operations skills essential for store management and leadership positions. The program will teach you how to frame business problems, wrangle data in spreadsheets, create data visualizations, and share insights with stakeholders.
You will learn how to manage complex projects and be equipped with skills to contribute to profitable retail operations. This certificate is a Career Launch program, designed for employees with no prior experience. Expect to spend 10-15 hours a week, with individualized support along the way. Career Launch certificates provide in-demand skills.
Why Business Analytics and Operations?
Analytics and operations skills are highly valued in nearly every industry including retail
Understanding data can help you improve store operations or pursue a new role as a business analyst
Operations and project management skills enable you to manage teams and run profitable businesses
4 Courses | Hands-On Learning and Career Exploration
Foundations of Project Management
In this course, you will be introduced to the foundations of project management. You will become familiar with the role of the project manager and the leadership skills needed to be successful as a project manager. You will learn essential information about projects, project life cycles, project management processes and methodologies, and you will explore stakeholder management and create a plan for engaging with stakeholders. You will be introduced to different kinds of project management tools.
Learning outcomes:
Agile Project Management
In this course you will learn the fundamentals of Agile project management methodologies. The learning experience is highly interactive and hands-on, providing you with the opportunity to learn by doing. You will begin by exploring the fundamentals of Agile, including frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and XP. You will then learn about Scrum in detail, covering key concepts, such as sprints, adaptive planning and estimation. You will also learn how to conduct daily scrums, retrospectives and other key meetings to successfully plan and manage a project. While learning these concepts and frameworks, you will practice key project management related soft skills, such as how to plan for unexpected challenges and proactively manage issues that arise on a team.
Learning outcomes:
Business Analytics Fundamentals
This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of Business and Data Analytics. You will practice skills for business framing, data manipulation, descriptive statistics, and data visualizations. This course is designed for students with little or no background in business or analytics. Upon completion, you will apply your new knowledge to make compelling, data driven business recommendations. Watch your new insights come to life by making compelling data visualizations.
Learning outcomes:
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:
What You’ll Learn:
After completing this program, you’ll be ready to:
- Frame business problems effectively
- Wrangle data and communicate insights to business stakeholders
- Use spreadsheet software to manipulate and prepare data for analysis
- Learn to visualize data using data visualization tools.
- Create a project outline, project charter, work breakdown structure, and scope statement
- Manage a technical project from start to finish using Agile methodologies, tools and frameworks
Learning Experience
- No required times to log in. Complete lessons at times during the week that work for you. Keep up with deadlines to stay on track and complete in 6 months.
- Complete real business projects in an online platform and get individualized support and feedback from instructors.
- Practice using analytics and project management software directly in the learning platform. No separate downloads.
- Explore the real work that business analysts, project managers and operations specialists 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
What is the schedule?
There are two courses which will be open for 8 weeks each with a 1-week grading period after each. You should expect to spend 5 hours per week getting through the coursework. Courses will open and close on a specific start and end date, after which you’ll no longer be able to access the course or submit projects for grading. 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 projects during the course period. We provide a suggested course schedule to help pace yourself through each course. Students who follow this schedule are more likely to earn the certificate and get more out of the course by spreading out their workload, and our instructors often provide weekly nudges to keep you on track. As long as you submit all projects 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 earn the certificate.
Can I work full-time while enrolled in this program?
Yes, the entire course experience is online and can be completed on your own schedule as long as you work towards the deadlines set in each course. There are no set times or classes when you need to log in. Our courses are designed for working professionals, students, and parents!
What prerequisites do I need?
Students must have a high school degree prior to taking this program. Due to the rigorous curriculum, comfort with high school level mathematics with a focus on algebra and statistics is required. In addition, students should have basic computer literacy skills including familiarity with word processing and presentation tools.
What industry certifications will I be prepared for?
This certificate program aligns to the Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Exam. While we recommend additional study beyond this program, you’ll gain a headstart in your preparation for this industry-leading certification.
What is Pathstream?
Pathstream is a learning provider founded with a vision to unlock the unrealized human potential of every employee. Today, we partner with business leaders like Florida A&M University to help team members unlock everyday wins that drive success for their careers, customers, and companies.