Business Intelligence Analysis

As the amount of data companies collect continues to grow at a rapid rate, the ability to effectively transform that data into actionable information has become paramount for business growth and success.

The expanding field of business intelligence (BI) is now fundamental to all facets of business across all industries. Business intelligence analysts support data-driven organizational decision-making and maximize the utility of accumulated data. Businesses also use BI analysts to determine how to improve processes, discover efficiencies, support customers, and reduce costs.

In this hands-on certificate, you will gain a comprehensive, working knowledge of the complete analytics cycle, from determining requirements to extracting and disseminating information through various visualization techniques.

Advanced topics such as predictive analytics, SAS programming, R programming, Python, or SQL can be taken as electives for further specialization.

Our Specialized Certificate in Business Intelligence Analysis provides you with the skills to begin a career in business intelligence, transition from your current position into a BI analyst position or add data analysis skills to your existing skill set.

Key Program Topics

• Survey of popular BI tools

• Using SQL to create, manipulate, and build reports from database tables

• Using Excel for data analysis and reporting

• Database design and data warehousing

• Powerful data analysis techniques

• Using Tableau to create dashboards and data visualizations

• Introduction to predictive analytics & big data

Who Will Benefit

• Individuals looking to learn basic data analysis and descriptive analytics skills using easily accessible tools

• Individuals seeking to transition into a business intelligence analyst position

• Individuals desiring to begin a career in business intelligence or data analysis

• Anyone interested in learning high-demand data analysis skills