Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics
Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics is a course designed to meet the growing demand for information analysis across various sectors. In this course, you will develop a better understanding of analytics technology – its capabilities, its limits and its pitfalls – and learn how to analyse vast amounts…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics is a course designed to meet the growing demand for information analysis across various sectors. In this course, you will develop a better understanding of analytics technology – its capabilities, its limits and its pitfalls – and learn how to analyse vast amounts of data to make better organisational decisions and forecasts. Offered 100% online, this interdisciplinary course allows you to gain the skills necessary to apply analytic solutions to real-world operational and strategic issues.
Course aims: As a student, you will develop evidence and practice-based knowledge of applied data analytics that is relevant across disciplines. You will learn to derive key insights and measure the impact of data analytics, use data to make informed business decisions and gain commercial advantage, and confidently communicate analytical findings to clients, colleagues, executives and key decision-makers.
Who is this course for? The Graduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics is suited to individuals who want to improve processes, systems and outcomes in their workplace through data analysis, and to enrich and extend their career paths by becoming an expert in analytics techniques.
This course has been designed with a number professions in mind, across organisations, for analysts to harness data to improve efficiency and effectiveness in decision-making.
Government organisations and policymakers
Health – system managers, hospital data managers, epidemiologists, nurses, clinicians
Urban sectors – real estate developers and investors, REIT managers, acquisitions, sales channels, statutory planners, town planners
Psychology – peak bodies such as APS and ACPA, organisational psychological consultancies, market research agencies, HR experts
Education – instructional leaders, principals, head of schools, education specialists, learning designers, app developers, computer programmers
Who the course is for
This course has been designed specifically for professionals working in:
Health (System managers, hospital data managers, epidemiologists, nurses, clinicians)
Urban and environment sectors (Real estate developers and investors, REIT managers, acquisitions, sales channels, statutory planners, town planners)
Psychology (Peak bodies such as APS and ACPA, organisational psychological consultancies, market research agencies, HR experts)
Education (Instructional leaders, Principals, head of schools, education specialists, learning designers, app developers, computer programmers); and
Government organisations (Department of Health, Department of Justice, policymakers).
Career outcomes
In the future, data analysts are expected to become critically important across all industries and geographies. According to the World Economic Forum’s The Future of Jobs Report, by 2025 jobs in this field will dominate the top 10 Growing Job Demand categories.
With such exponential growth and significant job creations in data-related roles worldwide, graduates of the Professional Certificate in Applied Data Analytics will be prepared for future skills requirements. Graduates will have developed industry specific knowledge and have the ability to create bespoke solutions that improve outcomes. Our graduates will be coveted and benefit from one of the fastest-growing industries and highest paid jobs worldwide.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
