Course overview
The purpose of this course is to improve students' analytical skills by covering the fundamentals of data-driven decision making. Students will first be introduced to the computing and programming skills necessary to solve business analytic problems. These include the essentials of data warehousing and data wrangling, as well as providing an overview of cybersecurity and the ethics of handling data. Students will have the ability to apply these skills to real-world business issues.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the background of business analytics.
- Demonstrate programming methods to locate, warehouse and wrangle data.
- Utilise data-driven means to build solutions for business queries.
- Relate ethical principles to the collection, storage and use of data.