Industry Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making with Python Programming

• Managers, Data Analysts, Professionals, and Executives involved in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of data for decision-making across various business functions such as marketing, customer service, and corporate communications.
• Aspiring data science professionals seeking to apply Python to real-world data problems such as business intelligence analysts, and data engineers.

Admission requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of working experience; or
• A Diploma from a local polytechnic with at least 10 years of relevant work experience

• Acquire a strong foundation in Python programming and its applications in the business analytics industry
• Gain understanding of data-driven decision-making and its importance in the business world
• Learn to gather, process, and analyse data to gain meaningful insights and inform strategic business decisions
• Develop hands-on experience with various data analysis methods such as statistical analysis, causal inference, machine learning, and predictive modelling
• Identify patterns in data, make predictions about future trends, and draw actionable insights
• Apply knowledge and skills to real-world business scenarios through hands-on experience
• Obtain a comprehensive understanding of business analytics, data-driven decision-making, and the use of Python programming to drive business success.
• Explore how data-driven decision-making can inform various business capacities such as marketing, HR management, operations, and finance
• Learn when, why, and how to effectively utilise Python data science toolkits in response to business and policy questions
• Internalise business analytics workflows using Python programming
• Improve business and policy decisions through the use of computational data analytics with Python programming

To achieve the Industry Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making with Python Programming, participants will need to complete the following certificates offered by SMU Academy in sequential order:

Part 1: Professional Certificate in Python Programming

• Basics of Python Programming
• Data Structures in Python
• Advanced Functions and Data Structures in Python
• Object-Oriented Programming in Python
• Basic Data Wrangling in Python
• Capstone Project in Data Analytics

Part 2: Advanced Certificate in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making (with Python)

• Customer Segmentation and Personalisation
• Predicting Customer Lifetime Value and Attrition
• Programme Evaluation and Causal Inference
• Algorithmic Trading and Computational Finance
• Natural Language Processing and Customer/ Employee Reviews
• Interactive Dashboard and End-to-End Business Analytics for Decision-Making

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module as well as an overall Industry Graduate Diploma exam. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

CERTIFICATION

Upon completion of all the required modules within 2 years and passing the overall IGD exam, participants will be awarded an Industry Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making with Python Programming.

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