Data Analytics for Managers

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Maximise your data analytics capabilities to solve business problems and achieve business efficiencies.

Length 6 weeks
Effort 3 hours per week
Start date Start studying as soon as you enrol
Level Introductory
Fees $250 Learn more

About the course

Develop your decision making and management skills informed by data analytics.

Data analytics expertise empowers managers to transform their business frameworks and enables them to work effectively with data science teams.

In this six-week course from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, you’ll develop your knowledge of how data analysts operate in business environments. You’ll learn how to explain data analysis processes, identify trends, and develop data-informed business solutions.

  • Explore the fundamentals of data science analysis

    Many managers lack the confidence to interpret data, depriving them of useful insights and preventing them from developing a competitive edge.

    In this course, you’ll be introduced to the basics of data analysis, equipping you with the skills to work alongside your data science team to derive meaning from data and capitalise on the data analytical skills of your workforce.

  • Deliver business transformation by understanding relationships in data

    Using engaging case studies, you’ll learn to apply cutting-edge data processing techniques to solve common business problems and discover new patterns in data.

    You’ll explore key terminology, from the k-means clustering algorithm to linear regressions, allowing you to interpret data and predict upcoming business trends.

  • Discover the power of market basket analysis and network analysis

    You’ll learn to analyse transaction data, using the concept of association rules analysis, before moving on to learning the basics of network metrics and analysis.

    By the end of this course, you’ll have enhanced your understanding of data analysis and the insights it can deliver within your business environment. Equipped with an understanding of processes used within business data analytics, you’ll be able to work alongside your data analytics team to deliver better strategies and make data-driven decisions.

What you’ll achieve

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

  • Explain data analytics and how it is practised and applied within a business environment.
  • Describe different types of data processing and explain how they solve common business problems.
  • Evaluate the results of data analysis within a business context.

Is this course for me?

This course is aimed at managers and leaders who want to maximise the data analytics capabilities of their team to solve business problems or achieve business efficiencies.

Fees and enrolment

For individuals For teams

The enrolment fee for the Data Analytics for Managers course is:

$250 AUD

Please contact us if you would like to pay via invoice. 

If you are a staff member or alumni of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, please reach out to discuss potential discounts and payment options.

If you are interested in enrolling four or more team members in this course, contact us to discuss pricing.

Pricing on request.