Business Analytics for Managers
- Online delivery
- eClass
- 14 hour course, no prerequisites
Knowing how to extract real business value from the data generated by your organization is a valuable tool for all managers. Topics may include: foundational information on what is meant by analytics; the various types of analytics — descriptive, predictive and prescriptive; moving from business intelligence to business analytics; theories and trends in data analytics; and the latest best practices and tools available in business analytics, including their advantages and disadvantages.
Course at a glance
- Be in the loop: big data analytics was identified in the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report as the top technology adoption trend for organizations in North America.
- Course aimed at mid-level management who are developing and implementing new business analytics projects within their organization.
- In-class, face-to-face delivery, lecture and discussion-based course.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the features and benefits of an analytics program.
- Recognize analytics management trends.
- Identify key stakeholders and roles that should be part of your program.
- Develop a plan to build an analytics program to support your organization.
- Identify strategies for maintaining an effective analytics program.
- Describe questions answered by analytics.
- Distinguish decision-making, environmental and organizational analytics trends.
- Recognize attributes of Analytics 3.0.
- Distinguish stages of the roadmap of analytical progress.
- Recognize types of barriers of an analytics program.
- Discuss challenges to building a data sciences team.
- Identify factors affecting analytics program success.
- Describe progression points for analytics success factors.
- Describe considerations for defining and communicating value.
- Discuss the role of the analytics program owner.
- Recognize the steps for managing the analytics model life cycle.
- Describe the importance and approaches to deliver the measurement framework.
Take note:
- All reading materials will be available through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- Students will prepare and submit an analytics case study utilizing techniques learned in class (80% of final mark). Participation and active learning will be make up 20% of the final mark.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.
Your Instructor
David Yuk
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Weekend (Sat, Sun)
Jan 16, 2021Jan 17, 2021
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Class info
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This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset) is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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14 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: May be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and the Canada Training Benefit. (view all)
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until January 16, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
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* If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
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New course schedules are released each June and November.
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- Online delivery
- 14 hour course, no prerequisites
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.