College of Business Administration

Fundamentals of Data Analytics Using Python

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Become a data-savvy professional. In this badge, we will develop the most fundamental skills in data analytics, including data collection from websites and databases, data wrangling & ETL (extract-transform-load), visualization, and business intelligence. We will start with Python Bootcamp and learn how to read, process, and export data using Python language. Then, we will learn how to capture data from websites and databases and transform the raw data using data wrangling and ETL techniques for further analysis. We will also explore fundamental data visualization and business intelligence techniques to answer business questions.

This is an asynchronous, self-paced class and requires approximately 30-35 hours of learning activities.

Learning Outcomes
  • Learn to capture data from databases, websites, and social media
  • Use data wrangling techniques to process real-world data for analysis
  • Develop skills to extract business intelligence from business data
  • Applying data visualization techniques to develop insights from data
  • Apply Python programming to real-world business problems
Requirements/Assessment

Completion of the following projects is required:

  1. Review of Python bootcamp
  2. Web scraping & business intelligence
  3. Pandas for business intelligence
  4. Data visualization using Python
  5. Capstone project
Registration

Data Analytics badges will be offered again in Fall 2023. Check back for registration information for the Fall 2023 session.