Business concentration, minor and certificate programs Data Analytics Business concentration, minor and certificate programs

Overview Data analytics-related skills rank among those in highest demand by companies in 2018. LinkedIn and Forbes recommends the following: develop expertise in data visualization and exploration, statistical analysis, modeling and data presentation learn a statistical language, such as R; gain experience with SQL programming; learn the essentials of Predictive Analytics.

Centenary University Data Analytics: Business concentration / minor / certificate Introduction to Data Analytics (DAT 2000) - 2 Credits This course is an introduction to data mining and data-analytic thinking. Students will learn about the CRISP (Cross-Industry Standard Process) for data mining, along with the fundamentals of predictive modeling and data-driven decision making.   Register now for the October 21st start date

Centenary University Data Analytics: Business concentration / minor / certificate Introduction to R for Statistical Computing (DAT 2100) - 4 Credits This course is an introduction to the R programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. The primary focus will be on R programming basics, coupled with the data analytic skills required to transform, visualize, explore and analyze data. Register Spring 2018

Centenary University Data Analytics: Business concentration / minor / certificate Introduction to R for Statistical Computing (DAT 2100) - 4 Credits This class is supported by DataCamp, the most intuitive learning platform for data science. Learn R, Python and SQL the way you learn best through a combination of short expert videos and hands-on-the-keyboard exercises. Take over 100+ courses by expert instructors on topics such as importing data, data visualization or machine learning and learn faster through immediate and personalized feedback on every exercise. https://www.datacamp.com/groups/education Data camp curriculum is built by expert instructors, and covers all steps of the data science workflow. DataCamp is 100% free for classroom use for an entire semester. Students will have access to over 300 hours of data science videos and interactive coding challenges (Premium content). Upon completion of each DataCamp Course students earn a certificate of completion that can be uploaded to their LinkedIn accounts. To see other schools (Berkeley University of CA, Princeton University, Harvard University, Imperial College of London) currently using DataCamp, click on the link: https://www.datacamp.com/groups/education

Centenary University Data Analytics: Business concentration / minor / certificate Database Management (DAT 3000) - 2 Credits This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of database design and management. Students will learn to retrieve and manipulate data in various ways using the industry standard database language, SQL.

Centenary University Data Analytics: Business concentration / minor / certificate Applied Regression Modeling (MTH 4300) - 4 Credits This course is an introduction to regression analysis and modeling. The primary focus of this course will be on interpreting, evaluating and building both simple and multiple linear regression models through the use of case studies and real-world data sets. The statistical software package, R, will be used extensively throughout this course. Register Fall 2019

Centenary University Data Analytics: Business concentration / minor / certificate Data Analytics and Visualization (DAT 4000) - 4 Credits This course will cover some of the fundamental mathematics, statistics, and algorithms used in data analytics, while at the same time give students additional hands-on experience with data analytic techniques and data-driven decision making. Effective communication of results will be emphasized in this course and students will be introduced to the data visualization software, Tableau, to help them tell the story of their data. Tableau is rapidly becoming industry standard in marketing and many other fields.

Questions?? Dr. David Buhanan, Associate Professor of Mathematics Office: Littell 113, X2496 David.Buhanan@centenaryuniversity.edu Linda Ritchie, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Office: Littell 111, X2454 Linda.Ritchie@centenaryuniversity.edu