Data analysis is an integral component in modern business decision-making processes. The certificate program offers students training in essential skills in data analytics. It comprises the following three courses:
- Data Management
- Data Visualization
- Predictive Modeling
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| DATX 5801 | Data Management | 3 |
| or CSIS 3722 | Development of Databases | |
| DATX 5803 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| DATX 5805 | Predictive Modeling Algorithms | 3 |
| or CSCI 4851 | Data Science and Machine Learning | |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 | |
Note: The courses will be housed in a new prefix, DATX, to be created in the College of STEM.
The pre-requisite for the DATX courses is junior standing and GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Students who successfully complete this program should be able to:
- manipulate and prepare a large data set for analysis through common techniques to clean data and identify trends and outliers;
- manage a large data set through database management and build an effective database application;
- describe and apply the common techniques used in data analytics and choose an appropriate technique to model and make predictions on a dataset.