This course is free/ funded under the Springboard+ Initiative. Those interested in studying this course must apply directly through the Springboard website and must meet eligibility criteria. For further information, visit http://springboardcourses.ie The Higher Diploma in Business Analytics is a conversion course for graduates of Level 8 programmes in any discipline. This will enable students to apply data analysis and business intelligence techniques to their own discipline. They will explore how data is created, stored and accessed as well as how to extract, interpret and present data. They will use tools and techniques to predict future behaviour and ultimately help business gain useful insights and make better decisions.A Level 8 Major Award completed in one academic year.Delivered fully online with recorded lectures and no face to face exams.A conversion course for graduates of Level 8 programmes in any discipline.Teaches the skills to work as a Business Analyst.Includes learning to use MS SQL to extract data from databases.
| College | Atlantic Technological University (ATU Galway) |
| Course ID | 192884 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Higher Diploma |
| Course Start Date | 1st January 1970 |
| Course Duration | 1 year |
| Course Time | Part-time/Full-time |
| Course Fee | 6200 |
| Entry Requirements | A Bachelor degree at Level 8 in any discipline is the minimum entry requirement for this programme. |
| Career Path | The course is aimed at Level 8 graduates and will enable students to apply business analysis and business intelligence techniques, tools and practices to their own discipline. This programme stands apart from the application of Data Analytics in other disciplines, where the core focus is geared towards gathering raw data from a variety of sources and performing a technical analysis by way of algorithmic design and complex mathematical modelling. |

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