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Students
Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Diploma
Major
Data Management | Database Management | Information Management
Area of study
Information and Communication Technologies
Course Language
English
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2024-06-15-
2024-08-15-
2024-12-01-
2025-01-04-
About Program

Program Overview


The Graduate Certificate in Data Management at Sawyer Business School equips students with the skills to build and leverage data structures for business applications. Through hands-on exercises and projects, students gain proficiency in data modeling, management techniques, SQL, and software like Tableau and Hadoop. The program is stackable with other graduate certificates and can be applied towards an MS in Business Analytics, potentially reducing completion time.

Program Outline


Graduate Certificate in Data Management at Sawyer Business School:


Degree Overview:

  • Focus: Building and leveraging data structures to solve business needs.
  • Target audience: Students interested in data management for business applications.
  • Learning outcomes:
  • Data management techniques.
  • Familiarity with software like Excel, Tableau, Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Spark, and SAP Business Warehouse.
  • Engagement with database design and big data concepts through hands-on exercises and projects.
  • Stackability: Can be stacked with other graduate certificates in Data Analytics, Data Science, or FinTech.
  • Credit transfer: Courses may be applied towards an MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) or another graduate business degree, potentially reducing completion time.

Outline:

  • Curriculum: View the Data Management curriculum.
  • Software Usage:
  • Programming languages and frameworks: SQL, Python, R
  • Big data tools: Hadoop, Hive, Pig, Spark
  • Data visualization tools: Tableau
  • Business intelligence tools: SAP Business Warehouse
  • Structure:
  • Hands-on exercises and projects.
  • Modules:

Careers:

  • Potential career paths:
  • Data analyst
  • Data scientist
  • Business intelligence analyst

Other:

  • Admission deadlines:
  • Fall semester: June 15 (international), August 15 (domestic), rolling thereafter.
  • Spring semester: December 1 (international), January 4 (domestic), rolling thereafter.
  • Application materials:
  • Completed application
  • $50 application fee (waived for attending graduate admission events)
  • Resume
  • Unofficial transcripts of all post-secondary work (official transcripts and degree conferral proof required upon enrollment)
  • Goal statement (essay)
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