Program Overview

Fundamentals of Data Analysis and Business Intelligence - CMPT 1560

This practical and hands-on course develops data processing skills as a job competency. This data processing training focuses on transferable skills including data entry, data transformation, data modelling, and data visualizations. In addition to data processing, participants will learn professional communication skills, teamwork and collaboration, information literacy, and project management. At the end of the course, participants will complete a final project to demonstrate their workplace readiness to enter data, wrangle the data, prepare it for visualization, and analyze the data in digital economy organizations.

Course details

Course code

CMPT1560

Credits

6

Format and length

• Lecture: 90 hours

Delivery methods

• In person
• Online real-time

This course is delivered in a classroom setting with face-to-face instruction at regularly scheduled times.

Term and schedule

Edmonton

• Fall: Sep. 2 - Dec. 17, 2025
  • Mon, Wed: 09:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Class: 40370
  • Section: A01
  • Open Studies: No
• Winter: Jan. 5 - Apr. 22, 2026
  • Class: 10310
  • Section: A01
  • Open Studies: No

This course is offered in an online setting. Your course will be taught in real-time at regularly scheduled times.

Edmonton

• Fall: Sep. 2 - Dec. 17, 2025
  • Tue: 07:30 - 09:00 pm
  • Thu: 06:00 - 09:00 pm
  • Class: 40371
  • Section: O01
  • Open Studies: No
• Winter: Jan. 5 - Apr. 22, 2026
  • Tue: 07:30 - 09:00 pm
  • Thu: 06:00 - 09:00 pm
  • Class: 10311
  • Section: O01
  • Open Studies: No

Prerequisites

• To take this course, you must be enrolled in Digital Information Careers.