Course Code
DAB100
Course Credit
3
This course is designed to introduce students to the business value provided by analytics, big data systems, and processes. Students will learn the key concepts and terminology related to big data analytics including Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive analytics and the Data Analytics Lifecycle. Students will explore the many ways data can be imported into MS-Excel, structured, analyzed, summarized and presented with a purpose. Pivot tables and PowerPivot will be introduced as two of Excels most powerful tools for data analysis.