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What You Will Learn

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What you will learn

Whether you are leading an organisation, managing a team, or pursuing your next professional
chapter to become a business analyst, by completing this certificate you will:

 understand the fundamental concepts and quantitative analytical methods to think critically
about data, and the analyses of data, performed by or presented to your team
 practice the most common analytical methods and techniques in various industries and sectors
to develop data-driven insights and support your business decisions
 feel empowered to identify and evaluate opportunities for creating value for your organisation

 explore the strategies and challenges to implement analytical approaches within your
organisation.

About this certificate

With the increasing availability of broad and deep sources of information (so-called “Big Data")
business analytics is becoming an even more critical capability for enterprises of all types and sizes.
Applied in a wide range of functions - from operations and marketing to finance and strategic
planning - organisations who successfully leverage business analytics use the data available to them to
gain strategic insights and make better business decisions.

In this 12-week course, build - or rebuild - your foundational insights in business analytics so you can
identify, evaluate, and capture opportunities fast, make better predictions and estimates, and create
value for your business.

Key information

 ACCA Certificate in Business Analytics, delivered in partnership with Columbia Business


School
 12 week course, made up of eight modules

 Getting started module


 Module 1: Introduction to Business Analytics; pricing analytics
 Module 2: Recommendation analytics; from analytics to value
 Module 3: Model quality: financial analytics; skill vs. luck: sports analytics
 Module 4: Testing analytics in retail; simulation analytics
 Module 5: Optimisation analytics and efficient frontiers; the analytics lifecycle
 Module 6: Analytics and fairness
 Conclusion module

 There is an optional bonus Python module for those who are familiar with Python.
 There is a live session during each module, where you can get your questions answered in
real-time by an expert course leader.
 Live sessions are live sessions throughout the programme, delivered by Columbia Business
School.
 Complete the course and assessment to gain your certificate, which is co-branded by ACCA
and Columbia Business School.
 There are no pre-requisites for the programme however, it is encouraged that participants be
familiar with basic maths and algebra.
 Working knowledge of Excel formulas and some functions are also recommended to be
comfortable with the material.
 The programme features an optional Excel Add-in to supplement the hands-on learning
experience. There is no requirement to download / use it to complete the programme.

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