Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies

$79.00

In this course, you will learn best practices for how to use data analytics to make any company more competitive and more profitable. read more…

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About This Specialization and Course

Working in the Business Data Analytics Marketplace

Going Deeper into Business Metrics

Applying Business Metrics to a Business Case Study

Description

In this course, you will learn best practices for how to use data analytics to make any company more competitive and more profitable. You will be able to recognize the most critical business metrics and distinguish them from mere data. You’ll get a clear picture of the vital but different roles business analysts, business data analysts, and data scientists each play in various types of companies.

And you’ll know exactly what skills are required to be hired for, and succeed at, these high-demand jobs. Finally, you will be able to use a checklist provided in the course to score any company on how effectively it is embracing big data culture. Digital companies like Amazon, Uber and Airbnb are transforming entire industries through their creative use of big data. You’ll understand why these companies are so disruptive and how they use data-analytics techniques to out-compete traditional companies.

Requirements

Access to a computer or mobile device with an internet connection.

Motivation to learn!

There are no special materials or prerequisite knowledge required for this course.

Who this course is for

Students who are new to this field

Students willing to put in a couple hours to learn about Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies

Advanced students wanting to add another skill to their portfolio

Content Creator

Daniel Egger – Executive in Residence and Director, Center for Quantitative Modeling – Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Jana Schaich Borg – Assistant Research Professor – Social Science Research Institute

This course includes

Participation Confirmation/Certificate

Option for learning at your own pace

Videos and reading material about the course

Practice tests

Assessed tasks with feedback from other course participants

Evaluated tests with feedback

Evaluated programming tasks

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