Welcome to Data-driven Decision Making. In this course, you'll get an introduction to Data Analytics and its role in business decisions. You'll learn why data is important and how it has evolved. You'll be introduced to “Big Data” and how it is used. You'll also be introduced to a framework for conducting Data Analysis and what tools and techniques are commonly used. Finally, you'll have a chance to put your knowledge to work in a simulated business setting.
This course is part of the Data Analysis and Presentation Skills: the PwC Approach Specialization
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Approx. 9 hours to complete
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish, Japanese
Skills you will gain
- Data-Informed Decision-Making
- Big Data
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization (DataViz)
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Course 1 of 5 in the
Beginner Level
Approx. 9 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish, Japanese
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PwC
With offices in 157 countries and more than 208,000 people, PwC is among the leading professional services networks in the world. Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We help organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for, by delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Introduction to Data Analytics
In this module, you'll learn the basics of data analytics and how businesses use to solve problems. You'll learn the value data analytics brings to business decision-making processes. We’ll introduce you to a framework for data analysis and tools used in data analytics. Finally, we’re going to talk about careers and roles in data analytics and data science. Note: Video transcripts are auto generated and may contain spelling and punctuation errors.
3 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 57 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Technology and types of data
This module is an introductory look at big data and big data analytics where you will learn the about different types of data. We’ll also introduce you to PwC's perspective on big data and explain the impact of big data on businesses. Finally we will name some of the different types of tools and technologies used to gather data.
2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 53 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
1 hour to complete
Data analysis techniques and tools
In this module we will describe some of the tools for data analytics and some of the key technologies for data analysis. We will talk about how visualization is important to the practice of data analytics. Finally we will identify a variety of tools and languages used and consider when those tools are best used.
1 hour to complete
8 videos (Total 38 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Data-driven decision making project
The course project will give you an opportunity to practice what you have learned. You will participate in a simulated business situation in which you will select the best course of action. You will then prepare a final deliverable which will be evaluated by your peers. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to provide feedback on your peer's submissions.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 5 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
by JJNov 13, 2018
What an excellent laid out course curriculum. Bite size learning, various mediums, understandable concepts applied to real life business cases made for a 100% take away and applied knowledge. We
by STJul 17, 2019
Informatice, a wise investment if one's time and effort. Get ready for the train to future. Its common sense to be future proof. Excellent and to the point communication by the instructors.
by CPApr 29, 2019
Great introduction to data analytics. This course is undeniably accessible and will help neophytes better understand how business decision making can strongly benefit from data analytics.
by MSNov 7, 2017
Good basic level understanding of analytics. It would have been better to have studied some of the analytical techniques by doing practical problems, to get a better grasp of how exactly does the
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