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    Limited Spaces Available Harnessing Data for Business Decisions

    Learn how organisations can harness the power of Big Data to help inform Business Decisions.

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    About

    This course is designed for business leaders and professionals looking to harness the full potential of data in their organisation. You’ll gain the essential skills and knowledge to effectively capture, structure, analyse, and present data in ways that directly impact performance and decision-making across all areas of your business.

    In today’s data-driven world, organisations that leverage data have a distinct competitive advantage. With the sheer volume, speed, and variety of data at your disposal, it’s crucial to know how to use it strategically. This course will teach you how to transform raw data into valuable insights that guide smarter decisions and help shape more effective business strategies.

    Through easy-to-apply tools and techniques, you’ll learn how to turn data into actionable intelligence that drives growth, efficiency, and innovation—empowering your team to make data-backed decisions that enhance business performance and sustainability.

    What You’ll Learn

    • What is Big Data?
    • The Data Science Process
    • Data driven approaches to making Business Decisions
    • Best practice case studies of using Big Data in Business
    • Big Data and harnessing the Potential of AI and machine learning.
    • Techniques for exploring, collating, and visualising data.
    • Modelling data to create business insights.
    • Data visualisation tools and techniques
    • Story telling with Data
    • Presenting data effectively in a business context

    Course Dates

    The course will be taught from the Derry-Londonderry Campus with attendance required on the following days:

    • Tuesday 11 February
    • Tuesday 18 February
    • Tuesday 25 February

    Dates may be subject to change.


    Teaching, Learning and Assessment

    The course will be taught online through a blend of live lectures and self-directed learning.

    The course is 100% coursework. Assessment will take the form of two online tests which take place in week 4 and 7 of the course.


    Campus

    Derry~Londonderry


    Course Credit

    This is a 20 credit module

    Course Entry requirements

    You should hold a Second-Class Honours Degree or better OR have significant managerial / business experience.

    Fee Funding Eligibility

    Places are limited and open to applicants who:

    1. are over 18 years of age;
    2. are eligible to work in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland (ROI);
    3. are ‘settled’ in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, and has been ordinarily resident in the UK or ROI for at least three years; or
    4. are a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK or ROI.
    5. meet the course specific entry requirements as detailed above.
    6. meet the Ulster University general entry requirements
    7. this programme is not available to applicants with the following residency:
      1. GB and Islands
      2. EU excluding ROI qualifying residents
      3. International students

    Applications are now closed

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