Core Courses

• Data Analytics Certificate Program

Elective Courses

• Business Analysis and Requirements Management Master Track
• Agile in Government Master Track
• Project Management Master Track
• FFMCP Financial Management Master Track
• FFMCP Auditing Master Track
• FFMCP Accounting Master Track
• FFMCP Budgeting Master Track
• Program Management Certificate Program

Mandatory

Suggested

Data Collection and the Analytics Process Model

• Overview of the Analytics Process Model (APM)
• Understand the Organization
• Understand the Data
• Prepare the Data

Defining Objectives

• Identifying Analytical Objectives
• Assess Business Needs
• Define the Problem
• Assess Your Research Audience
• Determine the Hypothesis
• Link Analytical Objectives to Organizational Objectives

Planning for Data Collection

• Advantages of Planning
• Identifying the Project Team
• The Data Collection Plan

Data Collection Methods

• Data Collection Overview
• Defining Primary and Secondary Data Collection Methods
• Secondary Data Collection Methods
• Using Interviews for Data Collection
• Using Surveys for Data Collection
• Other Primary Data Collection Methods

Sampling for Data Collection

• Overview of Sampling
• Determining Sample Size
• Sample Size Calculations
• Sampling Techniques
• Sampling Error

Exploratory Data Analysis

• Overview of Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
• Conducting Exploratory Data Analysis Using Excel

Preparing the Data

• The Data Preparation Process
• Data Preparation Tool and Techniques
• Using Power Query in Excel

Describing the Data

• What Is a Data Description Report?
• Determining if Data Is Ready for Analysis and Interpretation