Business Analytics

The Business Analytics Graduate Certificate is a full-time 9-month program. Students learn practical business analytics skills, how to choose and work with datasets, and how to present and analyze data using visualization techniques to meet business needs. They will develop case and data analytics and project management skills through six courses. Students will learn how to transform large and complex data sets into valuable information and make data-driven business decisions with the BCIT Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics.

Admission Requirement

• Four-year bachelor’s degree in any field.
• Statistics: one of the following or equivalent: Business Statistics or Statistics for Business and Industry or Statistics for Data Analysis or Statistics for Information Technology.
• MS Excel: one of the following (or equivalent Excel proficiency): Business Data Analytics or Introduction to Business Data Analytics with MS Excel-MS 365 for Windows or Microsoft Excel.
• Business Management: one of the following (or equivalent management experience):  Introduction to Business or Principles of Management or Management Skills and Applications.

What You’ll Learn

• Articulate the scope and purpose of business analytics to guide decision making in global business environments.
• Apply business analytics appropriately within the scope of different organizational requirements.
• Select appropriate databases and data sources to meet business requirements.
• Guide the development of datasets within the framework of data governance and ethical business standards.
• Generate key metrics and indicators based on an analysis of available data.
• Create business analytics reports to assess data quality.
• Utilize data quality methodologies in context to effectively create business insights.
• Present data appropriately to varying audiences using a range of data visualization products and techniques.
• Advocate using a variety of communications media for organizational strategies based on data insights.
• Select and apply appropriate statistical and analytical methodologies to address a variety of business needs.