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Business Analytics

Nanodegree Program

In this program, students will master data fundamentals applicable to any industry and learn to make data-driven decisions. From collecting and analyzing data to modeling business scenarios, students will learn Excel, SQL, and Tableau, utilizing data visualization skills to communicate findings.

In this program, students will master data fundamentals applicable to any industry and learn to make data-driven decisions. From collecting and analyzing data to modeling business scenarios, students will learn Excel, SQL, and Tableau, utilizing data visualization skills to communicate findings.

Beginner

2 months

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated February 22, 2024

Skills you'll learn:
Basic spreadsheet use • Business KPIs • SQL aggregations • SQL joins
Prerequisites:

No experience required

Courses In This Program

Course 1 1 week

Welcome to the Nanodegree Program

Welcome to the program! In this part, you will get an orientation into using our classroom and services. You’ll also get advice for making the best use of your time while enrolled in this program.

Course 2 3 weeks

Introduction to Data

Learn the basic concepts of data analysis and descriptive statistics. Learn how to manipulate, analyze and visualize data in Excel and Google Sheets. Learn about business metrics across a wide range of business areas (marketing, sales, growth and finance). Finally, learn about forecasting sales and financial metrics.

Course 3 3 weeks

Using SQL for Data Analysis

SQL is one of the most versatile tools available when it comes to extracting insights from stored data. Learn how to execute core SQL commands to define, select, manipulate, control access, aggregate, and join data and data tables. Understand when and how to use subqueries, several window functions, and partitions to complete complex tasks. Clean data, optimize SQL queries and write select advanced JOINs to enhance analysis performance. Explain which cases you would want to use particular SQL commands and apply the results from queries to address business problems.

Course 4 1 week

Data Visualization in Tableau

Learn how to select the most appropriate data visualization for an analysis. Learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of a data visualization and build interactive and engaging Tableau dashboards.

Taught By The Best

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Josh Bernhard

Staff Data Scientist

Josh has been sharing his passion for data for over a decade. He's used data science for work ranging from cancer research to process automation. He recently has found a passion for solving data science problems within marketplace companies.

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Derek Steer

CEO at Mode

Derek is the CEO of Mode Analytics. He developed an analytical foundation at Facebook and Yammer and is passionate about sharing it with future analysts. He authored SQL School and is a mentor at Insight Data Science.

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Mat Leonard

Content Developer

Mat is a former physicist, research neuroscientist, and data scientist. He did his PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Dana Sheahan

Content Developer

Dana is an electrical engineer with a Masters in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. Her work experience includes software development for embedded systems in the Automotive Group at Motorola, where she was awarded a patent for an onboard operating system.

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Sam Nelson

Product Lead

Sam is the Product Lead for Udacity's Data Analyst, Business Analyst, and Data Foundations programs. He's worked as an analytics consultant on projects in several industries, and is passionate about helping others improve their data skills.

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