The Springboard HCI funded Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Data Analytics for Business is a conversion programme providing graduates with a set of critical and highly employable skills in data analytics, strategic management and leadership. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals and principles of data analytics, and will be provided with a comprehensive toolkit to communicate with data owners, frame data problems and realise business value.

 

Upon completion of this programme, graduates will be able to: apply advanced concepts and techniques relating to data analytics, strategic management and leadership; critically evaluate multiple sources of business and management data; make informed decisions on complex management and functional areas to help boost a business's growth potential, performance and competitiveness; and carry out a 'Adding Value' Data Analytics (DA) project for an organisation.

 

The programme is delivered in blended mode involving students attendance on campus during the semester combined with student engagement with weekly online classes and assessment activities. The programme comprises six 10 credit modules delivered over two semesters, including a 'Adding Value' DA module where participants choose between a ˜work-placement or a ˜work-based project to help their assigned business boost performance. Assessment is based 100% on course work through a range of individual and team assignments, case analyses, presentations, on-line simulations, e-portfolios and the 'Adding Value' work-project/work-placement. This is a one year, full-time, high-level re-skilling conversion programme aimed at non-technical graduates. Applicants will require a level 8 qualification (2:2) in any discipline.