Global Youth Program - Career Academy in Data Analytics
Get Skill-Smart in Data Analytics and Earn Credits This Summer!
Prepare to Become a Data Analyst Using Career Academy
The Career Academy of the Global Youth Program allows students to earn from 6 to 9 college credits toward the completion of the BS in Business Administration with a Concentration in Data Analytics. To earn these college credits students must successfully complete one of the offered certificate programs and enroll in the BS in Business Administration program with a Concentration in Data Analytics at the School of Business of 新澳门六合彩资料.
Schedule
The program is over the summer, free of charge and starts Wednesday May 28, 2025. Once started, students must complete the program within 3 months to earn the certificate program.
The school of business will be offering FREE in-person tutoring for the certificate programs once a week from Wednesday May 28th to Thursday August 7th at the 新澳门六合彩资料 Manhattan campus. The once a week two-hour in-person/online sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm. More Information on these tutoring sessions will be made available before the start of the certificate programs.鈥
Available Certificates
Est. Time to complete: 3 months @20 hours/week
What You'll Learn
- Gain an immersive understanding of the practices and processes used by a junior or associate data analyst in their day-to-day job
- Learn key analytical skills (data cleaning, analysis, & visualization) and tools (spreadsheets, SQL, R programming, Tableau)
- Understand how to clean and organize data for analysis, and complete analysis and calculations using spreadsheets, SQL and R programming
- Learn how to visualize and present data findings in dashboards, presentations and commonly used visualization platforms
Skills you'll gain
- Data Analysis
- SQL
- Spreadsheet Software
- Business Analysis
- Business Communication
- Data Visualization
- Data Management
- General Statistics
Prepare for a career in Data Analytics
- Receive professional-level training from Google
- Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
- Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Google
- Qualify for in-demand job titles: Data Analyst, Junior Data Analyst, Associate Data Analyst
Est. Time to Complete: 3 months @ up to 14 hours/week
What You'll Learn
- Master the most up-to-date practical skills and tools that data analysts use in their daily roles
- Learn how to visualize data and present findings using various charts in Excel spreadsheets and BI tools like IBM Cognos Analytics & Tableau
- Develop working knowledge of Python language for analyzing data using Python libraries like Pandas and Numpy, and invoke APIs and Web Services
- Gain technical experience through hands on labs and projects and build a portfolio to showcase your work
Skills you'll gain
- Python Programming
- Data Analysis
- SQL
- Data Visualization
- Spreadsheet Software
- Business Analysis
- Business Communication
- Databases
- Planning
Prepare for a career as a Data Analyst
- Receive professional-level training from IBM
- Demonstrate your technical proficiency
- Earn an employer-recognized certificate from IBM
Est: Time to Complete: 3 months @ 10 hours/week
What You'll Learn
- Master the most up-to-date practical skills and knowledge data analysts use in their daily roles
- Learn how to perform data analysis, including data preparation, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling using R, R Studio, and Jupyter
- Utilize Excel spreadsheets to perform a variety of data analysis tasks like data wrangling, using pivot tables, data mining, & creating charts
- Communicate your data findings using various data visualization techniques including, charts, plots & interactive dashboards with Cognos and R Shiny
Skills you'll gain
- Data Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Computer Programming
- Statistical Programming
- Data Analysis Software
- General Statistics
- Data Management
- Programming Tools
Prepare for a career as a Data Analyst
- Receive professional-level training from IBM
- Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
- Earn an employer-recognized certificate from IBM
- Qualify for in-demand job titles: Data Analyst, Associate Data Analyst, Business Analyst
More Information
| Certificate Name | 新澳门六合彩资料 Course Equivalent | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Google Data Analytics Professional Certification | ANLC 250 - Introduction to Data Analytics | 3 |
| ANLC 310 - Communicating with Data | 3 | |
| IBM Data Analyst Professional Certification | MGMT 255 - Info Systems for Mgmnt (Excel) | 3 |
| ANLC 420 - Econometrics | 3 | |
| IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R Professional Certification | MGMT 255 - Info Systems for Mgmnt (Excel) | 3 |
| ANLC 250 - Introduction to Data Analytics | 3 | |
| ANLC 320 - Applied Stats with R and SPSS | 3 |
Application Process
If you are interested in joining the Global Youth Program:
- Complete the
- For more information, please email Professor Praveen Sharma psharma@mercy.edu or Administrative Assistant Areli Prado aprado@mercy.edu