Short Introduction Course
Introduction to Data Analytics
Learn the foundations
This course focuses on the critical competencies required by a data analyst
Online, flexible learning
10-week course, 4 hours per week
In-demand skills
Dice quotes a 79% year-on-year growth of data analyst job postings in its Tech Job Report

What you’ll learn About Learn Data Analytics
This course focuses on the critical competencies required by a data analyst. You will learn the core concepts of data analytics, including the principles of acquiring high-quality data, how the data is prepared, the tools required to analyse the data and the skills needed to bring that data to life with data visualisation.
- To start, we will take you on a tour of data analytics. We will map out key roles and responsibilities and how to build a pathway to your chosen Data-driven career.
- Learn about data acquisition techniques, data ethics, data security and everything you need to know to keep you on the right side of data privacy laws.
The spreadsheet is one of the most commonly used front-line tools across a business for data analytics. In this unit, you will learn:
- How to build and format your spreadsheet.
- The power of formulae, functions and data manipulation. You will take this further by applying financial functions to see real-life applications in every business.
- How to use pivot tables to extract insights from your data and how to explore advanced lookup functions to allow you to handle larger data sets.
The spreadsheet is the office workhorse for data analytics, but the database is the enterprise engine that allows us to unlock the secrets across large datasets. In this unit, you will:
- We will introduce you to the key concepts of modern database systems and the key characteristics of different databases.
- You will become familiar with key terminology and the makeup of a database system.
- You will learn to create relationships and joins across your data.
- Learn how to query and interrogate your data.
As a data analyst, part of your role will be to expose key trends and insights to key stakeholders in your organisation. This module explores data visualization techniques and puts them into practice on the spreadsheet and database data sets you have already explored.


What Will You Achieve From This Course?
The Harvard Business Review named data analyst and data scientist roles “the sexiest job of the 21st century.” This qualification gives you a foundation in Data Analytics to progress your skills and problem-solving ability in a work setting or transition onto further study on our career change course in Full Stack Software Development
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Enrolment & Price
Next course starts on:
Launching March 2023
Application steps:
- Click ‘Enrol Today’ and fill in the form
- Pay the booking deposit to secure your early bird pricing of 50% off
- You will receive notifications, and we will be in touch in March to confirm your start date
Online, Flexible Study
10-week course, 4 hours per week


Introduction to Data Analytics
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