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Wondering if a McGill Professional Development Certificate is for you? Get answers from our on-demand info session and learn about topics offered, delivery method, our approach to learning and teaching, tuition fees and how to apply. Plus, hear from actual students who will talk about their experience and how the program they chose helped them achieve their professional aims.
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About this program
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The Professional Development Certificate in Data Analytics for Business program is the FIRST program to be endorsed by IIBA® (International Institute of Business Analysis) which is fully aligned to the IIBA Guide to Business Data Analytics.
This program helps to prepare you for the Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA-CBDA) exam, and prequalifies you for the professional development requirement of the IIBA Core Certifications: ECBA™ , CCBA® and CBAP®.
As a business leader, develop your data analytics skills and competencies to confidently structure and lead data analytics teams and to create a data-driven organizational culture, including:
- A holistic understanding of the data analytics cycle in various contexts and industries.
- Essential data analytics skills.
- Application of various analytic techniques including statistical analysis and machine learning.
- Data governance and compliance.
- Effective communication using data visualization and storytelling tools.
Once registered, students get free access to DataCamp (available for all courses) for 6 months and Tableau Desktop and Alteryx Designer (selected courses only) for the duration of the program.
If you are looking to acquire and apply practical data analytics knowledge and skills in order to support your business decisions, than this program is for you.
During this program, you will work in cross-functional teams to translate your learnings into business insights to help guide business decisions.
The program is designed to enable you to:
- Develop essential data literacy and analytical mindset
- Appreciate the role data science and analytics play in various contexts and industries
- Ask the right questions and understand how data analysis is used to drive business decisions
- Describe the complete data analytics cycle
- Explain key elements of data strategy
- Understand data governance and compliance
- Structure and lead a data analytics team
- Implement data-driven approach to various areas of business activities
- Develop innovative business solutions using data insights
- Effectively communicate data insights by using data visualization and storytelling tools and techniques
- Alteryx
- Tableau
- SQL
- Cloud environment & tools
- Microsoft Excel
Pre-requisites
Applicants must hold a minimum of one of the following degrees:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce
Applicants with a non-business Bachelor's degree should have:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a managerial position
- OR
- Completed the Introduction to Business course
Applicants should have:
- A solid quantitative and business background
- A proficiency in Microsoft Excel or other data analysis tools
To be admitted to a Professional Development Certificate, proof of English proficiency is not required. However, since the language of instruction is English, a good command of English is required in order to perform well in courses and complete the program.
This program admits new students in the following semesters:
- Fall
- Winter
Please make sure to verify application deadline and apply before the deadline for that session.
The application deadlines for this program are as follows:
- Fall: August 30
- Winter: December 1, 2023
Professional Development Certificates are non-credit programs and as such, are not eligible for financial aid or awards such as Quebec’s loans and bursaries program (AFE).
Please note that tuition fees paid for courses as part of Professional Development Certificates are eligible for official tax receipts (T2202A and Relevé 8).
Fees for this program paid per course at the time of registration. Please find the list of courses and corresponding fees at mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/pdc-fees.
Please follow these steps to submit your application to a Professional Development Certificate program:
STEP 1: PREPARE
- Choose the Professional Development Certificate you would like to apply to.
- Ensure you have a valid email address and credit card on hand to pay the application fee (Visa, MasterCard or American Express).
- From the list of programs, select the certificate you would like to apply for. Click “Learn More”. Then click on “Apply Now” at the top of the page.
- Review the admission requirements for the program to ensure you meet the criteria.
- Ensure you have all necessary documentation required for your application as indicated in the “Documents Required” section.
STEP 2: APPLY
- Scroll down and click on “Apply Now” in the righthand column of the screen.
- Review the information displayed and click “Apply Now”.
- If you have Athena credentials, log in. If not, create an account.
- Complete the rest of the application with all required information.
- Once you have applied online, you will receive a confirmation email acknowledging receipt of your application.
STEP 3: CHECK STATUS
- You can check the status of your application at any time using Athena.
- Once a decision has been made, admitted students will receive a notification by email confirming their admission to the program, along with registration instructions. You can then register for courses online during the appropriate registration period.
Difficulty Applying Online?
If you have any problems with your online application, or if you have questions regarding admission requirements and procedures, contact Client Services at the McGill School of Continuing Studies at info.conted [at] mcgill.ca or call 514-398-6200.
Register for an individual course
You may register for individual courses, but you must meet the program requirements and be admitted to the program.
For more information, please call 514-398-5454 or email info.conted@mcgill.ca.
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Courses
Required Courses
YCBS 256 Data Science for Business Decisions
(8 CEUs)
Overview of how data science can help drive business decisions and create new business models. Emphasis on data strategy, the data science lifecycle and process, business and analytics problem framing, overcoming challenges of implementing a data-driven business, including ethics, data governance, and privacy. Application of data science across various industries and business areas. Data science tools, including Alteryx and Tableau for data preparation, analysis, and visualization.
This course is aligned with the IIBA’s Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) competencies. More information.
(30 INFORMS PDUs)
The PDUs earned through this non-credit-bearing course can be used by CAP and aCAP certificants to satisfy the 30 PDUs needed to renew their certification every three (3) years. More info.
This course is aligned with the IIBA’s Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) competencies. More information.
(30 INFORMS PDUs)
The PDUs earned through this non-credit-bearing course can be used by CAP and aCAP certificants to satisfy the 30 PDUs needed to renew their certification every three (3) years. More info.
YCBS 260 Statistics for Business Decision Making
(8 CEUs)
This course provides an overview of fundamental statistical and mathematical concepts needed to perform statistical data analysis to support business decisionmaking and projections such as probability, random variables, descriptive statistics, regression modelling, common probability distributions, experimental design.
YCBS 261 Data Analytics Fundamentals
(8 CEUs)
Introduction to fundamental analytical methods, tools and techniques used to collect, analyze, interpret and predict business outcomes based on data. Overview of NoSQL databases, RDBMS databases and data structures. Complete data processing cycle and predictive analytics using machine learning with Alteryx, Excel, SQL and Tableau to analyze data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate insights.
This course is aligned with the IIBA’s Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) competencies. More information.
This course is aligned with the IIBA’s Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) competencies. More information.
YCBS 262 Leading Data Science Projects & Teams
(8 CEUs)
Overview of organizational capabilities and structures required to successfully create a data-driven business culture, including analytics maturity models, an integrated approach to defining and staffing data science projects, roles and responsibilities within a data project, development of data products and services, AI Canvas, collaboration and innovation tools and techniques including Design Thinking. Challenges and best practices in data governance and compliance. Data Science tools and techniques including Alteryx, Tableau, GitHub, and Google Cloud Platform.
This course is aligned with the IIBA’s Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) competencies. More information.
This course is aligned with the IIBA’s Certification in Business Data Analytics (IIBA®-CBDA) competencies. More information.
YCBS 299 Data Science Capstone Project
(9 CEUs)
Integration and application of knowledge and skills gained during the program through hands-on projects supported by our industry partners to build a full data science pipeline from preparing, analyzing and visualizing data to building and testing models. Communication and presentation of insights and recommendations derived from data analysis using visualization and storytelling techniques.
Student Review
"The McGill Professional Development Certificate in Data Analytics for Business program has been an enormous boon to my career. It has given me the skills, perspective and network that I needed to achieve success in our new data-driven economy. I am happy that I did it and recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about data science, analytics and/machine learning."
Jonathan Guzzo
Associate Director, Corporate Treasury Risk Management at National Bank of Canada
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(Non-credit courses and programs)
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