Data Mining and Visualization Graduate Certificate

Elevate your career with a graduate certificate in data mining and visualization

Data Mining and Visualization Graduate Certificate (12 credits)

Take your career to the next level and deepen your data analytics skillset with a graduate certificate in data mining and visualization at Davenport University. You'll position yourself to exceed employer expectations, transform communities, and earn a higher salary. This graduate certificate can be completed as a stand-alone certificate or while taking Master of Business Administration courses.

The data mining and visualization graduate certificate at Davenport holds specialized accreditation through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) so you know you’re receiving high-quality, innovative instruction.

Built for working professionals, you can complete the data mining and visualization graduate certificate 100% online through Davenport’s Global Campus. Through data analytics courses and hands-on learning opportunities led by Davenport professors who are data scientists and data analysts, you’ll become proficient in data mining and visualization and be ready to take on jobs in business analytics.

What is analytics in business?

By understanding and using business analytics, companies and organizations can make better business decisions. Business analytics, which includes data mining, helps businesses sort through datasets to identify trends and establish relationships. Another important component of business analytics is data visualization, which provides visual representations, such as charts and graphs, for better data analysis.

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With Davenport’s data mining and visualization grad certificate program, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of business analytics and how to represent data visually — and you’ll be earning course credits you can apply to the MBA degree.

*DATA courses are only offered in a 15-week online format.

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Courses		12 Credits
DATA625	Data Mining This course introduces students to data mining methods and applications. It covers basic concepts and tools for data mining, including data sources, data cleaning tools and methods, mainstream algorithms for data mining, statistical modeling, popular tools for mining structured data and unstructured data. Students will also learn how data mining can be effectively used in various application areas to drive decisions and actions. Students get hands-on practice by conducting a data analytics project using real world data sets.	3
DATA667	Data Visualization & Commnctn Data visualization and communication skills are taught using industry standard software. The instructional approach in this course focuses on application using hands-on projects to create reports and dashboards with high-impact visualizations of common data analyses to help in decision making. A key element of instruction is an emphasis on communicating the practical implications of data analytics results to a non-technical audience in a timely manner. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees.	3
DATA710	R Programming R programming language concepts are covered within the context of how they are implemented in practice when conducting high-level statistical analysis. The instructional approach in this course focuses on application-based programming concepts such as reading data into R, accessing analysis tool boxes in R, writing R functions, debugging, and organizing and commenting in R code. Data mining and analysis projects will be used to provide working examples. Upon completing this course, students will be able to employ advanced modeling techniques to write R code to conduct data analysis with strong reusability.	3
DATA728	Advanced Data Mining This course will be a more advanced treatment of data mining and predictive analytics concepts introduced in DATA625 with a focus on customer relationship management (CRM). Using customized variations of the industry-standard CRISP-DM methodology, it will provide an experiential learning opportunity to explore all six phases of the model. This includes business understanding, data understanding, data preparation, modeling, evaluation, and deployment. Industry standard tools and techniques are utilized to prepare students with the knowledge to be successful in current organizations. Applicable Course Fees can be found at https://my.davenport.edu/financial-aid/how-much-does-du-cost/tuition-and-fees. Prerequisite(s): DATA625	3

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Earn this certificate 100% online through Davenport's Global Campus

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of Davenport University students receive a scholarship or gift aid that, unlike student loans, does not have to be repaid

Why earn a certificate in data mining and visualization at Davenport University?

With this certificate in data mining and visualization from Davenport, you'll be well prepared for in-demand jobs in business analytics. You'll have hands-on experiences in the classroom, such as conducting data mining projects, generating data visualization products and building data dashboards and automated reports.

Experience the Davenport difference:

Learn from experts

Learn from faculty in the data mining degree program who have both advanced degrees and experience in jobs in data analytics.

Focused curriculum

Take your degree to the next level with a graduate certificate in data mining and visualization. This certificate program will help you develop expertise in business analytics.

IACBE accredited

Earn a graduate certificate in data mining and visualization that is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).

Flexible data mining and visualization courses

Manage your data mining graduate certificate studies with your busy life with Davenport University's flexible 100% online courses.

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