Data Visualisation & Business Intelligence (Online)
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Data Visualisation & BI
Ready to harness the power of data for strategic impact?
The Data Visualisation and Business Intelligence micro-credential from the University of Auckland equips you to transform raw data into insights that drive key business decisions, positioning you as an essential asset in today’s data-centric world.
Entry Requirements
No formal requirements, but basic numeral literacy is expected
Duration
8 weeks
Next Start Dates
2025
– 13th April
– 7th July
– 30th Sept
Full Programme Fees
$960*
Why is this micro-credential right for you?
The University of Auckland’s Online Data Visualisation and Business Intelligence micro-credential is crafted for professionals eager to deepen their analytical capabilities or pivot into data-centric roles. This course offers a robust foundation in data visualisation principles and hands-on experience with industry-standard tools, making it ideal for anyone looking to enhance decision-making processes within their organisation.
You’ll master essential tools, including Python, SQL, and PowerBI, and gain the skills to tackle complex business problems with data-driven solutions. By learning to create impactful dashboards and derive actionable insights from data, you’ll be prepared to influence strategic decisions in a variety of sectors.
Upon completion, you’ll not only understand the data visualisation lifecycle but also be able to transform raw data into meaningful visual narratives that address critical business needs.
Unlock the potential of your data—apply today and start making smarter, insight-driven decisions.
What are the key benefits?
1. Practical Data-Driven Decision-Making
Gain the skills to turn raw data into actionable insights and solve business challenges with strategic, data-backed solutions.
2. Mastery of Industry Tools
Get hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and PowerBI to build analytics pipelines and apply them immediately to real-world scenarios.
3. Flexible, Career-Focused Learning
Learn online at your own pace, balancing professional and personal commitments while applying what you learn to practical business problems and gaining career-ready skills.
4. Enhance Career Prospects in Analytics
Prepare for success in data-driven roles by mastering data interpretation, visualisation, and stakeholder communication to drive business impact.
5. Insightful, Strategic Approach to Visual Communication
Develop a nuanced understanding of how to effectively communicate complex data insights to stakeholders, enhancing your value in roles that require analytical precision and visual clarity.
Course Structure*
Course |
Description |
| Different ways to think about data | Provides a critical overview of the policy process including problem definition, co-design as well as focusing on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to policy analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, regulatory impact analysis and gender and diversity impact assessments. |
| Government and Policy: New Zealand Compared | An examination of the composition, functions and rules associated with New Zealand’s machinery of government at both central and local level. Analyses the relative impact of institutions, interests and ideas on public policy outcomes in New Zealand and internationally. Applies these understandings to the methods and processes associated with policy transfer and lesson drawing cross-nationally. |
| Statistics and Data Analysis for Policy | Provides an advanced introduction to statistical analysis and examines the use of different types of data used in evidence-based policy making, as well as the issues associated with the advent, use and governance of big data. Covers research design choices and quantitative methods for policy analysis. |
| Economics, Budgets and Bureaucrats | Applies key concepts and tools of economic analysis to contemporary policy problems. Focuses on the allocation of the economy’s resources, the budget process and the role of public finance agencies, rationales for government intervention in a market economy, and the impact of expenditure and taxation on the economy and citizens’ wellbeing. |
| Policy in Practice | Provides a practical opportunity for participants to work with a policy agency in an advisory capacity to develop evidence-informed recommendations addressing a complex policy problem. Engages students in a team-based exercise that applies the knowledge and skills gained from completing the core courses in a way that informs “real world” policy decisions. |
| Dissertation | Develops students’ ability to design and undertake a policy related independent academic research project under supervision and to present a dissertation of 15,000 words. |
Programme Structure*
Different Ways to Think About Data
Introduces the basics of data and how different perspectives can change how we perceive data.
Data Visualisation 101
A further deep dive into the different types of visualisations and what information and messages they convey to the receivers.
The Fundamentals of PowerBI
Introduces the basics of PowerBI and how to work with PowerBI to produce data visualisations.
Working with Python for Scripting
Introduces the fundamentals of Python language and scripting for data analysis and wrangling.
Database 101
Investigates the fundamentals of databases. What are some of the commonly used databases, when to select which database to use as part of the analysis process, and how to effectively utilise databases to produce useful visualisations.
Querying a Database
A deeper discussion into how to work with databases in order to query and gather data for further data analysis and visualisations.
Statistical Modeling
Introduces the fundamentals of statistical modeling and the various state-of-the-art strategies commonly used in creating effective visualisations.
*Subject to change
*Our Programme Advisors will provide all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, course fees, examinations and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates as per the University Calendar. Courses are paid per Semester. Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Amounts shown are indicative only. In addition to the tuition fees, there is a Student Services Fee of $4.44 per point (online). Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses
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