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University of Melbourne

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Analytics and Organisational Impacts micro-credential

  • Non-Award

Discover how organisations can deploy different analytics to enhance operations and gain a competitive edge. Develop in-demand skills aligned with industry best practices and earn a shareable digital certificate.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Duration
4 - 4 weeks full-time
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Analytics and Organisational Impacts

Discover how organisations can deploy different analytics to enhance operations and gain a competitive edge.

Level up with micro-credentialsIndustry-ready skills

Develop in-demand skills aligned with industry best practice you can apply immediately.

Taught by leading experts

Learn from internationally recognised academics and professionals with years of on the ground experience.

Shareable digital certificate

Showcase your capabilities with an industry recognised digital certificate you can share with your professional network.

Entry requirements

It is recommended that learners commencing this micro-credential have:

  • An undergraduate degree in any discipline plus two years of experience in IT-related work
  • At least five years of experience in IT-related work

You are encouraged to complete the following micro-credentials before undertaking this one, but this is not a prerequisite:

  • Strategic Data in Organisations

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

What you will learn

Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.

Strategically deployed analytics initiatives can transform business operations - but also raise key ethics and privacy questions.

This micro-credential is ideal for mid to late-career ICT professionals who want to future-proof their skillsets and gain a deeper understanding of how analytics can drive organisational success.

Examine the impact of various analytics

Explore the different types of analytics (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive, and real-time) and their impacts on business operations such as human resources, business processes, supply chains and finance. Learn how to apply these for success, as well as explain and justify a chosen analytics approach.

Investigate key ethical and privacy questions

Consider responsibilities regarding privacy of personal information and investigate the concepts of big data, identity and ethics. Identify the implications for analytics and decision making, and recommend strategies to mitigate risk.

Explore how analytics can drive competitive edge

Gain a deeper understanding of how organisations can better harness analytics to secure a competitive advantage. Use this knowledge to develop a pitch and proposal for a hypothetical analytics initiative that could be applied to your own professional context.

Course structure

Course details

This micro-credential runs over four weeks, which includes one week for orientation, two weeks of teaching, and one week for assessment.

Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:

  • 8 hours of guided learning
  • 13 hours self-guided study
  • 21 hours of assessment tasks.

Assessment:

  • Analytics initiative pitch (30%)
  • Analytics initiative presentation (70%)

Once you've completed this course, you will be awarded your Analytics and Organisational Impacts micro-credential. This digital certificate will warrant the achievement of knowledge, skills and capabilities outlined in the learning outcomes. It may also include artefacts (such as videos and written material) related to both experiential and work-integrated learning, including translatable assessment that is practical to your professional life. You can also share your micro-credential digitally and via social media by adding it to your platforms, such as LinkedIn. See example certificate.

Analytics and Organisational Impacts can be taken as a stand-alone course, or complemented with any other micro-credential in the Leveraging Organisational Data series to deepen your knowledge and skills.

It offers a pathway, otherwise known as advanced standing, into the Master of Information Systems . To use it this way, you need to complete all four micro-credentials in the Leveraging Organisational Data series, then apply for credit towards the masters.

Leveraging Organisational Data includes:

  • Strategy in a Disruptive Environment
  • Strategic Data in Organisations
  • Strategic Data Management
  • Analytics and Organisational Impact.

In our innovative online learning environment, you'll engage with other professionals and undertake learning activities such as narrative, discussion and personal reflection, examination of cutting-edge case studies, peer-to-peer learning and guided conversations. This course's fully online delivery offers a convenient way to develop your skillset, from a location that suits you.

This micro-credential will expire five years from the date of issue due to the changing nature of the technology landscape.

Credit for prior study or work

It offers a pathway, otherwise known as advanced standing, into the Master of Information Systems . To use it this way, you need to complete all four micro-credentials in the Leveraging Organisational Data series, then apply for credit towards the masters.