The London School of Economics and Political Science
Data Analysis for Management
Learn the skills to analyse, interpret, and communicate data with confidence and impact within your organisation.
Start date
07 April 2021
Enroll by 30 March 2021
Course duration
8 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
Access resources from start date
Effort
7–10 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Course overview
The number of CEOs who plan to embrace data-driven decisions for operational efficiencies to increase revenue.
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The quantity of data that will be created daily around the globe by 2025.
World Economic Forum (Apr, 2019).
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
As the world becomes more data driven, future-focused leaders need to develop the quantitative skills to inform corporate decision-making and managerial strategy. Guided by experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), this online certificate course empowers you with the knowledge and practical tools to understand, interpret, and communicate data relevant to your role and organisation.
Develop an understanding of how data-driven models can improve your ability to make decisions in a fast-paced world. Over the course of eight weeks, you’ll participate in a capstone project and apply the techniques and concepts covered to extract business insights from a real data set. You’ll also gain experience using Tableau – a leading business intelligence and data analytics software – to visualise and report on insights extracted from data sets.
Is this course for you?
This LSE course will equip managers and data analysts in any industry with the skills to make data-driven decisions for competitive advantage. There are no formal prerequisites for this course, but some numerical literacy is advantageous, as well as a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. You’ll be granted a student licence to download and use Tableau free of charge, for the duration of the course.
This Data Analysis for Management course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Course overview
Introduction
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
As the world becomes more data driven, future-focused leaders need to develop the quantitative skills to inform corporate decision-making and managerial strategy. Guided by experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), this online certificate course empowers you with the knowledge and practical tools to understand, interpret, and communicate data relevant to your role and organisation.
Develop an understanding of how data-driven models can improve your ability to make decisions in a fast-paced world. Over the course of eight weeks, you’ll participate in a capstone project and apply the techniques and concepts covered to extract business insights from a real data set. You’ll also gain experience using Tableau – a leading business intelligence and data analytics software – to visualise and report on insights extracted from data sets.
Is this course for you?
This LSE course will equip managers and data analysts in any industry with the skills to make data-driven decisions for competitive advantage. There are no formal prerequisites for this course, but some numerical literacy is advantageous, as well as a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. You’ll be granted a student licence to download and use Tableau free of charge, for the duration of the course.
This Data Analysis for Management course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
What will set you apart
An understanding of data-driven models and data analysis techniques to make better business decisions. 
The ability to interpret data as well as communicate findings and business needs using leading data analytics and visualisation software, Tableau.
A capstone project that will demonstrate your ability to manipulate, analyse, summarise, visualise, and report on insights extracted from data.Course curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
Decision-making under uncertainty
Module 2
Data visualisation and descriptive statistics
Module 3
Quantifying risk through probability
Module 4
Data integrity and statistical inference
Module 5
Evidence-based decisions
Module 6
Understanding the causes of things
Module 7
Time series forecasting
Module 8
Delivering insights through storytelling
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What past students
think
Enrique García Dubón
Director, Banco Atlántida and AFP Confía
The quality of instructors has been the most valuable aspect for me, as well as the prestige of LSE. I would consider continuing to upgrade my knowledge with LSE and GetSmarter.
Course Convenor
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Dr James Abdey
Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Statistics, LSE
About the certificate
Learn to make data-driven business decisions and earn an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
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