Predictive Analytics Diploma

The use of large volumes of data to forecast and predict human behaviour, business, and socio-economic outcomes has accelerated rapidly in recent years. This program builds foundational skills in data science with a specialization in the use of predictive models to forecast outcomes. Students will learn to apply data science and predictive modelling to provide insights, predictions, and operationalize the use of data for competitive and social benefits within an organization.

Successful graduates of this program shall be able to:

• Design and implement data acquisition, management, and cleansing solutions to support data science applications;
• Use effective visualizations to communicate patterns, trends, and other findings stemming from the analysis of data;
• Use statistical techniques in the development of data science applications;
• Describe legal, ethical, and societal considerations arising from the application of data science and predictive analytics;
• Identify suitable applications and recommend the use of predictive analytical models in a business context;
• Design the overall solution architecture required to support predictive modeling applications; and
• Design, test, and implement predictive analytical models.