Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Data Analytics)
Institution: Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
Program Type: Specialist Diploma
Field/Skills tags: Analytics, ai, programming
Nett Fee After Subsidies (Singaporeans): $0
Full Time/Part Time: Part time
Introduction:
Data is ubiquitous in government and in industry sectors including banking, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, and retail. This course provides graduates with fundamental skills in statistics and data mining that are required by jobs in these industries that involve working with data and extracting information that is useful to the business.
Course Objectives:
The objectives of the Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Data Analytics) are to provide training in the fundamentals of statistics and programming for data science, and to provide training on specialised skills in the areas of data mining and applied statistical methods. Graduates of the course will be competent in summarising and presenting data, performing statistical analysis of univariate and multivariate data, preparing data, developing and applying predictive models, and using descriptive models to uncover patterns in data.
Suitable for:
This course is suitable for working adults employed in sectors that require expertise in Data Science such as government, banking, insurance, telecommunications, manufacturing, and retail. The course contains a mix of theory and application, and requires that students have a good foundation in mathematics.
Special Requirements:
Students in this course are required to bring a notebook computer to class. Necessary software is provided free-of-charge to students for the duration of the course.