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Certificate in Data Mining

Offers students an introduction to data mining with an emphasis on large-scale databases as a source of knowledge generation and competitive advantage. Instruction includes formal lectures as well as hands-on projects involving techniques to extract, report and visualize information from data.
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Certificate in Data Mining (12 Credits)

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This certificate program provides essential skills for data analysts working to extract actionable intelligence from their data resources. Topics covered include principles of information-retrieval system design and management, and basic techniques for data analysis.

Many companies collect significant amounts of data about their customers and their activities, but must “mine” through data silos to discover crucial insights and knowledge. This certificate provides an introduction to data mining with an emphasis on large-scale databases as a source of knowledge generation and competitive advantage. The program consists of 4 courses of 3 credits each, taught over 2 semesters of 15 weeks each. Instruction includes formal lectures as well as hands-on projects involving database management, mining methods and basic analytic techniques to extract, report and visualize information from the data.

In this program, we make extensive use of software tools such as SQL, Hive, Pig, SAP/Oracle Warehouse and Power BI/Tableau. Students work on assignments and projects covering both theory and applications on real data with guidance from the professor and teaching assistants.

Recommended part-time credit schedule:

  • First semester: 6
  • Second semester: 6

Total: 12 credits over two semesters (incl. summer)

 

Required Courses

IS 601 Web Systems Development
IS 665 Data Analytics for Information Systems
CS 634 <Data Mining

 

 

 

 

CS 602 Java Programming
IS 631 Enterprise Database Management
IS 634 Information Retrieval
CS 687 Transaction Mining and Fraud Detection
IS 688 Web Mining

 

 

 

 

 


Credit earned in a Certificate program can be used later towards the MS in Data Science degree.
 

  • Be an analytics specialist in your company, focusing on the management of data from various sources and providing data-driven insights to relevant departments.
  • Visualize data for exploration, analysis, and communication.
  • Be able to provide departments with reproducible data analysis, reporting, and dashboard solutions that will enable the achievement of the company’s overall goals.

 

Tuition and fees for ALL non-F1 students (independent of residency and visa status) at 2020-21 rates, assuming two courses per consecutive semester:

  • Fall semester: $6,522
  • Spring semester: $6,522
  • Summer semester: $5,577


Total tuition and fees for Certificate:

  • Fall start: $13,044
  • Spring start: $12,099
  • Summer start: $12,099

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