Fortunately, there are many online programs available now, that will
give you either a Master's degree, or a certificate in Analytics.
So one sample program would involve four courses
to get your certificate, not a Master's degree.
Master's degree would probably involve eight to 12 courses.
But a sample four course certificate
that's representative of what's available now.
And will be more commonly available in the future goes like this.
The first course would be predictive analytics,
which would deal with how to predict things, teach you some statistics,
teach you RSPS or SASS, depending on the school you enrolled in.
The second would be data warehousing, which is, how
do we avoid these problems, where data doesn't communicate
How do we set up databases so we can
quickly get the information we need to make decisions?
The third course would probably involve simulation
and optimization which we briefly discussed earlier.
And the final course would involve applications
to functional areas such as marketing, finance,
supply chain, education, healthcare, government, and other areas.