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Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Micro-CredentialCIP: 52.1301

Become a contributor for free to openly demonstrate student outcomes, industry alignment & eligibility criteria.

Learn how to use data to make informed business decisions.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingMathematicsMonitoringSystems EvaluationCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessManagement of Personnel ResourcesInstructingLearning StrategiesPersuasionManagement of Financial Resources

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsEducation and TrainingEconomics and AccountingEngineering and TechnologyProduction and ProcessingMedicine and DentistryLaw and GovernmentCommunications and MediaBuilding and ConstructionPersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingNear VisionMathematical ReasoningFluency of IdeasCategory FlexibilityNumber FacilityOriginality

Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Design and validate clinical databases, including designing or testing logic checks.
  • Process clinical data, including receipt, entry, verification, or filing of information.
  • Generate data queries, based on validation checks or errors and omissions identified during data ent
  • Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by
  • Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.
  • Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.
  • Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
  • Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and
  • Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation o
  • Present the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management or other end users.
  • Define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgment and statistical tes
  • Perform validation and testing of models to ensure adequacy, and reformulate models, as necessary.
  • Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
  • Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or pro
  • Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
  • Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure product
  • Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing
  • Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
  • Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.
  • Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize i
  • Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate ac
  • Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareDocument management softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareWord processing softwareElectronic mail softwareObject or component oriented development softwareDevelopment environment softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareMedical softwareCategorization or classification softwareAccess softwareData base reporting softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareStorage networking softwareCloud-based management softwareProcedure management softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareData base management system softwareOperating system softwareDesktop publishing softwareHuman resources softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareContent workflow softwareAccounting software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computersHandheld computersSmartphonesComputer serversData warehouse appliancesLaser facsimile machinesPhotocopiersScannersStorage serversMainframe computersPersonal computersLiquid crystal display LCD video projectorsUniversal serial bus USB flash drives10-key calculatorsCell phonesComputer scanners

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsWorking ConditionsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011.00
  • Clinical Data Managers15-2051.02
  • Business Intelligence Analysts15-2051.01
  • Data Scientists15-2051.00
  • Operations Research Analysts15-2031.00
  • Management Analysts13-1111.00
  • General and Operations Managers11-1021.00
  • Chief Sustainability Officers11-1011.03
  • Chief Executives11-1011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Micro-Credential)

  • Undergraduate course lectures — deliver structured presentations on foundational business topics such as introductory accounting or marketing principles under faculty mentorship in a university classroom setting.
  • Course syllabi and handouts — prepare basic instructional materials following departmental templates and guidelines for an assigned undergraduate course.
  • Student assignments and examinations — evaluate and assign grades using established rubrics provided by the supervising faculty member or department.
  • Classroom discussions — initiate and facilitate guided conversations on business case studies with undergraduate students under the guidance of a senior faculty mentor.
  • Student attendance and grade records — maintain accurate documentation in the institution's learning management system in compliance with departmental policies.
  • Current business literature — read and summarize recent journal articles and trade publications to incorporate relevant developments into course preparation.
  • Professional conferences and associations — attend discipline-specific academic events to begin building scholarly networks and awareness of emerging research.
  • Research projects — contribute to faculty-led investigations in a designated business field, assisting with data collection and literature review under direct supervision.
  • Word processing and spreadsheet software — use standard academic productivity tools to draft course materials, record grades, and organize instructional content.
  • Learning management platforms — upload course materials, post announcements, and respond to student inquiries through institutional software such as a university LMS.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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