Description

This course is structured as a guided-by-instructor course with content provided by Google through the Google Career Certificates (hosted on online learning platform, Coursera) together with guidance and assessments by SMU. It incorporates industry or career certification in the undergraduate study to equip students with professional and technical skills. Data Analytics and Technology Guided External Course is part of the SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work Study Program in partnership with Google. Students need to clear this course and its corresponding Google Career Certificate before embarking on a six-month work-study with KPMG. There are two certificates: 1) Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate aims to give students the skillsets on collecting, transforming, organizing, and visualizing data in order to draw conclusions and drive informed decision making; 2) Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate focuses on equipping students to use Python in automating common system administration tasks, troubleshoot, debug complex problems, and apply automation at scale using configuration management and the Cloud. NOTE! This course is only open to students accepted into the SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work Study Program in partnership with Google and enrollment will be done offline with e$20 deduction.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Learning Outcomes

Disciplinary Knowledge, Multidisciplinary Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Knowledge, Critical thinking & problem solving, Collaboration and leadership, Communication, Self-directed learning

Competencies

Data Analytics, Business Requirements Mapping, Cloud Computing, Software Configuration, Stakeholder Management