Description
The CIW Data Analyst Specialist certification program is part of the CIW Web and Mobile Design series. This certification will validate how to use data to analyze all aspects of a company’s operation and make appropriate business decisions. This certification will focus on how to compare and contrast structured and unstructured data, how to deploy tools for capturing and analyzing data, including Hadoop, R Project, and custom database solutions.
The exam will also assess how to extrapolate information using data obtained from new and traditional data sources, including Web and social media logs, marketing, sales, technical support, and customer relations. Additionally, it will also assess how to determine relationships between organizational efforts and business outcomes, ways to capture and represent data, including creating dashboards, executive summaries, reports and charts, using both traditional and Web-based tools.
The CIW Data Analyst Specialist course* prepares candidates to take the CIW Data Analyst Specialist exam, which, if passed, earns the individual the CIW Data Analyst Specialist certification.
*The courseware is not required to sit for the certification exam.
Earning the CIW Data Analyst Specialist certification is a precursor to preparing for the CIW Database Design Specialist certification exam in the CIW Web Development series.
Prerequisites
- An understanding of spreadsheets, databases, business processes, websites and coding
- CIW Internet Business Associate or equivalent knowledge
- CIW Site Development Associate or equivalent knowledge
- CIW Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist or equivalent knowledge
- CIW User Interface Designer or equivalent knowledge
