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Getting Grounded on Analytics


Development Academy of the Philippines
Enrollment is Closed

Course Overview

To realize the vision of a healthy and vibrant Philippines ecosystem utilizing Analytics for the good of society, this course is intended to establish a starting point, a common ground for all professionals who want to understand and harness the power of data through Analytics. Using the available online materials, discussion boards, and webinars, the course offers participants a shared definition of Analytics, a set of the major Analytics job families, a globally-recognized list of Analytics skills and competencies, and a professional and organizational maturity model in order to formulate an Analytics strategy roadmap for their organization. The ultimate goal is for the learners to enable the Analytics ecosystem of the Philippines and do Analytics for the good of society.

Note to SPARTA scholars: Upon enrollment, you will have 6 months to finish a SPARTA course. Failure to complete the course in 6 months and/or inactivity for 3 months will result in course access revocation.

What You Will Learn

Upon completion of this course, the learners are expected to:

  • know the various Analytics roles and the corresponding required competencies in each role to determine how they can develop their expertise and find their own value in Analytics;
  • determine how their organization’s goals, people, resources, and data can be linked together to build a successful Analytics strategy roadmap for their organization; and
  • have a solid foundation and a shared understanding on what Analytics is and the value that it brings to start enabling the Analytics ecosystem of the Philippines for the good of society.

Course Instructor

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Sherwin M. Pelayo

Subject Matter Expert

Course Content

Week 1

6 Videos | 1 Activity

6 Videos

  • Welcome to the course!
  • Data Value Chain
  • Retail Store Examples
  • Common Analytics Terminologies
  • The Major Analytics Job Families
  • Decision Support Systems

1 Activity

  • Quiz

Week 2

7 Videos | 1 Activity

7 Videos

  • APEC Project DARE
  • The Recommended APEC Analytics Competencies
  • Business and Organization Skills
  • Technical Skills
  • Workplace Skills
  • The AAP Professional Maturity Model
  • An Invitation for Collaboration

1 Activity

  • Quiz

Week 3

2 Videos | 1 Activity

2 Videos

  • The DELTA+ Model
  • The Organizational Maturity Model

1 Activity

  • Quiz

Week 4

3 Videos | 1 Activity

3 Videos

  • What is strategy?
  • Building an Analytics Strategy Road Map
  • An Analytics Strategy that Works

1 Activity

  • Peer-Graded Assignment

Week 5

3 Videos | 1 Activity

3 Videos

  • Designing for Digital
  • The Analytics Association of the Philippines

1 Activity

  • Peer-Graded Assignment
  1. Course Number

    SP101
  2. Classes Start

  3. Classes End

  4. Estimated Effort

    ~1 hour/week (3 hours)
  5. Price

    Free