The Data Driven Manager Specialization

The University of Colorado Boulder, founded in 1876 and set against the Rocky Mountains, is a major research university serving more than 37,000 students with nearly 3,000 international learners. CU Boulder is recognized for academic excellence, expansive research programs and a sustainability-driven campus culture. Students benefit from an array of undergraduate, graduate and professional offerings that encourage innovation across science, engineering, business, arts and humanities.

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The Data Driven Manager Specialization is a non-degree program for international students who want to learn how to make data-driven decisions. It's taught in English and lasts several weeks. The main advantage of this program is that it helps students understand and analyze data to solve problems and make informed decisions.

The curriculum covers understanding data types, describing data with numbers and graphs, and using probability and distributions to make decisions. Students will also learn how to create plans to answer business and engineering questions, determine best- and worst-case scenarios, and acquire data analysis skills. The program includes hands-on components to help students practice their skills.

Graduates of this program can pursue careers as Data Analysts, Business Intelligence Developers, Operations Research Analysts, Management Consultants, or Market Research Analysts. They can work in various industries, including finance, healthcare, and technology, and can be employed by companies like Google, Amazon, or IBM.