Coordinator: Steven Kispert, Department of Operations Management and Information Systems
This certificate is designed for all working professionals who wish to have a certificate in Business Analytics using SAP software. Business Analytics is a broad category of technologies, applications, and practices for gathering, storing, accessing, and analyzing enterprise data to help its decision makers make better decisions. It is used by companies committed to data-driven decision making. Business Analytics has been consistently ranked as one of top 5 technology priorities during the past several years by chief information officers in Gartner’s annual survey of IT executives. The market leader in business analytics application software is SAP. A certificate in Business Analytics Using SAP Software will give working professionals the opportunity to add value to their positions through advanced course work, to obtain credentials necessary to support their current position, and increase employability within the field of business analytics.
Students must achieve a minimal grade of B in each course applied toward the certificate requirements. Only courses taken at NIU may be applied toward the certificate. Students interested in the certificate should apply no later than the beginning of their final semester, but they are urged to apply as soon as they begin their course work. Applications are available in the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems.
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