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Table of Contents
About the Program 03

The Key Features of the Program 04

About the Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics 05

About Simplilearn 05

Program Eligibility Criteria and Application Process 06

Learning Path Visualization 08

Program Outcomes 09

Who Should Enroll in this Program 11

Courses

Step 1 - Business Analytics with Excel 12

Step 2 - SQL 14

Step 3 - Programming foundation and Data Analytics

with Python 15
Step 4 - R programming for Data Science 17

Step 5 - Data Analytics with R 18

Step 6 - Tableau Training 20

Step 7 - Data Analytics Capstone 22

Electives 23

Certificates 25

Program Endorsers 26
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About
the Program
Accelerate your career with this acclaimed
Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics, in
collaboration with Purdue University and in
collaboration with IBM. This program features
the perfect mix of theory, case studies, and
extensive hands-on practice. This program, in
partnership with Purdue University, provides
a comprehensive data analytics education,
leveraging Purdue’s academic excellence in
data analytics and Simplilearn’s partnership
with IBM.

This Post Graduate Program is designed

to give graduates in any discipline and
experienced professionals from programming
as well as non-programming background
an extensive data analytics education. This

videos, live virtual classes, hands-on projects,

and labs. Students also have access to
mentorship sessions that provide a high-
engagement learning experience and real-
world applications to help master essential

in-depth exposure to data visualization tools

such as Excel, Power BI, and Tableau and the
programming languages Python, R, and SQL
to help prepare you for an exciting career in
data analytics.

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Key Features of the Program

Joint certificate from Industry-recognized Eligible for Purdue

Purdue University IBM certificates Alumni Association
and Simplilearn Membership

12+ hands-on projects Capstone project in 3 180+ hours of

on integrated labs domains Blended Learning

International Masterclasses from Resume preparation

recognition by Purdue faculty and LinkedIn profile
Purdue University building

1:1 mock interview Career accelerator

webinars

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About the Post Graduate Program in

Data Analytics in collaboration
collaboration with
with
Purdue University
Purdue University, a top public research institution, offers higher
Purdue University, a top public research
education at its highest proven value. Committed to student success,
Purdue is changing the student experience with a greater focus on
its highest proven value. Committed to
faculty-student interaction and creative use of technology.
student success, Purdue is changing
the student experience with a greater
This Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics in
focus on faculty-student interaction
partnership with Purdue University will open
and creative use of technology.
pathways for you in the data engineering field,
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certificate of completion.

Upon completing this program, you will

receive a joint Simplilearn and Purdue
certificate of completion.

About Simplilearn
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Program Eligibility Criteria and

Application Process
Those wishing to enroll in the Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics
in collaboration with Purdue University will be required to apply for
admission.

Eligibility Criteria
For admission to this Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics, candidates
should have:
Should have bachelor’s degree in any discipline with an average of 50%
or higher marks
With a non-programming background can also apply
Having prior work experience is not mandatory

Application Process

admission will be made to the selected candidates and accepted by the

candidates by paying the admission fee.

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ADMISSION
APPLICATION REVIEW

Complete the application and After you submit your

include a brief statement of application, a panel of made to qualified candidates.
purpose to tell our admissions admissions counselors will
counselors why you’re review your application and paying the program fee.
interested and qualified for statement of purpose to
this Post Graduate Program in determine your qualifications
Data Analytics. and interest in the program.

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We have a team of dedicated admissions counselors who are here to
help guide you in the application process and related matters. They are
available to:

Address questions related to the application

Assist with financial aid (if required)

Help you better understand the program and answer your questions

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Learning Path
Electives
Power BI

Master Class – Purdue University

Industry Master Class – Data

Analytics

Business Analytics
with Excel

Programming
SQL foundation and
Data Analytics with
Python

Data Analytics R programming

with R for Data Science

Tableau Training Data Analytics

Capstone Project

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Program Outcomes

Understand essential statistical Learn how to interpret data in

concepts and SQL concepts Python using multi-dimensional
arrays in NumPy, manipulate
DataFrames in pandas, use SciPy
library of mathematical routines,
Write your first Python program by
and execute machine learning using
implementing concepts of variables,
Scikit-Learn
strings, functions, loops, and
conditional statements

Gain insights on several data

visualization libraries in Python;
Understand the nuances of lists,
including Matplotlib, Seaborn, and
sets, dictionaries, conditions and
Folium
branching, objects and classes in
Python

Gain an in-depth understanding of

the basics of R, learning how to write
Work with data in Python, including
your own R scripts
the reading and writing of files and
loading, working, and saving data
with Pandas
Master R programming and
understand how various statements
are executed in R
Perform data analytics using popular
Python libraries

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Program Outcomes

Understand and use linear and Get introduced to the latest

non-linear regression models and Microsoft analytics and visualization
classification techniques for data tools (Power BI)
analysis

Understand the basics of AI

Grasp the concepts of Tableau concepts, machine learning
Desktop 10, become proficient workflows, and AI business
with Tableau statistics and build applications
interactive dashboards

Become an expert on visualization

techniques such as heat map,
treemap, waterfall, Pareto, Gantt
chart, and market basket analysis

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Who Should Enroll in this Program?
This program caters to graduates to pursue this Post Graduate
in any discipline and working Program in Data Analytics,
professionals from programming including:
as well as non-programming
backgrounds. Candidates with no IT professionals
prior experience can also apply
for this program. The diversity Banking and finance
of our students adds richness to professionals
class discussions and interactions.
Marketing managers
A career as a data analyst
requires a foundation in statistics Supply chain network
and mathematics. Aspiring managers
professionals of any educational
Students in UG/ PG programs
background with an analytical
frame of mind are best suited

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Business Analytics with Excel 1
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Make the business analytics strong with the basics of statistics
fundamentals, and techniques as the first step in the Data Analytics post 3
graduate program
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Key Learning Objectives
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Understand the meaning of business analytics and its importance in
the industry 7
Grasp the fundamentals of Excel analytics functions and conditional
formatting

Learn how to analyze with complex datasets using pivot tables and
slicers

Apply statistical tools and concepts such as moving average,

hypothesis testing, ANOVA, and regression to data sets using Excel
Represent your findings using charts and dashboards

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Course curriculum
Module 1:

Lesson 1- Introduction to Business Analytics

Lesson 2- Conditional Formatting and Important Functions

Lesson 3- Analyzing Data with Pivot Tables

Lesson 4- Dashboarding

Lesson 5- Business Analytics with Excel

Lesson 6- Data Analysis Using Statistics

Lesson 7- Power BI

Module 2:

Lesson 9 - Introduction to Programming

Lesson 10 - Programming Environment Setup

Lesson 11- OOPs Concepts

Lesson 12- Programming Fundamentals of Python

Lesson 13- File Handling, Exception Handling, and Package Handling

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SQL 1
2
This course gives you the information you need to successfully start
working with SQL databases and make use of the database in your 3
applications. Learn the concepts of fundamental SQL statements,
conditional statements, commands, joins, sub queries, and various 4
functions to manage your SQL database for scalable growth.
5
6
Key Learning Objectives
Understand databases and relationships
7
Use common query tools and work with SQL commands
Understand transactions, creating tables, and views
Comprehend and execute stored procedures

Course curriculum
Lesson 1- Fundamental SQL Lesson 9-Joins
Statements
Lesson 10-Subqueries
Lesson 2-Restore and Back-up Lesson 11-Views and Index
Lesson 3-Selection Commands: Lesson 12-String Functions
Filtering
Lesson 13-Mathematical
Lesson 4-Selection Functions
Commands: Ordering
Lesson 14-Date and Time
Lesson 5-Alias Functions
Lesson 6-Aggregate Lesson 15-Pattern (String)
Commands Matching
Lesson 7-Group By Commands Lesson 16-User Access Control
Functions
Lesson 8-Conditional
Statement

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Programming foundation and Data 1
Analytics with Python 2
3
With this Programming foundation and Data Analytics course, you will
learn programming fundamentals, how to analyze data in Python, perform 4
simple statistical analyses, create meaningful data visualizations, predict
future trends from data, and more.
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6
Key Learning Objectives 7
Gain knowledge in the basics of programming, Python fundamentals,
Jypter and Python environment setups, and OOPs concepts

algorithms, and pseudo codes

Clean and prepare data for analysis

Manipulate Pandas Data Frame

Summarize data

Build data pipelines

Build machine learning models using scikit-learn

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Course curriculum
Lesson 1 Introduction to Lesson 7 Data Analytics
Programming Overview

Lesson 2 Programming Lesson 8 Statistical Computing

Environment Setup
Lesson 9 Mathematical
Lesson 3 OOPs Concepts Computing Using NumPy

Lesson 4 Programming Lesson 10 Data Manipulation

Fundamentals of Python with Pandas

Lesson 5 File Handling, Lesson 11 Data visualization

Exception Handling, and with Python
Package Handling
Lesson 12 Intro to
Lesson 6 Course Introduction ModelBuilding

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R Programming for Data Science 1
2
Gain insight into the R Programming language with this introductory
course. An essential programming language for data analysis, R 3
Programming is a fundamental key to becoming a successful data science
professional. In this course, you will learn how to write R code, learn about
4
R’s data structures, and create your own functions. After completion of 5
this course, you will be fully prepared to begin your first data analysis.
6
Key Learning Objectives 7
Learn about math, variables, strings, vectors, factors, and vector
operations

Gain fundamental knowledge of arrays and matrices, lists, and data

frames

Get insight into conditions and loops, functions in R, objects, classes,

and debugging

Learn how to accurately read text, CSV, and Excel files and how to
write and save data objects in R to a file

Understand and work on strings and dates in R

Course curriculum
Lesson 1 - R Basics

Lesson 2 - Data Structures in R

Lesson 3 - R Programming Fundamentals

Lesson 4 - Working with Data in R

Lesson 5 - Stings and Dates in R

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Data Analytics with R 2
The next step to becoming a Data Analyst is learning R—the most in 3
demand open source technology. R is a powerful Data Science and
analytics language, which has a steep learning curve and a very vibrant
4
community. This is why it is quickly becoming the technology of choice 5
for organizations who are adopting the power of analytics for competitive
advantage. 6
7
Key Learning Objectives
Gain a foundational understanding of business analytics Install
R, R-studio and workspace setup, and learn about the various R
packages

Master R programming and understand how various statements are

executed in R

Gain an in-depth understanding of data structure used in R and learn

how to import/export data in R Define, understand, and use the
various apply functions and DPLYR functions Understand and use the
various graphics in R for data visualization

Gain a basic understanding of various statistical concepts

Understand and use hypothesis testing method to drive business

decisions

Understand and use linear and non-linear regression models, and

classification techniques for data analysis

Learn and use the various association rules and Apriori algorithm

Learn and use clustering methods including K-Means, DBSCAN, and

hierarchical clustering

Learn and use clustering methods including K-Means, DBSCAN, and

hierarchical clustering

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Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - Introduction to Business Analytics

Lesson 02 - Introduction to R Programming

Lesson 03 - Data Structures

Lesson 04 - Data Visualization

Lesson 05 - Statistics for Data Science I

Lesson 06 - Statistics for Data Science II

Lesson 07 - Regression Analysis

Lesson 08 - Classification

Lesson 09 - Clustering

Lesson 10 - Association

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Tableau Training 1
2
This Tableau course helps you understand how to build visualizations,
organize data, and design charts and dashboards to empower more 3
meaningful business decisions. You’ll be exposed to the concepts of Data
4
parameters, and sets, and building interactive dashboards.
5
6
Key Learning Objectives
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Become an expert on visualization techniques such as heat map,
treemap, waterfall, Pareto

Understand metadata and its usage

Work with Filter, Parameters, and Sets

Master special field types and Tableau-generated fields and the

process of creating and using parameters

Learn how to build charts, interactive dashboards, story interfaces,

and how to share your work

Master the concepts of data blending, create data extracts and

organize and format data

Master arithmetic, logical, table, and LOD calculations

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Course curriculum
Lesson 01 - Getting Started with Tableau

Lesson 02 - Core Tableau in Topics

Lesson 03 - Creating Charts in Tableau

Lesson 04 - Working with Metadata

Lesson 05 - Filters in Tableau

Lesson 06 - Applying Analytics to the worksheet

Lesson 07 - Dashboard in Tableau

Lesson 08 - Modifications to Data Connections

Lesson 09 - Introduction to Level of Details in Tableau (LODS)

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Data Analytics Capstone 1
2
This data analytics capstone project will give you an opportunity to
implement the skills you learned throughout this program. Through 3
dedicated mentoring sessions, you’ll learn how to solve a real-world,
industry-aligned data science problem, from data processing and model 4
building to reporting your business results and insights. This project is
the final step in the learning path and will enable you to showcase your
5
expertise in data analytics to future employers. 6
This capstone project will bring you through the methodologies of 7
data pre-processing, exploratory data analysis, and data storytelling by
creating dashboards to drive business decisions. You can choose to work
on projects that cover the most relevant domains (consumer services,
BFSI, and healthcare) to make your practice more relevant.

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Elective Courses
Power BI
Microsoft Power BI is a suite of tools used to
analyze your data and extract business insights
by building interactive dashboards. This Power BI
training course will help you get the most out of
Power BI, enabling you to solve business problems
and improve operations. This Power BI training
course will help you master the development of
dashboards from published reports, discover greater
insight from your data with Quick Insights, and learn
practical recipes for the various tasks that you can
do with Microsoft Power BI—from gathering your
data to analyzing it. This course also contains some
handy recipes for troubleshooting various issues in
Power BI.

Master Class – Purdue University

Attend an online interactive masterclass and get insights about advancements
in the Data Analytics domain.

Industry Master Class – Data Science

Attend this online interactive industry master class to gain insights about Data
Analytics Domain.

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Certificates

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This is to certify that

John Doe
has successfully completed the
POST GRADUATE PROGRAM IN
DATA ANALYTICS
on 9th April 2023

Dimitrios Peroulis Krishna Kumar

Senior Vice President, CEO, Simplilearn
Purdue University Online

Upon completion of this Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics, you

will receive a program completion certificate from Purdue University and
Simplilearn. You will also receive IBM certificates for all IBM courses along with
certificates from Simplilearn for the courses completed in the learning path.
These certificates will testify your skills as an expert in data analytics.

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Program Endorsers

Patrick J Wolfe
Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of
Science

Patrick J. Wolfe, an award-winning researcher

in the mathematical foundations of data
science, is the Frederick L. Hovde Dean of
Science at Purdue University and named the
2018 Distinguished Lecturer in Data Science
by the IEEE. He provides expert advice on
applications of data science.

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