This unit covers data collection, storage, analysis, and security, including big data, data assurance, and compliance. Students learn visualisation techniques and explore job roles in data analytics. Understanding data maintenance ensures accurate decision-making, preventing errors and negative impacts on data holders across industries.
This unit explores the rapid growth of big data and its impact on businesses, governments, and society. It covers data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, highlighting their role in innovation. Students will also examine challenges in managing big data, legal and ethical issues, and its applications in environmental and social developments.
This unit covers data modelling using spreadsheets for business applications like forecasting. Students will learn to gather client requirements, use spreadsheet tools and techniques, and develop data-driven solutions. Emphasis is placed on designing, testing, and refining models to ensure they effectively meet client needs.
This unit teaches students to design, create, and test relational databases for business use. They will learn to structure data, ensure accuracy, and improve accessibility. Skills include querying, form creation, report generation, and user interface design. Students will also test, refine, and evaluate database solutions based on feedback.
This unit teaches data processing, visualisation, and communication skills to extract meaningful insights. You will learn to prepare data for analysis, design dashboards, and present trends visually. By transforming data sets into clear formats, you will support informed decision-making and effectively communicate information using a data dashboard.