The Data Strategy and Leadership certificate gives business leaders the skills to make strategic data-driven decisions and lead tech-focused teams. Familiarize yourself with business intelligence tools and bolster your management and communication skills.
Program Overview
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The Data Strategy and Leadership Certificate is for business leaders who manage analytical teams or processes. Students will gain exposure to business intelligence tools with an emphasis on using data to drive strategic action. This certificate includes courses in management and communications to prepare leaders for the growing challenges in utilizing data strategically.
This certificate was designed with professionals and business leaders in mind. Designed to be flexible, this course can be completed in person and online. The program requires 10 credit hours and takes around 8 months to complete. The required coursework and a sample schedule can be found below.
Learning outcomes
The Helzberg Stackable MBA is all about adding value to your education by allowing you to build and customize a degree that makes sense for your future. Certificates on their own hold value in the workforce by helping you meet your career goals sooner. By stacking two earned certificates along with the foundational, Business Administration Certificate, you will be working toward a full MBA degree.
Our faculty has developed the foundational curriculum of one of the best MBA programs in Kansas City into a stand-alone certificate – the Business Administration certificate. This, along with two additional specialized certificates, make up the Helzberg MBA. Students earn a custom MBA with specializations in areas that are selected and flexible based on the direction you want your career to go.
In other words, flexibility has been built into every facet of the Helzberg Stackable MBA: Program Details
Program Requirements
Each course is 2 credit hours:
- Required coursework
- BIA 6307 Performance Metrics and Dashboards (2)
- BIA 6308 Analytics and Strategy (2)
- BIA 6310 Social Justice and Responsibility in Analytics (2)
- MG 668 Organizational Change (2)
- MG 6008 Managerial Communications (2).
Sample schedule:
- Fall A – BIA 6307, BIA 6680
- Fall B – BIA 6310
- Spring A – BIA 6308, MG 6008
Course Map
The Data Strategy and Leadership Graduate Certificate is provided for future leaders looking to enhance their knowledge of strategic thinking with data. This program may be completed as a stand-alone certificate, or as one of the three ’stackable’ certificates to fulfill requirements of the Business Administration, M.B.A. program.
Additional Degree Info
- Business Administration
- Business Intelligence*
- Change Management
- Data Science*
- CPA Pathway for Accounting
- Data Strategy & Leadership *
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Finance & Accounting
- Health Analytics*
- Health Care Management
- Nonprofit Administration
- Organizational Leadership
- Strategic Communication
*STEM certified
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