Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics (UGCertAppDataAn)
Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics (UGCertAppDataAn)
Program Code
UCADA
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Special Notes
This program will not be offered in 2023.
Academic Year
2023
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
This program will provide students with an introduction to big data analytics, decision science and their application within a chosen context or discipline (such as Agriculture, Bioinformatics, Economics, Environment, Geosciences, Public Health). They will learn broad practical skills and knowledge that can be used in roles that require some communication and application of data analytics to decision-making processes in a discipline-specific context. Students learn about big data analytics in a transdisciplinary setting that focuses on data literacy, ethical data management, and data analysis. The successful completion of this program is a pathway to the Bachelor of Applied Data Analytics.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics is an AQF Level 5 program with a standard full-time duration of 6 months.
Conditions
On current TEQSA advice, students must complete the qualification by 2025.
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics
There shall be a Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Data Analytics, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 12 units:
1. Core courses in Applied Data Analytics to the value of 9 units
2. Elective courses in a chosen discipline to the value of 3 units
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value APP DATA 1010 Ethics and Data Management I 3 SCIENCE 1500 Introductory Data Science - Becoming Smart About Data 3 STATS 1000 Statistical Practice I 3
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 3 units.
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value AGRIC 1510WT Agricultural Systems I 3 AGRIC 1520WT Agricultural Production I 3 BIOLOGY 1101 Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells 3 BIOLOGY 1202 Biology I: Organisms 3 BIOLOGY 1401 Concepts in Biology 3 ECON 1002 Australia in the Global Economy I 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 ECON 1013 Using Big Data for Economic and Social Problems I 3 GEOLOGY 1100 Planet Earth 3 GEOLOGY 1103 Building a Habitable Planet 3 PUB HLTH 1001 Health and Illness in Populations 3 SOIL&WAT 1000WT Soils and Landscapes I 3