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Prepares students for effective business intelligence, analytics, and data presentation by focusing on business acumen, ethics, data management, and communication. It is designed to connect students to data analysis applications by adapting the appropriate technology and software solutions. Students will choose appropriate data models or data science techniques to solve problems in various disciplines, using large and varied datasets to produce accurate and timely insights.

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Certificate Requirements

Field of Study Code: CIS.AAS.DATA
Program Requirements
CIS 1170World of Data Science1
CIS 1221Data Analysis with Spreadsheets3
CIS 1222Business Intelligence Analysis and Visualization3
CIS 1230Database Application3
CIS 1400Programming Logic and Technique4
CIS 1655AI Technical Essentials3
CIS 2531Introduction to Python Programming4
CIS 2640Introduction to Machine Learning (ML)4
CIS 26444
CIS 2710Database Management4
CIS 2720Structured Query Language (SQL)4
CIS 2735Data Analytics and Visualization4
MATH 1635Statistics4
or MATH 1533 Finite Mathematics
General Education Requirements15
Total Credits60

Suggested Semester Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterCredits
CIS 1170 World of Data Science 1
CIS 1221 Data Analysis with Spreadsheets 3
CIS 1400 Programming Logic and Technique 4
CIS 1655 AI Technical Essentials 3
Gen EdCommunication (Written) 3
 Credits14
Second Semester
CIS 1222 Business Intelligence Analysis and Visualization 3
CIS 1230 Database Application 3
CIS 2531 Introduction to Python Programming 4
Gen EdHumanities and Fine Arts 3
Gen EdCommunication (Oral) 3
 Credits16
Third Semester
CIS 2640 Introduction to Machine Learning (ML) 4
CIS 2710 Database Management 4
CIS 2735 Data Analytics and Visualization 4
MATH 1533
Finite Mathematics
or Statistics
4
 Credits16
Fourth Semester
CIS 2644 Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4
CIS 2720 Structured Query Language (SQL) 4
Gen EdPhysical and Life Sciences 3-5
Gen EdSocial and Behavioral Sciences 3
 Credits14-16
 Total Credits60-62