Health Data Analytics with Microsoft Excel (CSS)

Health Data Analytics with Microsoft Excel (CSS)
Health data analysis involves the process of translating data into information valuable to the support of operational and clinical decision-making. This course is designed to provide participants with hands-on experience in health data analytics using the widely adopted tool, Microsoft® Excel®.

Participants can expect to learn fundamental skills essential to data integrity and preparation, such as sorting, filtering, summarizing, visualizing, and interpreting healthcare data. These skills will follow closely with each required step of the data analytics lifecycle.

After taking this course, you will have a better understanding of the nature of health data analytics, how to leverage the use of Microsoft® Excel® for carrying out fundamental analytical tasks, and ultimately how to discover new knowledge from data.

Register between June 20 and Aug. 13. The course opens July 18, and all coursework needs to be completed by Sept. 12, 2016.

This eight-week course is self-paced and represents the equivalent of two academic credits, however, because this course is free no academic credit will be granted.