Eastern University MS in Data Analytics, $10K

Vicki · Nov 15, 2023

Dustin said: ↑

Sounds like important and tiring! I think that a course on PowerBI would be very helpful. It can do all sorts of counting, slicing, etc. It uses a lot of the same formulas as Excel but with added power for visualization. It's something you could learn on the side while you continue to use Excel to manage your existing data. When I was preparing for the Salesforce Admin exam I used a 6-hour Simplilearn video to give me the bird's eye overview I needed to get started. Here's one on PowerBI that might be similarly useful:

Even just watching it in pieces over a few weeks might be helpful to know what the system can do.
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Thanks. I will bookmark the video and see if it’s helpful.

mcjon77 · Nov 23, 2023

Maniac Craniac said: ↑

Is that level of attrition abnormal for Data Analytics programs?

In my own communications with Eastern, they told me they were amenable to transfer credit. The MBA allowed up to 3 courses in transfer, but I don't know if that's the same for the Data Analytics program. Maybe Eastern could be a landing spot for disaffected GA Tech Analytics students.
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I know that in my class at Eastern back in 2021 there were multiple people who had been in the Georgia Tech analytics program but left in favor of Eastern.

People underestimate how rigorous that program at Georgia Tech is. Both their analytics and their computer science master's degrees are known to be pretty intense and require a fair amount of prerequisite knowledge.

deoniceo · Dec 1, 2023

Vicki said: ↑

I have not used any of those. I have access to PowerBI, but no idea how to use it. I tried to test it out on my own, but didn’t get very far. I am working with a ton of data. I’d estimate for about 5,000 students across three schools. I have to nitpick through it all in order to maintain compliance. So some elements I have to be able to see when they change (that’s where ablebits is helpful because I can choose a color when I merge). The data changes a lot on a daily basis. It’s insane. About three years ago when I was hired, there were about 500 students. But it continued to grow. This year, I became “regional”, but there’s still a lot of room for growth. I’ve got to keep up with doing this all efficiently.
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A little late of a reply, but Power BI is my wheelhouse, so I thought I would share. I am knee-deep in DAX (the excel-like language behind Power BI) every single day at work.

The definitive experts on the DAX language, Power BI, and MS Analysis Services are Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari. They have some great bootcamps but also a good amount of free training and articles at their website https://www.sqlbi.com/training/.

The DAX language is deceptively simple at first glance. Under the hood it is much more complex that Excel calculations. There is a great guide on at https://dax.guide/ by Russo and Ferrari.

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