Business Data Analytics with Python
Learn to clean, analyse and chart real business data in Python, from your first line of code to a finished project you can show employers. For B.Com, BBA and MBA students, and anyone who works with business data in Excel.
- 24hours of live classes over 6 weeks, online
- 1portfolio project on a real business dataset
- 0coding experience needed to start
Two ways to take the course
Both include the course notebooks, the project review and a Facultix certificate of completion.
What you'll learn, week by week
Week 1: Python for business users
- Setting up Google Colab, with nothing to install
- Variables, lists, dictionaries, loops and functions, using business examples
- Reading Excel and CSV files into Python
Week 2: Working with data in pandas
- DataFrames: selecting, filtering and sorting
- Cleaning data: missing values, duplicates, wrong data types
- Creating new columns: margins, growth rates, categories
Week 3: Summarising and combining data
- Group-by summaries and pivot tables
- Merging data from two or more files
- Working with dates: monthly and quarterly trends
Week 4: Charts that make a point
- Bar, line, scatter and histogram charts with matplotlib and seaborn
- Choosing the right chart for the question
- Building a one-page dashboard of charts
Week 5: Analytics for decisions
- Descriptive statistics and correlation
- Simple and multiple regression for forecasting sales
- Reading the results in plain business language
Week 6: Your project
- An end-to-end analysis of a sales, finance or HR dataset
- Presenting your findings to the class
- Publishing the project on GitHub for your CV
MBA students work on a project in their specialisation: stock returns and portfolio data for finance, customer and sales data for marketing, or attrition data for HR.
Your instructor
- PhD in Management (Finance)
- Executive PG Programme in Data Science with Deep Learning, IIIT Bangalore
- UGC-NET in Commerce
- Teaches data analysis and business analytics to MBA and PGDM students in Bengaluru
What you need
- A laptop or desktop and a steady internet connection
- A Google account, for Google Colab
- No coding experience. Familiarity with Excel helps.
Questions about the course
Do I need to know programming?
No. The course starts from the first line of Python. If you have used Excel, you already understand most of the ideas.
What do I need for the classes?
A laptop or desktop and a steady internet connection. We use Google Colab in the browser, so there is nothing to install.
What is the difference between the batch and one-on-one?
The batch is a small live online group with fixed class times. One-on-one covers the same syllabus at your pace, at times that suit you.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. You receive a Facultix certificate of completion after you finish and present the final project. It is a course certificate, not a university qualification. The project you build is what you can show employers.
How do I pay and confirm my seat?
Register your interest below. We call you, answer your questions and share payment details. Your seat is confirmed once the fee is paid.