IBM
IBM Data Management Professional Certificate
IBM

IBM Data Management Professional Certificate

Get job-ready for your first data-related role. Build skills and hands-on experience employers are looking for & power up your resume in less than 3 months. No degree or prior experience required.

IBM Skills Network Team
Dr. Pooja
SkillUp

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team

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3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

(242 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Complete set of job-ready skills to kickstart your career as a data manager in less than 6 months. No prior experience required. 

  • Practical, hands-on skills using essential tools such as spreadsheets, business intelligence (BI), databases, and SQL.

  • Key skills for collaborating across teams, aligning data strategies with business objectives, and communicating data insights using visualizations.

  • A solid foundation of data management concepts, including cloud environments, data processing, integration, storage, scalability, and security.

Overview

What’s included

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Taught in English
130 practice exercises

Professional Certificate - 12 course series

What you'll learn

  • List basic skills required for an entry-level data engineering role.

  • Discuss various stages and concepts in the data engineering lifecycle.

  • Describe data engineering technologies such as Relational Databases, NoSQL Data Stores, and Big Data Engines.

  • Summarize concepts in data security, governance, and compliance.

Skills you'll gain

Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Security, Data Architecture, Relational Databases, Apache Spark, SQL, NoSQL, Big Data, Data Store, Data Governance, Data Lakes, Databases, Data Science, and Apache Hadoop

What you'll learn

  • Display working knowledge of Excel for Data Analysis.

  • Perform basic spreadsheet tasks including navigation, data entry, and using formulas.

  • Employ data quality techniques to import and clean data in Excel.

  • Analyze data in spreadsheets by using filter, sort, look-up functions, as well as pivot tables.

Skills you'll gain

Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Data Quality, Excel Formulas, Data Import/Export, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Science, Information Privacy, Data Wrangling, Data Integrity, and Google Sheets

What you'll learn

  • Describe the fundamental concepts of statistics and apply them to business and data analytics settings.

  • Apply data collection, analysis, and interpretation techniques to derive actionable insights for making informed business decisions.

  • Apply descriptive and inferential analysis methods to derive insights and actionable recommendations from data.

  • Apply hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and forecasting to support business decision-making processes.

Skills you'll gain

Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Forecasting, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability, Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Statistical Methods, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, and Statistics

What you'll learn

  • Create basic visualizations such as line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts using Excel spreadsheets.

  • Explain the important role charts play in telling a data-driven story. 

  • Construct advanced charts and visualizations such as Treemaps, Sparklines, Histogram, Scatter Plots, and Filled Map Charts.

  • Build and share interactive dashboards using Excel and Cognos Analytics.

Skills you'll gain

Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Tree Maps, Histogram, Data Visualization, IBM Cognos Analytics, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, and Scatter Plots

What you'll learn

  • Describe data, databases, relational databases, and cloud databases.

  • Describe information and data models, relational databases, and relational model concepts (including schemas and tables). 

  • Explain an Entity Relationship Diagram and design a relational database for a specific use case.

  • Develop a working knowledge of popular DBMSes including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and IBM DB2

Skills you'll gain

Relational Databases, Database Design, SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Manipulation, Databases, Data Management, Data Modeling, Database Management Systems, Command-Line Interface, Data Integrity, and IBM DB2

What you'll learn

  • Analyze data within a database using SQL.

  • Create a relational database on Cloud and work with tables.

  • Write SQL statements including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.

  • Build more powerful queries with advanced SQL techniques like views, transactions, stored procedures and joins.

Skills you'll gain

SQL, Stored Procedure, Transaction Processing, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Microsoft SQL Servers, MySQL, Database Management, Databases, Database Systems, and IBM DB2

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready data warehousing skills in just 6 weeks, supported by practical experience and an IBM credential.

  • Design and populate a data warehouse, and model and query data using CUBE, ROLLUP, and materialized views.

  • Identify popular data analytics and business intelligence tools and vendors and create data visualizations using IBM Cognos Analytics.

  • How to design and load data into a data warehouse, write aggregation queries, create materialized query tables, and create an analytics dashboard.

Skills you'll gain

Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Mart, IBM DB2, Database Systems, Extract, Transform, Load, Query Languages, PostgreSQL, Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Database Design, Data Quality, Data Validation, Data Integration, SQL, and Data Cleansing

What you'll learn

  • Understand Tableau's fundamental concepts, significance in data visualization, diverse product range and key features crucial for data professionals.

  • Analyze and evaluate the capabilities of Tableau Public as a powerful Business Intelligence (BI) tool for data visualization and analysis.

  • Implement relationships between data tables, use Tableau calculations for analytics, empower user interaction, and apply filters and highlighting.

  • Develop expertise in Tableau dashboard design principles, organize visual elements effectively, and apply best practices for interactive dashboards.

Skills you'll gain

Tableau Software, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, and Real Time Data

What you'll learn

  • Build valuable applied data storage, integration, and migration skills employers need. 

  • Gain hands-on experience using industry-specific data tools.

  • Demonstrate you understand data-related best practices and can apply methodologies through industry-standard processes. 

  • Showcase your ability to solve problems related to data processes that you can talk about in interviews.

Skills you'll gain

Data Storage, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud Storage, Data Migration, Data Architecture, Data Security, Data Pipelines, Data Infrastructure, Data Management, and Disaster Recovery

What you'll learn

  • Develop and implement effective data privacy and security strategies.

  • Understand and apply security measures to protect and govern organizational data.

  • Conduct risk assessments and implement appropriate risk management practices.

  • Navigate and comply with relevant legal and regulatory compliance requirements.

Skills you'll gain

Compliance Management, Data Security, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Encryption, Incident Response, Threat Detection, Data Quality, Risk Management, Information Privacy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Personally Identifiable Information, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, and Data Integrity

What you'll learn

  • Integrate valuable applied data management skills employers need for a wide range of data-related roles in a culminating project. 

  • Gain hands-on experience using industry-specific data tools including Excel, SQL, PostgreSQL, Tableau, etc.

  • Demonstrate best practices and apply those methodologies through industry-standard processes, data design, governance, security, and reporting.

  • Showcase your ability to solve problems relevant to working with data that you can discuss with colleagues and prospective employers.

Skills you'll gain

Data Governance, Data Visualization Software, SQL, Tableau Software, Data Cleansing, Microsoft Excel, Data Warehousing, Data Security, Relational Databases, MySQL, Database Design, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data Management, and Personally Identifiable Information

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate your CompTIA Data+ exam readiness with practice exercises using real-world scenarios and statistical methods for data-driven decisions.

  • Summarize the CompTIA Data+ (DA0-001) certification process, including eligibility criteria, objectives, resources, and associated costs.

  • Explain core competency areas of the certification, including data mining, manipulation, basic statistical methods, and governance standards.

  • Identify and apply tools and techniques for analyzing complex datasets to derive insights aligned with business requirements.

Skills you'll gain

Exploratory Data Analysis

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