The Jeremi College Data Analytics Associate is designed to prepare students for entering into an early-career data analytics and related jobs. The course combines instructions on the concept of databases with the CompTIA Data+ certification which according to CompTIA is for professionals tasked with developing and promoting data-driven business decision-making. The Database Concepts course comprises of three parts; Part 1 introduces fundamental concepts and techniques of database management. Chapter 1 explains database technology, discusses why databases are used, describes the components of a database system, and introduces cloud computing and virtualization concepts. Chapter 2 introduces the relational model and defines key relational database terms. It also presents basic principles of relational database design. Chapter 3 presents Structured Query Language (SQL), an international standard for creating and processing relational databases. After you have learned these fundamental database concepts, we will focus on database modeling, design, and implementation in Part 2. Finally, we will discuss database management, data warehouses, business intelligence (BI) systems, cloud computing, virtualization, Big Data, and nonrelational “NoSQL” database management systems in Part 3. As the importance for data analytics grows, more job roles are required to set context and better communicate vital business intelligence. Collecting, analyzing, and reporting on data can drive your organization’s priorities and lead business decision-making. CompTIA Data+ validates students’ knowledge of skills required to facilitate data-driven business decisions, including: ? Mining data ? Manipulating data ? Visualizing and reporting data ? Applying basic statistical methods ? Analyzing complex datasets while adhering to governance and quality standards throughout the entire data life cycle. This course and its attendant Data+ certification is an ideal certification for not only data-specific careers, but other career paths that can benefit from analytics processes and data analytics knowledge. Jobs like marketing specialists, financial analysts, human resource analysts or clinical health care analysts can optimize performance and make well informed decisions when they use and evaluate data correctly. The program’s duration is 600 clock hours split into two courses; the first course covers topics in Database Concepts and student are required to attend instructor-led class and complete assigned work for a minimum of 12 hours a week. The second course scaffolds on the first course and covers topics in Data Analytics as outlined in the CompTIA Data+ guide. Students are required to attend instructor-led class, complete labs and complete assigned tasks for a minimum of 13 hours a week. Total required participation for each student per week is a minimum of 25 clock hours. Students prepare for and take the CompTIA Data+ certification exam in the last weeks of the program. Jeremi Vocational Institute maintains professional affiliation with CompTIA as a CompTIA Academy Partner. This affiliation provides certification opportunities for students. The program provides you with valuable tools and resources to assist you and ensure your success in the certification exam as well as enhancing your career opportunities.