American Management Association’s Course on Analytical Skills

 

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A data analytics professional, Joel Salmon works with higher education institutions in enrollment marketing efforts. Joel Salmon also has experience in management and holds a certificate in management training from the American Management Association, which offers a number of online training programs, including a course titled “Developing Your Analytical Skills: How to Research and Present Information”.

Held at various points throughout the year, Developing Your Analytical Skills: How to Research and Present Information teaches participants to organize data from a variety of sources and convert data into a format suitable for analysis. Participants also learn how to overcome challenges that arise during data collection and how to view contradictory data from the correct perspective.

The course also focuses on strategies for recognizing patterns in data, ascertaining the meaning of patterns for one’s business, and addressing gaps in information. Finally, participants learn how to draw conclusions from their data and organize that information into a compelling story.