Data Science Essentials 1 introduces you to the rapidly growing field of data science providing an overview of the fundamentals. Learn to identify and propose solutions to problems in organisational contexts. Explore techniques, concepts and common tools used by data scientists to gather and analyse data.

Who Should Attend

Working professionals looking to upskill and build knowledge in Data Science. This course is self-directed and fully online to work with a busy lifestyle.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Evaluate the role of data science in business and organisational contexts.
• Identify the disciplines and careers that contribute to the field of data science.
• Analyse specialised technical and theoretical knowledge of data science and explain its role in business decision-making.
• Critically analyse a range of possible business or organizational issues and develop a constructive data science approach to solve them.

Data Science Essentials 2 examines various processes used to identify different patterns in collected data and how to construct data sets to solve distinct data science problems. Learn to develop data into different models, evaluate these models and use them to create stories. Learn to apply this knowledge to different domains and deploy the models created and refine them based on feedback. Explore and rationalise ethical and privacy issues related to data science.

Who Should Attend

So you’ve completed Data Science Essentials 1 and looking for more? Build your knowledge in this self-directed and fully online course.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Examine the different stages of the data science life cycle including ethical and legal implications in data science.
• Generate and transmit data models. Apply them to construct stories about a business problem.

Human Centred Design – Software Engineering 1 explores several non-technical aspects of software development, especially pertaining to human behaviour and interactions to emphasise the human aspects of technology. The micro-credential covers the basic theories of knowledge, human cognition, ethical and moral values, creative aspects of the human mind and social interaction among human beings through a technological context. Students will use their existing knowledge and specialised skills to help formulate and suggest innovative solutions to problems that affect diverse societies.

Who Should Attend

Working professionals and Software Engineers looking to upskill and build knowledge human centred design. This course is self-directed and fully online to work with a busy lifestyle.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Synthesise theoretical models of human knowledge.
• Investigate moral philosophy to learn about real-world ethical actions.
• Analyse ethical theories in ways that are sensitive to variations in cultural values.

Secure By Design 1 deals with integrating the entire development lifecycle of IT systems in a secure environment through secure design methodologies, software development models, architecture design and industry standards such as OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project).

Who Should Attend

Working professionals looking to upskill and build knowledge secure design. This course is self-directed and fully online to work with a busy lifestyle.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Demonstrate capabilities to incorporate security requirements in system specifications, design, development and testing phases of software development.
• Administer implementation of security controls, security risk mitigation approaches, and secure design architecture principles.
• Explain Secure Development Lifecycle models and identify an appropriate model for a given situation.

Human Centred Design for Software Engineers 2 further explores several non-technical aspects of software development. Continuing from Human Centred Design for Software Engineers 1, this subject dives further into the human-centred design space, covering advanced concepts such as differing knowledge, human cognition, regional ethical and moral values, creative aspects of the human mind and how different contextual instances shape design at a higher level. You will use your existing knowledge, prior experience in Human Centred Design for Software Engineers 1, and specialised skills to help research and develop innovative solutions to problems that affect diverse societies.

Who Should Attend

So you’ve completed Human Centred Design for Software Engineers 1 and looking for more? Build your knowledge in this self-directed and fully online course.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Examine and justify the political, social and cultural effects of design on human behaviour.
• Develop critical thinking by using a creative design approach.
• Investigate trends of human social groups, and societies to understand how people interact in various contexts.

Secure By Design 2 continues the integration of the entire development lifecycle of IT systems in a secure environment through further investigation of secure design methodologies. Continuing from Secure by Design 1 — you will explore concepts such as secure failure, domain-driven design, and common cyber-attack techniques. This Micro-credential continues to explore the construction of security as a component of IT systems.

Who Should Attend

So you’ve completed Secure by Design 1 and looking for more? Build your knowledge in this self-directed and fully online course.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Explain Secure Development Lifecycle models and identify appropriate models for a given situation.
• Assess the maturity of secure systems development in the IT work environment.
• Apply Security by Design industry-standard principles in real-time systems development.

This Micro-credential will introduce you to the areas of Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence.

You will gain insight into basic knowledge representation, problem solving techniques and explore data science processes, data ingestion, cleansing, and transformation fundamentals that turn data analytics into insights to drive decision making. You will learn techniques and best practices in the analysis of data sets which are useful for crucial organisation decisions. You will explore how data and tools can be used to solve complex, real-world business problems through the application of machine learning, algorithms and other artificial intelligence techniques.

In addition, you will be challenged to understand the ethical and privacy issues related to machine learning and artificial intelligence.

This Micro-credential introduces the principles of cybersecurity and explores the scale of the cybersecurity challenge globally, including the social factors informing individual, organisational and international attitudes.

You will examine risk and governance frameworks and cybersecurity strategies, create a risk treatment plan and an incident response plan, and review and apply cyber prevention strategies and techniques.

The entire development lifecycle of IT systems in a secure environment will be examined, including secure design methodologies, software development models, architecture design and industry ‘secure by design’ standards.

This Micro-credential introduces the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the underlying connections between people, processes and platforms that can drive the digital transformation of organisations.

You will be introduced to the key technological components underpinning IoT and how their implementation can serve a business strategy by increasing organisational efficiencies, improving synergies and driving productivity.

Throughout the micro-credential, you will learn and understand how to articulate how key IoT technologies can improve organisational productivity, recommend strategies for developing the necessary foundational capabilities to support the implementation of IoT technologies within an organisation and create a road map for the implementation of IoT in a business context.

This micro-credential provides a fundamental understanding of cloud computing, how it has evolved from traditional IT infrastructure and the business advantages and disadvantages that it brings.

You will gain knowledge of the different cloud segments and service models, architectures/platforms and cloud deployment models and of the key players active in the market. Learn to assess how the various models can be applied to solve particular business problems and to make ‘fitness for purpose’ decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of user case needs.

This Micro-credential examines the core concepts and principles of blockchain and its emerging importance in areas such as financial services, smart contracts, supply chain logistics and other fields where an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way may be useful.

While not offering an examination of the deeper mathematical and cryptographic principles underlying blockchain technology, you will gain an understanding of the fundamentals and potential impacts of blockchain to implement a ‘secure by design’ distributed computing system with high fault tolerance.

This will provide you with a deeper understanding of the capabilities and limitations of blockchain technology, enabling you to assess which business problems it can potentially solve.

This Micro-credential develops conceptual knowledge and skills in User Experience Design.

Tackle the world of user experience and use industry-standard software and research methods to analyse both audience and content requirements. You will examine qualitative and quantitative research methods and explore personas, mindsets, customer journeys and user touchpoints.

You will develop your knowledge and skillset in creating usable and user-centred design experiences and gain insight into the processes that lead to improved user experience and its application in both physical and online environments.

This Micro-credential will give you an understanding of the future of the work landscape. How technology has, and continues to, redefine it through the process of Digital Transformation.

It will help develop your knowledge, skills and attributes appropriate to that landscape; from the perspective of employability, leadership and strategy. You will explore emerging technologies and how they converge under the umbrella of Digital Transformation.

This micro-credential explores:

• Innovative work practices and frameworks, their associated techniques and processes
• Drawing on insights from multiple disciplines and articulating findings and recommendations in an impactful way.
• Developing proficiency in business storytelling and the capacity to deliver impactful presentations.

In this Micro-credential you will explore the Design Thinking and Creative Intelligence methodology as a framework for creative problem solving within the context of Digital Transformation.

You will be guided through the iterative design process of understanding through the lens of empathy, ideation, development and delivery. It will expand your problem-solving skills through the application of both creative and critical thinking skills and will explore concepts such as convergent and divergent thinking processes. You’ll develop the strategic thinking and entrepreneurial skills that are required for successful leadership and the implementation of innovative management practices.

You will explore the application of methodologies, processes and tools of problem-based learning within an interdisciplinary group; demonstrating autonomy, collaboration, and well-developed judgment and responsibility in the context of Digital Transformation.

This micro-credential introduces the principles of agile mindset methodologies for project management. Agile mindset uses an iterative process that breaks down projects into small pieces that are completed in work sessions that run from the design phase to testing and quality assurance (QA). Agile mindset is a project management methodology that involves securing client feedback in every step of the project development process.

You will critically evaluate a range of agile mindset methodologies and their suitability to particular types of projects and examine the processes, tools and artefacts used in agile mindset project management and discover which methods are most appropriate to the particular problems to be solved and how they can best contribute to project success.