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  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Information Technology",
  "id": "infotech--datasp",
  "name": "Data Specialist",
  "award": "Skills Certificate",
  "department": "infotech",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/infotech/#datasp",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "This skills certificate provides students with the specific knowledge and skills needed for an entry-level data analyst position or to expand their current job skills to include basic data analytics. Today’s business decisions are data driven and the skills developed in this sequence of classes will allow you to help businesses understand their data better. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree."
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          "code": "BUS 0252",
          "title": "Excel for Business Applications",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0015",
          "title": "Business Information Systems",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0055",
          "title": "Database Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "IT 0065",
          "title": "Data Analytics/Visualization Using Tableau",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "12"
        }
      ]
    }
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