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McMaster University Continuing Education (MCE) has inspired people to discover and achieve through lifelong learning since 1931. As one of Canada’s largest and leading providers of academic certificate and diploma programs, professional development education, and corporate training, MCE’s purpose is to develop and realize the potential of both individuals and society by providing the education to thrive in a dynamic world. Our team is approachable, professional, and passionate. We offer more than 200 courses and workshops that blend both theoretical knowledge and practical application to help you build your skills and expand your career. Areas of focus include Technology, Business, Accounting, Marketing, Health, Social Science, Mindfulness, and Human Resources.
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Data Programming I - Fall 25
DAT 302
This course is part of the Big Data Programming and Analytics certificate program. Students in the program are adult learners with a post-secondary degree/diploma in computer science, engineering, business, etc. This course examines developing solutions for extracting and analyzing big data sets using various technologies. Students will learn Scala and Java, which are the fundamental part of Spark, Kafka, and HBase. The focus will be on Apache Spark and its different aspects. Students will explore real-time analytics tools such as Kafka and HBase. NoSQL will be covered in this course. Course activities will include instructor presentations, required readings and experiential learning activities (i.e. case studies, group discussions, projects, etc.).
Data Analysis and Visualization - Fall 2025
DAT 104
This course is part of the Data Analytics certificate program. Students in the program are adult learners with a post-secondary degree/diploma in computer science, engineering, business, etc. The students learn how to perform exploration of data in order to discover meaningful information to solve problems, and will allow for the application of analytics life cycle in the context of planning to solve a business problem. Emphasis is placed on framing the problem, proposing an analytics solution, communicating with stakeholders, and establishing an analytics-focused project plan. Common data visualization tools and techniques are explored and used as students learn best practices for the presentation and communication of analytical solutions and insights.
Marketing New Products for a Consumer Brand - Fall 25
MKT 101
In an increasingly competitive consumer marketplace, decisions around adding new products and services are more important to a company’s success than ever. Students in the Marketing program at McMaster University’s Centre for Continuing Education will research and prepare a report for your company that recommends a new product or service and/or plans its launch.
Data Management - Fall 2025
DAT 202
This course is part of the Data Analytics certificate program. Students in the program are adult learners with a post-secondary degree/diploma in computer science, engineering, business, etc. This course explores the importance of managing data as an enterprise asset and the processes and components required in terms of the acquisition, storage, sharing, validation and accessibility of data for addressing business problems. An examination of Database Management Systems, database architectures (structured and non-structured) the differences between OLTP (Online transaction processing) OLAP (online analytical processing) as well as the administrative processes (Data Governance) that guide the data lifecycle will be a focus.
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