McMaster University Continuing Education
McMaster University Continuing Education
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Description

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.

Recent experiences

Data Programming I - Fall 25

DAT 302

Sep 13, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025

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.).

Admin Guido DiCesare
Matches 2
Category Data analysis + 3
Open Closing on September 8, 2025

Data Analysis and Visualization - Fall 2025

DAT 104

Oct 18, 2025 - Dec 13, 2025

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.

Admin Guido DiCesare
Matches 1
Category Data analysis + 1
Open Closing on October 6, 2025

Marketing New Products for a Consumer Brand - Fall 25

MKT 101

Sep 8, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025

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.

Admin Rav Bhathal
Matches 4
Category Sales strategy + 3
Open Closing on August 29, 2025

Data Management - Fall 2025

DAT 202

Sep 10, 2025 - Dec 2, 2025

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.

Admin Guido DiCesare
Matches 0
Category Operations + 4
Open Closing on September 2, 2025

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