Learn how to design for people, solve real-world user problems and create winning consumer experiences.
Digital products and services are part of every touchpoint between a business and their customers. By factoring real-world customer problems into your design processes, you can create user experiences that act as a key differentiator in the race towards market share.
The UX Design online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) delves into the fundamental principles of user-centered design. Over six weeks, you’ll explore common design constraints and learn to place the consumer at the front-and-center of your design decisions.
By applying this theory to practical UX wireframing in Figma, you’ll learn to design a minimum viable product with a focus on usability.
Explore user-centred design and earn an official certificate of professional achievement from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE).
AI in Finance: Delivering Business Value
Understand the real-world applications of AI-based financial solutions and how to leverage them to create business value.
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
There is a misconception that AI is removing the human element from the world of finance. However, keeping up with early adopters of technology is becoming critical for organizations to remain competitive. Innovations such as process automation, machine learning and predictive analytics are largely designed to enhance the work people are already doing by speeding up processes and improving decision-making.
On the AI in Finance: Delivering Business Value online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE), you’ll learn how to manage the design, development and deployment of AI solutions within your organization. You’ll be equipped with the critical fundamental knowledge to identify value-producing solutions for your organization, and the skills to commercialize them. With the guidance of expert NUS faculty, this non-technical course will help you examine the potential of AI for your business and start your journey towards innovation.
Data Visualization and Storytelling Using Tableau
Become the catalyst for more informed decisions with a set of data visualization and storytelling skills.
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
Data is everywhere, but understanding its insights is not always easy. Being able to communicate business insights clearly involves tools and techniques such as visualization and storytelling. These are used to place the business audience at the center of consideration.
The Data Visualization and Storytelling Using Tableau online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) teaches you to communicate business insights using storytelling. Over six weeks, you’ll explore data visualization best practices and storytelling frameworks that will help you transform your data into easy-to-understand insights. Using data manipulation techniques, you’ll learn to effectively convey insights that help your organization make more informed decisions. You’ll walk away from the course with the skills and confidence to transform data into actionable insights, as well as a digital certificate of professional achievement.
Change Management for Digital Transformation
Discover contemporary tools to manage change in the digital economy.
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
Digital transformation is not just a buzzword, it’s a strategic priority. New technologies and digitalisation can improve business performance, but only if organisations equip themselves with the right capabilities to manage the disruption these changes bring about.
This Change Management for Digital Transformation online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) will give you an in-depth understanding of the tools and techniques required to manage, plan for and execute change in your organisation. In addition to providing strategies against risk and uncertainty at different levels, it also covers the entire life cycle of digital transformation planning and implementation, from assessing an organisation’s preparedness for change, through implementing it effectively and managing its impact on all stakeholders.
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with a tailored digital transformation change plan to secure buy-in at the individual, team and organizational level, identify key areas of resistance and gain insights into how these can be mitigated.
Investment Management: Investing With Data and Technology
Gain the knowledge and skills to make smarter, safer and more effective investment decisions.
For many people, investment markets are shrouded in mystery. Technical language, misconceptions and complex financial concepts restrict non-financially minded individuals from taking control of their personal investments and generating the wealth they need to create a financially sound future.
Demystify the financial landscape with the Investment Management: Investing With Data and Technology online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE). Over six weeks, you’ll explore leading investment strategies and learn to manage your personal portfolio in a way that is smarter and safer. You’ll also gain practical experience using financial data and discover how it can be harnessed to inform and enhance your decision-making. Ultimately, the course will empower you with the knowledge and skills to work toward your financial goals.
Blockchain: Commercial Applications
Explore the fundamental rules and features of blockchain technology, as well as its potential commercial applications for your business.
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
Blockchain technology is fast becoming entrenched in industries around the world. To harness it correctly, businesses need the knowledge, skills and tools to keep up.
The Blockchain: Commercial Applications online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) will provide you with a deeper understanding of blockchain technology. Discover what’s required for your business to be able to implement this innovative solution. Explore the basic rules, features and best practices. Learn more about existing blockchain services, and how to secure the necessary IT architecture and infrastructure. You’ll also gain insights into its ethical impact, as you uncover blockchain’s potential commercial applications for your business.
Digital Marketing Analytics: Data Analysis, Forecasting and Storytelling
Learn cutting-edge data analysis and visualisation skills to inform marketing strategy.
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
Data has been called ‘the new oil’, but there’s a sharp contrast between the two resources: while the former is in short supply, information reserves are overflowing. More and more businesses are realising the potential of data to drive decision-making and enhance their customer experiences. However, large swathes of data can’t guarantee results unless they’re translated into usable insights. It’s therefore crucial that data is not only collected and analysed, but presented in a clear and memorable way.
Make sense of the numbers on the Digital Marketing Analytics: Data Analytics, Forecasting and Storytelling online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE). Over six weeks, you’ll develop an understanding of the fundamentals of data analysis, visualisation and communication, and learn how to use design and storytelling principles to effectively communicate data through a Tableau dashboard. After engaging with experts on the course, you’ll be able to display and interpret marketing data which could ultimately inform marketing decisions and drive your organisation’s bottom line.
Digital Product Management: From Strategy to Launch
Discover how to successfully manage a product or service from start to finish.
Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)
With the rise in demand for digital products and services, modern product managers now need to operate at the intersection of business, customers and technology to ensure success.
The Digital Product Management: From Strategy to Launch online short course from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) will equip you with the tools to drive digital transformation and secure a competitive advantage. Over six weeks, you’ll learn how to manage all aspects of digital products and services, including the strategy, planning, development, marketing and support. Using the Digital Product Management Framework — designed by Course Convenor Boon Kee Lee — you’ll discover how to oversee digital and traditional products from start to finish.
Through the use of interactive exercises and case studies, you’ll walk away from the course with the practical skills needed to manage, develop and pitch your own product.