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Digital Skills: Web Analytics

Learn about the importance of web analytics, and how businesses use different techniques to assess and manage their performance.

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  • Duration

    3 weeks
  • Weekly study

    2 hours
  • Languages

    English, Italiano, Español, Français, PortuguêsEnglish, Italiano, Español
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Explore the world of web analytics

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What is web analytics, and why is it important for businesses? Within this course, you’ll explore some of the fundamentals of this increasingly popular skill and learn how businesses can apply different techniques to understand, assess and manage their performance.

You’ll begin by looking at the basics of web analytics, including the different types of analytics and what they’re used for, before exploring some key areas in more detail.

Discover how businesses can effectively use web analytics techniques to improve performance

Running a successful online business often requires a good working knowledge of web analytics. As you work your way through the course, you’ll find out why web analytics skills are becoming essential for all kinds of organisation.

You’ll look at some of the essential techniques which can help you to continually improve your product or business, examining concepts including segmentation and benchmarking, and exploring the five steps to creating a measurement plan. You will also learn the processes involved in creating a successful online business, including measuring outcomes and optimising conversion rates.

Learn the basics of Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics and develop skills to grow your career

You will also learn how to apply web analytics in a business setting, looking particularly at Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 0 seconds [BRIGHT MUSIC] We live in a world where the majority of businesses have an online presence. A website is a fantastic opportunity to make a great first impression on your visitors. Think back to the last item you purchased online. What made you choose that website? How easy was it to find what you were looking for? Did you come across any difficulties while navigating it? Ensuring a website reaches the right audience provides a good user experience and ultimately helps the business achieve its objectives are all essential factors to having a successful website. But how do you actually measure it? What metrics should you be tracking?

Skip to 0 minutes and 46 seconds Web analytics is the collection and use of data about a website, which you can use to gain valuable insights needed to help achieve business objectives. This course will cover what web analytics is and why it is useful for the business. We’ll also look at different types of web analytics and what they measure. Finally, we will walk through how to ensure you have good-quality data, some web analytics tools, and how web analytics can help achieve business objectives. If you’d like to learn more about website analytics, understand how customers interact with websites, and how these insights can help businesses succeed, then this is the course for you.

Syllabus

  • Week 1

    Analytics basics

    • Getting started

      Welcome to the Web Analytics course. First, let’s look at staying safe online, and meet the team who will be helping you through the course.

    • Introduction to analytics

      In this activity, we will define what web analytics is, describe the different types of analytics and explain how web analytics can be used to meet business objectives.

    • Weekly round-up

      Take a moment to reflect on what you've learnt so far and share with other learners!

  • Week 2

    Web analytics data and measurement plan

    • The importance of data in web analytics

      In this activity, we will explain what a measurement plan is and how businesses can use different techniques such as segmentation and personalisation to measure business performance.

    • Conversion funnels and conversion rate optimisation

      This activity will look at what conversions are, what a conversion funnel is and how measuring conversion rates can help optimise performance. This activity then highlights the importance of collecting high quality, relevant data.

    • Weekly round-up

      Take a moment to reflect on what you've learnt so far in Week 2 and share with other learners!

  • Week 3

    Analytics tools

    • Analytics tools

      In this activity, we will look at what anaytics tools are and why businesses are using these tools to montor performance. Two tools, Google and Adobe Analytics, are explained before some challenges of web analytics are described.

    • Web analytics career

      This activity will explore what a career in web analytics looks like. A digital analyst job description is decoded before a typical day in the life of a digital analyst is explained.

    • Weekly round-up

      You have made it to the end of the course! Take some time to reflect on what you have learnt and check your understanding in the end of week test.

Who is this accredited by?

The CPD Certification Service
The CPD Certification Service:

The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.

When would you like to start?

Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Describe what web analytics is
  • Explain why it is important for businesses
  • Identify the different types of analytics
  • Describe the various web analytics processes and metrics
  • Understand how to create a measurment plan
  • Describe what conversions are and what a conversion funnel is
  • Explore the key features of web analytics tools such as Google and Adobe Analytics
  • Understand what skills and typical experiences people face when undertaking a web analytics career

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone with an interest in web analytics, and is looking to develop their entrepreneurial skills, preparing to enter the workplace or looking to change careers. If you want to learn the basics of web analytics and understand how to use a variety of analytics techniques and tools, this is the ideal opportunity. No prior experience or qualifications required.

Interested in growing your digital skills more widely? Discover more Digital Skills courses from Accenture.

Who developed the course?

Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialised skills across more than 40 industries, Accenture offers Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres.

What's included?

Accenture are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

  • Unlimited access to this course
  • Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
  • Tests to validate your learning
  • A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible
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