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2011
Featuring:
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SAS Expert Channel Online
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www.sas.com/uk/education
0845 402 9902
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Since 1976, SAS has delivered powerful, business analytics solutions
that help SAS users uncover the full potential of their data. Year after year,
we promise to help our customers make better, fact-based decisions. We
back up that promise with an unyielding commitment to quality that runs
consistently throughout our organisation – with the finest training and techni-
cal support possible. Our aim is to make your organisation more successful,
now and well into the future.
SAS Education has trained hundreds of thousands of customers in the past 35
years. We continue to create and revise courses in our extensive curriculum to
offer SAS users the most timely and complete SAS training in the world. We hope
that you’ll choose to experience the benefits of SAS training in 2011.
Jim Goodnight
CEO of SAS
When you choose SAS Education, you make the best investment of your time and money.
As the world leader in business intelligence and analytical software, SAS improves performance
and provides insight to 45,000 business, government and university sites in more than 100
countries. Wherever in the world your staff are, you can be assured that world-class education
and training from SAS Education is available.
We are the recognised leader in delivering the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art SAS
training in the industry.
SAS course leaders are recognised for their out- With courses at all skill levels, we meet you at
standing teaching skills and as thought leaders your level of knowledge. After your first course,
in their areas of instruction. Every SAS course you will be productive with SAS software.
leader has earned a SAS Certified Professional Deploying SAS software has never been faster
credential. In addition, they undergo rigorous, or easier.
internal certifications on a chapter-by-chapter
Flexibility on All Levels
basis before teaching your course.
Our customisable courses can be delivered
Expert Instructional Design how and where you need them. Over the Web
Our goal is to transfer knowledge and develop or in person, at your premises or in one of our
applicable skills. To achieve this, our courses high-tech learning centres, we can tailor our
are carefully designed using a combination of training to meet your needs.
comprehensive course materials, software dem-
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19 Data Integration Developer
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Analytics
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30 Data Miner
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Our accredited course leaders deliver criti- isations within industries such as pharmaceu-
cal SAS knowledge and helpful tips using a ticals and finance. For more information, visit:
combination of expertly designed lectures and www.sas.com/uk/partneracademy
software demonstrations, question and answer Individual Learner Reports will enhance our
sessions, and hands-on computer workshops courses this year. These reports will give you
for an interactive learning experience that is an accurate and detailed review of your prog-
second to none. ress and how you can further enhance your
Manchester
Custom courses have the same quality con- personal performance. To find out more, turn
tent and instruction as our public courses, but to page 3.
are taught either at your workplace or in one SAS Professionals provides ongoing course
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of our learning facilities. You have the benefit of support, information about the latest SAS solu-
asking questions and generating discussions tion and technologies, access to special offers
unique to your organisation in a convenient and events, and the opportunity to network
and private setting. Choose any course from with other SAS professionals. To join, visit
our comprehensive curricula or combine www.sasprofessionals.net
course segments to create a customised train-
ing experience that optimally benefits your Certification recognises excellence using
SAS software. With a growing, worldwide Glasgow
team. For more information, see page 8.
demand for professionals with a high level of
Adoption Services provide additional offer- SAS software knowledge, certification can help
ings such as learning needs assessment, you distinguish yourself as a leading SAS pro-
online simulation, adoption ‘health checks’, fessional. It is also important to make sure that
team performance assessment and our Train- you and your team are working as effectively
the-Trainer programme. We also deliver practi- as possible. Find out how we can optimise
cal, ‘made to measure’ workshops, courses your performance as well as that of your team
and assessments which will ensure effective and your organisation. For more information,
use and adoption of SAS software. Turn to see page 6. Dublin
page 5 for more information.
The SAS Expert Channel brings SAS
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Live Web classes bring course leader-led expertise direct to you, on demand and via
training directly to your desktop. Using a Web interactive live webinars. The channel can be
browser and telephone, you can interact with accessed online or via a smartphone, where
a course leader who guides your learning and and when you need it. Webinars are led by
answers your questions in real-time. recognised SAS professionals and range from
Business Knowledge Series is a unique interactive technical sessions to chat shows.
partnership between SAS and external profes- For more information, see page 4. For the most current information
sionals who bring their real-world knowledge on what we offer, visit us on the Web
Our SAS Professionals Loyalty Scheme
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Your course – enhanced with new Individual learner reports Personal coaching
learning technology At the end of each course, you will be pre- Your course leader will follow up your
Getting the best from your experience in the sented with your Individual Learner Report course with a personal coaching session
classroom is the key to rapidly acquiring new (ILR). This report gives you a detailed account online. This will ensure that you retain the
skills and improving your performance at work. of your answers during the course, enabling skills you acquired on your course.
That’s why we’ve upgraded our classrooms, you to easily identify your strengths and weak-
created a social network for SAS professionals nesses. It also contains a personalised devel- We’ll also keep in touch with you to see
and introduced personalised ‘individual learner opment plan describing how you can improve how you are progressing with your action
reports’. your skills and performance even further. plan, 30, 60 and 90 days after your course.
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What We Offer
tise direct to you, on demand and via inter- This series looks at what’s new in the latest Meet Anita Tailor as she and other experts
active live webinars. The channel can be release of SAS. Topics covered include: the from SAS UK Customer Support share useful
accessed online or via a smartphone, where Information Delivery Portal and BI Dashboard; hints, tips and troubleshooting techniques to
and when you need it. Webinars are led by data quality applications; statistics and plat- help improve and optimise your use of SAS
recognised SAS professionals and range from form administration. software.
interactive technical sessions to chat shows.
Reporting Techniques using SAS Male on Monday
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The Reporting Techniques series focuses on Phil Male, marketing expert for SAS UK,
Accessing the SAS Expert Channel
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SAS’ reporting capabilities. During the series scours the media for interesting and unusual
The SAS Expert Channel is run through
SAS experts will explore everything from Base stories concerning both analytics and the
the SAS Professionals network (www.
SAS procedures such as PROC REPORT and application of SAS technologies.
sasprofessionals.net). Membership of the
PROC TABULATE to data visualisation using
network is free and access to the SAS Expert
JMP .
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During live sessions, you can ask questions Expert online programmes Professionals Convention 2010
either by phone or via our online chat facility. Also available, either live or on-demand, is a The SAS Expert Channel also features high
Before and after the sessions, you can pose series of expert, SAS-related programmes. You quality recordings of many of the sessions
questions via online threaded discussions. can quiz the presenters either during the pro- from SAS Professionals Convention 2010.
grammes via chat or by threaded discussions
Interactive technical sessions afterwards.
The SAS Expert Channel includes the following
The x Factor
2 For more information about the SAS Expert
technical sessions. They can be viewed live or
Hosted by Dr. Laurie Miles, Head of Analytics Channel, visit the SAS Professionals network
you can watch the recording afterwards.
for SAS UK, this series discusses how organi- at: www.sasprofessionals.net or go to:
Exporting SAS Files and Output to
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sations can make better decisions through the www.sas.com/uk/education/expert
Microsoft Excel power of analytics. It also looks at how people
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This series examines what types of output can use this information, as well as how analytics
be exported from Base SAS into Microsoft
® ®
helps give executives the confidence to act.
Excel. It will also explore what techniques are
available including using the Output Delivery Peace Talks
System to export formatted and unformatted A chat show with host Richard Peace who
output. interviews experts and practitioners from the
SAS world. Richard is probably best known as
Making More of SAS Enterprise Guide
® ®
the creator of the SAS Professionals network.
This series of programmes will ensure that
you make the most of SAS Enterprise Guide .
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SAS Global Certification
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A World of Opportunity
Available credentials
• Foundation: SAS Certified Base
®
Platform Administrator
• Data Management: SAS Certified Data ®
Exam preparation
SAS Education has a programme of special
offers and services to help you develop your
career by attaining the SAS Programmer
Certification credentials. Our ‘best value’ cer-
tification packages are available for both base
and advanced credentials.
SAS 9 Credential
®
SAS Programming 1:
®
Essentials pg. 11
+
SAS Programming 2:
®
Data Manipulation
Techniques pg. 11
OR
Self-Paced e-Learning
Programmer for
SAS 9 Exam
®
Pass required
Data Integration Developer for SAS 9 and ®
Self-Paced e-Learning
“SAS Certification demonstrates a
commitment to learning and provides
a benchmark for skills and knowledge. SAS Certified Platform Administrator Credential
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NEW
These attributes will help strengthen
my position within my organisation and SAS Platform
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pg.31
Predictive Modeling using SAS
Enterprise Miner 5 Exam
™
®
Pass required
7
Custom Training Services
You choose:
• Course topics: tailored to your needs
or have a standard course delivered
just for your staff
• Course data: standard course data can be
Learning Strategy Report
provided or your own data can be used
• Dates: to suit your project timescales
• Location: your premises, a SAS learning
centre or a third-party location.
Post-Course Evaluation
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Marketing Analytics
If you are a graduate in maths, statistics or life The Prince’s Trust gives support where
sciences with some programming experience, In the age of the customer, only the most it’s needed most
then we can offer you that opportunity. Gain accurate, sensitively applied customer knowl- Around one in five young people in the UK
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SAS and Satellite, the UK’s premier life The Trust addresses this by giving practical
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ing practitioners, this course provides both to move into work, education or training.
What does this mean for you? a detailed understanding of direct and digital
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By undertaking this joint offering from the opportunity to help the Prince’s Trust when
• SAS Certification
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• Real-life case studies using pharmaceutical you will gain an internationally recognised qual- respond to one of our promotional offers, you
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mentors.
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• Free student membership
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• Receive copies of relevant SAS and direct
com
marketing text books
If you are interested in finding out more, go to • Access to online resource library.
www.sas.com/uk/academy
The course is spread over a period of 34
weeks and includes two individual assess-
ments and two examinations.
Guide .
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SAS Foundation ®
Programmer/Analyst
I’m responsible for accessing and managing data and for performing complex
queries and analyses. I write SAS programs or use SAS Enterprise Guide for
these tasks.
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/prg
OR SAS Certified
®
Base
Essentials Manipulation Techniques Organisation: for Experienced SAS ®
Programmer:FastFastTrack
Track
Programmers
pg. 11 CP pg. 11 CP pg. 11 CP pg. 11
SAS programs?
pg.12
CP
Regression and Logistic Regression Preparation for SAS Certification Exam
®
This course is for users who want to learn how Fast Track Experienced SAS Programmers
®
to write SAS programs. It is the entry point to This course teaches the fundamentals of This course introduces experienced SAS pro-
learning SAS programming and is a prerequisite SAS – data access, manipulation, analysis and grammers to SAS Enterprise Guide as an inter-
to many other SAS courses. If you do not plan reporting – and has been designed to prepare face to write and submit code, as well as use
to write SAS programs and you prefer a point- learners for the SAS Certified Base Programmer the point-and-click tasks to generate queries,
and-click interface, you should attend the SAS ®
exam. reports and graphics.
Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting
®
• summarise, read, and write different types ming code using SAS Enterprise Guide, this
SAS 9 exam.
®
11
SAS Foundation
®
SAS 9 exam.
®
SAS Macro Language 2: Developing
®
Macro Applications
SAS Enterprise Guide 2:
® ®
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/rw
SAS Programming 1:
®
SAS Report Writing 1:
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Enhancements the most appropriate fashion are familiar with basic SAS procedure syntax
• customise default graph elements such as and logic.
Advanced and Specialty courses for all job roles axes and legends Delivery: Classroom
are available on request. For more information, • apply annotations that supplement the fea-
please contact us at education@suk.sas.com or Duration: 3 days
0845 402 9902 tures available with SAS/GRAPH procedures
Course code: RPT1
• deliver graphs in multiple formats, such
as static image files and client-generated
Recommended Certifications images.
SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9
® ®
Who should attend: SAS users who must
generate graphs using SAS program code
Please find more information about Certification
on page 6. in batch or noninteractive execution environ-
ments such as SAS Stored Processes, or have
Best Value offers are available on Base and
the need to produce a large quantity of graphs
Advanced Programming Certification Packages.
See page 42 for details. with minimal user interaction.
Delivery: Classroom
Duration: 3 days
Course code: GRP1
13
SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence
®
Business User
I access existing information as well as create my own reports and
analyses using point-and-click applications. I use SAS Add-In for Microsoft
Office, SAS Web Report Studio, and the SAS Information Delivery Portal.
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/bu
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/bic
OLAP Cubes
pg. 16
Advanced and Specialty Courses Creating Business Intelligence Creating Business Intelligence for Your
for Your Organisation 1: Essentials Organisation 2: Additional Topics
Creating Information Maps Using SAS 9.2
®
business users and other information consum- for Your Organisation 1: Essentials course and
SAS Visual BI: Dynamic Data Visualisation
®
platform for SAS Business Analytics • produce advanced stored processes able to
Please find more information about Certification • create multidimensional data sources. create dynamic data sources
on page 6.
• build advanced SAS BI Dashboard applica-
Who should attend: Business content
Best Value offers are available on Base and tions
Advanced Programming Certification Packages. developers.
• consolidate information into a business
See page 42 for details. Delivery: Classroom
reporting application.
Duration: 3 days
Who should attend: Business content
Course code: SBA1
developers.
Certification: This course is suggested
Delivery: Classroom
preparation for the SAS BI Content Developer
®
Duration: 3 days
for SAS 9 exam.
®
SAS 9 exam.
®
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SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence
®
This intensive training course provides acceler- This course teaches students how to use the
ated learning for business content developers. SAS OLAP Environment to build, tune, and
This course is for individuals who are comfort- maintain multidimensional cubes.
able with learning large amounts of information Learn how to:
in a short period of time. • access requirements and examine options
Learn how to: for building efficient OLAP cubes
This fast track course covers the same • create and set security on SAS OLAP cubes
topics as Creating Business Intelligence • extend the functionality of the cube using
for Your Organisation 1: Essentials and both wizards and the Multidimensional
Creating Business Intelligence for Your Expressions(MDX) language
Organisation 2: Additional Topics. • tune a SAS OLAP cube and perform cube
Who should attend: Business content maintenance
developers. • use an OLAP cube in reporting applications.
Delivery: Classroom Who should attend: Business content
Duration: 5 days developers.
Course code: SBAFT Delivery: Classroom
Certification: This course is suggested prepa- Duration: 3 days
ration for the SAS BI Content Developer for
®
Course code: SBAOLAP
SAS 9 exam.
®
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/bi
Developing Applications
Using SAS/AF Software
®
pg. 17
SAS/IntrNet Software manage and customise SAS Web Applications This course teaches students how to work
SAS Web Tools: Static and Dynamic Solutions
®
including SAS Web Report Studio and the with the SAS Environment, design applica-
Using SAS/IntrNet Software SAS Information Delivery Portal. tions, build a FRAME entry, and control the
Creating Web Applications Using SAS Stored
®
Learn how to: application flow.
Processes • create a customised theme Learn how to:
Advanced and Specialty courses for all job roles • change default preferences • build application windows using FRAME
are available on request. For more information, • administer the Public Kiosk entries
please contact us at education@suk.sas.com or • manage common elements in SAS Web • create, compile, and execute SAS Compo-
0845 402 9902 Report Studio nent Language (SCL) programs
• Publish content to publication channels. • use the model/viewer paradigm for display-
ing information
Who should attend: BI applications
• view and edit data in tables and forms
developers.
• create and use SCL lists, including those
Delivery: Classroom
containing sublists
Duration: 2 days • share information between application
Course code: SBIADCWA windows
• deploy an application.
Who should attend: BI applications
developers
Duration: 4 days
Course code: SBIADA
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SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence
®
Project Manager
I’m responsible for managing the strategy, objectives, and tasks for
a SAS project. I have a high-level understanding of SAS technologies
and a detailed knowledge of project management methodologies. Also,
I am involved in implementing our Business Intelligence Competency
Centre (BICC).
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/pm
“I first used SAS nine years ago but recently changed jobs and realised I needed to
Maximising Technology and
refresh my SAS knowledge. I’d always had positive experiences with SAS Education
Resource Investment with a
BI Competency Centre so didn’t even consider going elsewhere. I decided to take SAS Certification and the
course seemed too good a chance to pass up. The course material was excellent as
This course teaches you how to establish and
evolve a Business Intelligence Competency were the study groups and online learning. Having Certification has helped build my
Centre (BICC) in your organisation. This course confidence and will hopefully result in a promotion in the near future. I would not hesi-
provides an overview, guidelines for assessing tate to recommend the course to my colleagues.”
your BI environment, and a roadmap to estab-
Nic Tooth
lish a BICC specific for your organisation. SAS Analyst, Churchill
Learn how to:
• identify the role and benefits of a BICC
• determine required resources, skills, and
funding model
• apply a BI maturity model to benchmark
your organisation’s information management
practices
• understand the role of a BICC in supporting
your information management practices and
BI strategy
• develop a roadmap to establish and evolve a
successful BICC
• understand and apply best practices and
expert opinion.
Who should attend: Those who are respon-
sible for aligning BI efforts with organisational
objectives such as BI and/or analytics direc-
tors; directors or executives who deploy BI
in their environment or improve the business
value from the existing BI environment.
Delivery: Classroom
Duration: 1 day
Course code: BICCMAX
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/did
SAS Programming 1:
®
Essentials
pg. 11 CP pg. 12 CP
Essentials
pg. 12 CP
Studio 1: Essentials OR
Studio 2: Additional Topics Fast Track
pg. 20 CP pg. 20 CP pg. 20 CP
pg. 20
CP Preparation for SAS Certification Exam
®
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SAS Data Management
®
This course introduces SAS Data Integration This intensive training course provides accel-
Performance Data Server ®
Studio and includes topics for registering erated learning for data integration develop- This course introduces the SAS Scalable
sources and targets; creating and deploying ers. This course is for individuals who are Performance Data Server and provides hands-
jobs; and working with transformations. comfortable with learning large amounts of on experience accessing and creating SPD
Learn how to: information in a short period of time. Server data from SAS.
• register source data and target tables Learn how to: Learn how to:
• create jobs and explore the functionality of This fast track course covers the same • use the SPD Server LIBNAME engine
the Process Designer topics as SAS Data Integration Studio 1:
® • use the SPD Server SQL pass through facility
• work with many of the various transforma- Essentials and SAS Data Integration Studio
® • write SAS code to optimise the utilisation of
tions 2: Additional Topics. SPD Server resources
• document and deploy jobs • use SAS Enterprise Guide to access SPD
Who should attend: Data integration
• use Impact Analysis and job performance Server data (self-study).
developers.
statistics
Delivery: Classroom Who should attend: Data integration
• build a SAS OLAP cube and SAS Information
developers, BI content developers and SAS
Map (self-study). Duration: 5 days
programmers.
Course code: DIFT
Who should attend: Data integration devel- Delivery: Classroom
opers and data integration architects. Certification: This course is suggested
Duration: 2 days
preparation for the SAS Data Integration
®
Delivery: Classroom
Development for SAS 9 exam.
® Course code: DISPDU
Duration: 3 days
Course code: DI1
Certification: This course is suggested
preparation for the SAS Data Integration
®
Additional Topics
This course expands on the knowledge
learned in SAS Data Integration Studio 1:
®
• create custom transformations with the individual professional needs. Our authors represent some of the finest thought leaders in the
Transformation Generator Wizard user and business community; they understand what you need to know to get your job done.
• administer SAS Data Integration Studio
View our extensive offerings:
• include data quality techniques (self-study).
support.sas.com/bookstore
Who should attend: Data integration
developers. Get to Know Our Authors
Delivery: Classroom Visit our recently launched Author Pages at support.sas.com/authors to view free sample
Duration: 3 days chapters, receive notification about upcoming titles, listen to podcast interviews, and network
Course code: DI2 with SAS Press authors and staff.
Do you have an area of expertise or an idea for a topic that you think could be developed into
Development for SAS 9 exam.
®
a book or booklet? If so, we’d love to hear from you. SAS Press has over 20 years of publish-
ing experience and provides complete editorial, production, technical, and marketing support.
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/dia
“I started to use SAS at university ... and now work as demand forecasting analyst for
a utility company. My manager offered us the opportunity to prepare for the SAS
Base exam, and I was very pleased and enthusiastic to get a certification for my SAS
knowledge. I did the prep using SAS online learning which allows you to learn when
you’ve got time, from work or at home without carrying big books.
... I am currently preparing for the SAS Advanced exam, which I hope to sit next year.”
Julie Cléret
Analyst, EDF Energy
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SAS Data Management
®
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/dq
Overview Server
5-day concentrated, accelerated course
pg. 22 pg. 22
Data Quality Using DataFlux ®
OR
Technology: Fast Track
dfPower Customise:
®
pg. 22
Understanding the Quality
Knowledge Base
pg. 22
This course is designed for students who This course is designed for DataFlux custom-
Fast Track
need to have a better understanding of ers who want to learn more about the DataFlux This intensive training course provides acceler-
DataFlux and data management concepts Integration Server. ated learning for data quality stewards. This
and methodology. Students will have an Learn how to: course is for individuals who are comfortable
extensive overview of dfPower Studio and • configure the DataFlux Integration Server with learning large amounts of information in a
architecture. • process jobs remotely short period of time.
Learn how to: • establish real-time services. Learn how to:
• profile data This fast track course covers the same
Who should attend: Data quality stewards.
• improve data by applying various data topics as DataFlux dfPower Studio Overview,
® ®
Delivery: Classroom
cleansing techniques, by integration and by Using DataFlux Integration Server and
®
Duration: 1 day
address verification dfPower Customise: Understanding the
®
• control the data cleansing cycle by using Course code: DQINTSVR Quality Knowledge Base.
trend analysis and business rules monitoring. Who should attend: Anyone who needs a
Who should attend: Anyone getting started
dfPower Customise: Understanding
®
Statistical Analyst
I cleanse and prepare data for analysis as well as conduct and interpret
simple to complex statistical data analyses.
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/stat
pg. 24
For SAS Enterprise Guide Users
Advanced and Specialty Courses Introduction to Statistics Using SAS 9.2: ® • examine ways of testing business questions,
ANOVA, Linear Regression and Logistic • examine relationships between variables,
Applied Clustering Techniques • produce predictions of continuous target
Regression
Design and Analysis of Probability Surveys variables by fitting simple and multiple linear
This three-day course is an excellent follow-on to regression models explain why categorised
Statistical Graphics with ODS
the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course for data are treated differently,
Statistical Process Control Using SAS/QC Software
®
anyone using, or wanting to use, statistics in a • know what to do if your target variable is
Survival Analysis Using the Proportional business environment. It covers a range of intro- binary (e.g. Yes/No, Default/Repay)
Hazards Model ductory statistical topics including the best way to
Statistics 2: ANOVA and Regression describe your data, statistical inference, analysis Who should attend: Anyone who would like to
of variance, simple and multiple linear regression, learn or know more about using statistical tests
Introduction to Programming with SAS/IML ®
Software categorical data analysis, and an introduction to within their work environment. This course is not
binary logistic regression. industry specific and emphasis will be placed
Getting Started with SAS Office Analytics
®
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SAS Analytics
®
Categorical Data Analysis Longitudinal Data Analysis with Discrete Introduction to Statistics Using SAS ®
Using Logistic Regression and Continuous Responses Enterprise Guide 4.2: ANOVA, Linear
®
This course focuses on analysing categorical This course is for scientists and analysts who
Regression and Logistic Regression
response data in scientific fields. The SAS pro- want to analyse observational data collected This course covers a range of introductory sta-
cedures addressed are PROC FREQ, PROC over time. It is not for SAS users who have tistical topics including the best way to describe
LOGISTIC, and PROC GENMOD. The course collected data in a complicated experimental your data, statistical inference, analysis of vari-
is not designed for predictive modelers in busi- design; they should take the Mixed Models ance, simple and multiple linear regression,
ness fields. Analyses Using SAS course instead.
®
categorical data analysis, and an introduction to
Learn how to: Learn how to: binary logistic regression.
• recognise when logistic regression is ap- • create individual and group profile plots and Learn how to:
propriate sample variograms • see how statistics can be used to answer
• write code in the LOGISTIC procedure for • use PROC MIXED to fit a general linear business problems
binary, ordinal, and nominal logistic regression mixed model and a random coefficient • construct graphs to explore, summarise and
• create effect plots and odds ratio plots using model interpret data,
ODS Statistical Graphics • plot information criteria for models with • assess the precision of your statistics,
• create logit plots and use the FREQ proce- selected covariance structures • examine ways of testing business questions,
dure for preliminary analyses • generate diagnostic plots in PROC MIXED • examine relationships between variables,
• use automatic model building options in • fit a binary or ordinal GEE model in PROC • produce predictions of continuous target
PROC LOGISTIC GENMOD variables by fitting simple and multiple linear
• assess models for fit and influential observa- • compute GEE deletion diagnostic statistics regression models explain why categorised
tions using PROC LOGISTIC in PROC GENMOD data are treated differently,
• create ROC curves for measuring sensitivity • fit a generalised linear mixed model in PROC • know what to do if your target variable is
and specificity GLIMMIX. binary (e.g. Yes/No, Default/Repay).
• perform exact and conditional logistic regres-
Who should attend: Epidemiologists, social Who should attend: Anyone wanting to
sion with PROC LOGISTIC
scientists, physical scientists, and business learn more about using statistical tests within
• analyse repeated and clustered data using
analysts. their work environment. This course is not
GEE’s in the GENMOD procedure.
Delivery: Classroom industry specific and will focus on using SAS
Who should attend: Biostatisticians, epidemi- Duration: 3 days to carry out data investigation, analyses and
ologists, social scientists, and physical scientists Course code: LONG92 interpretation of the results to answer business
who analyse categorical response data. problems.
Delivery: Classroom Delivery: Classroom
Mixed Models Analyses Using SAS ®
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/mkt
Essentials pg. 25
and Logistic Regression
pg. 11 CP pg. 23
Design of Experiments for
Direct Marketing
For SAS Enterprise Guide Users
pg. 25
Introduction to Statistics using SAS
®
Querying and Reporting Regression and Logistic Regression Web Analytics and Web
pg. 11
Intelligence using SAS ®
pg. 24
pg. 26 BKS
Advanced and Specialty Courses Applied Clustering Techniques Design of Experiments for
This course looks at the theoretical and practi-
Direct Marketing
Categorical Data Analysis Using Logistic Regression
Maximising Campaign Efficiency with SAS cal implications of a wide array of clustering This course teaches you how to design market-
Marketing Optimisation techniques currently available in SAS. The ing experiments with more than one factor and
Multivariate Statistical Methods: Practical Research techniques considered include cluster prepro- how to maximise the information that is gleaned
Applications cessing, variable clustering, k-nearest-neighbor from a marketing campaign.
Predictive Modeling Using Logistic Regression clustering, k-means clustering, hierarchical clus- Learn how to:
tering, and fuzzy clustering. • determine the appropriate sample size for
Advanced and Specialty courses for all job roles Learn how to: your tests
are available on request. For more information,
please contact us at education@suk.sas.com or • prepare and explore data for a cluster • build efficient experimental designs that
0845 402 9902 analysis generate as much information as possible for
• distinguish among many different clustering minimum cost
techniques, making informed choices about • identify challenges associated with analysing
which to use experimental designs
• evaluate the results of a cluster analysis • test as many factors as possible in a given
• determine the appropriate number of clusters campaign
to retain • apply well-known experimental design prac-
• profile and describe clustered observations tices to direct marketing efforts.
• score observations into clusters.
Who should attend: Business analysts and
Who should attend: Intermediate or senior market researchers.
level statisticians, data analysts and data miners. Delivery: Classroom
Delivery: Classroom Duration: 2 days
Duration: 2 days Course code: DOEF92
Course code: CLUS92
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SAS Analytics
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www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/or
Optimisation Models
Essentials with SAS/OR ®
pg. 11 CP pg. 27
JMP Software:
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JMP Software:
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JMP Software: Classic
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SAS Analytics
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JMP Analyst
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www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/jmp
Design of Experiments
JMP Software:
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JMP Software:
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pg. 29
Data Exploration ANOVA and Regression
pg. 28 pg. 29
JMP Software: Custom
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JMP Software:
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Introduction to the pg. 29
JMP Scripting Language
®
pg. 29
a single continuous response variable using This course offers a fresh perspective about This course demonstrates how to extend JMP
analysis of variance and regression meth- designing experiments through state-of-the-art software’s functionality using the JMP Scripting
ods. You learn how to perform elementary features in JMP. The course specifically focuses Language (JSL) to automate routine proce-
exploratory data analysis (EDA) and discover on the principles of designing an experiment and dures, extend or create new procedures, and
natural patterns in data. Important statistical how to utilise all of them to achieve an optimal customise reports.
concepts such as confidence intervals are design. Learn how to:
also introduced. Learn how to: • use the basic elements in JSL
Learn how to: • use custom design for any experiment • use messages, functions, and expressions to
• compare two means using a t-test • choose appropriate criterion for optimal create new data tables and columns, control
• generate and interpret an analysis of variance design analyses, and capture or modify reports
to compare more than two means • effectively and efficiently test factor effects or • create and use dialogs to adapt script
• analyse relationships between continuous predict responses behaviour
variables using simple and multiple linear • augment existing experiments to address • save JMP scripts as custom menu or toolbar
regression models new questions items to automate routine analyses and
• perform an analysis of covariance to incorpo- • design and analyse experiments with hard- reporting.
rate continuous and categorical predictors to-change factors
Who should attend: Anyone familiar with
• evaluate assumptions in statistical hypothesis • eliminate noise from nuisance factors
JMP who wants to learn the JMP Scripting
testing. • find best factor settings to achieve desired
Language.
response levels.
Who should attend: Analysts and researchers Delivery: Classroom
with some statistical knowledge. Who should attend: Directors, managers, Duration: 2 days
Delivery: Classroom engineers, scientists, technicians, and analysts Course code: JSCR8
Duration: 2 days working in discovery, research, development,
Course code: JANR8 and quality assurance or control, as well as
Black Belts working on Six Sigma projects.
JMP Software: Classic Design
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Delivery: Classroom
of Experiments Duration: 2 days
This course teaches you how to design and Course code: JMDOE8
analyse experiments. Designed experiments can
help optimise the process response or identify
the vital few factors that drive your product or
process. The course emphasises the principles
of experimental design and includes screening
designs and response surface designs.
Learn how to:
• explain the fundamental principles of
designed experiments
• generate and analyse full factorial, fractional
factorial, split-plot and screening designs,
including designs with blocking factors
• create and analyse classic response surface
designs
• use the custom design tool.
Who should attend: Anyone who would like
to understand and improve process design,
such as engineers, scientists and Six Sigma
practitioners.
Delivery: Classroom
Duration: 2 days
Course code: JDRS8
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SAS Analytics
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Data Miner
I’m responsible for extracting information from large databases to
construct data segments and predictive models. I use SAS Enterprise
Miner, SAS Credit Scoring, SAS Text Miner, or write SAS code.
www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/dm
Using SAS ®
Advanced and Specialty Courses Advanced and Specialty Courses Cont. Recommended Certifications
Applying Survival Analysis to Business BKS Net Lift Models: Optimising the BKS SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using
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Time-to-Event Problems Impact of Your Marketing Efforts SAS Enterprise Miner
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Customer Segmentation Using BKS Neural Network Modeling Please find more information about C
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Web Analytics and Web Intelligence BKS
Data Preparation for Data Mining Using SAS ®
Complex Problems
Advanced Predictive Modeling Using SAS ®
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Extending SAS Enterprise Miner
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Enterprise Miner™
Model Manager
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SAS Analytics
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Forecaster
I’m responsible for developing forecasting models to empower the
organisation to make informed decisions. I write SAS programs, use
the Time Series Forecasting System, or SAS Forecast Studio.
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Software: A Programming
Forecast Server Software
Approach
pg. 32 pg. 32
Performance Forecasting
Software
pg. 32 BKS Business Knowledge Series
Advanced and Specialty Courses Who should attend: Scientists, engineers, Using SAS High-Performance
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www.sas.com/uk/education/roles/pa
Fast Track
pg. 33 CP CP Preparation for SAS Certification Exam
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SAS Solutions
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www.sas.com/uk/education/solutions/ci
SAS Programming 1:
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pg. 31 BKS
pg. 26 BKS
Advanced and Specialty Courses Designing and Executing Marketing Managing the SAS Marketing
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Marketing Optimisation This course provides an overview of SAS to build, extend, and maintain the information
Marketing Automation 5.1 and addresses how map required in a SAS Marketing Automation
SAS for Customer Experience Analytics:
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SAS Solutions
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www.sas.com/uk/education/solutions/abm
SAS Activity-Based
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Advanced and Specialty Courses
ABC Modeling Using SAS ®
Management 7 Advanced
Activity-Based Management 7 Advanced Modeling Techniques Using SAS ®
Reporting and Analysis
Activity-Based Management 7
pg. 37 pg. 37
Advanced and Specialty courses for all job roles
IT Modeling Support are available on request. For more information,
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SAS Solutions
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IT Manager
I use SAS IT Management solutions to manage the performance and
capacity of my organisation’s IT resources.
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SAS IT Resource
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Management: Administration
and Reporting
pg. 38
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SAS Solutions
®
using SAS Financial Management Studio. advanced reporting, which includes identify-
Planning 6.1 ing alternative SAS tools for analysing SAS
This course focuses on the technical aspects of
SAS Financial Management:
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This course demonstrates how to import and cal domain target table metadata from those
This course provides you with the knowledge customise the SAS Financial Management standards, create jobs to load clinical domains,
and hands-on skills that you need to use SAS transformations and jobs that are used to to validate the structure and content of the
Markdown Optimisation 4.2. move data from the organisation data store to clinical domains based on the standards,
the Solutions Data Mart. and to generate CDISC standard define.xml
Using SAS Regular Price Optimisation 4.3
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files describing the domain tables for clinical
SAS Financial Management: Financial
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This course provides students with an overview and Operational Planning
of key terms and concepts, as well as how
those terms and concepts relate to their current This course provides an overview of SAS
process of determining a regular price for new Financial Management and its workspaces. You
or existing products. learn to develop operational plans, generate
financial forecasts, and create financial budgets
Using SAS Promotion Optimisation 4.3
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Gain your competitive edge—training for Credit Scorecard Development and Advanced Analytics for Customer
today’s fast-paced world! Implementation Intelligence using SAS ®
The SAS Business Knowledge Series is a This business-focused course provides the This advanced, highly interactive course will
unique partnership between SAS and external necessary knowledge to plan, develop, imple- clarify how you can adopt state-of-the-art data
business professionals who bring their real- ment, and maintain risk scorecards in-house. mining techniques for complex customer intel-
world knowledge directly to you. The course offers a high-level introduction to ligence applications. You will receive a sound
• Authored by respected practitioners who credit risk management and covers scorecard mix of both theoretical and technical insights
use SAS to solve common business implementation strategies. as well as practical implementation details,
problems Learn how to illustrated by several real-life cases.
• create business and project plans for score- Learn how to:
• Focused in-depth topics on the latest
card development • apply a series of powerful, recently devel-
business developments
• develop and validate intelligent credit risk oped, cutting-edge data mining techniques
• Extends traditional SAS software training scorecards in a step-by-step fashion • ensure the practical application of these
• Interactive lectures, software demonstrations • generate scorecard and portfolio perfor- techniques to optimise strategic business
and hands-on workshops. mance reports. decisions
• explore a futuristic vision of how new emerg-
ing data mining techniques might change
Business Knowledge Courses in Web Analytics and Web Intelligence your key business processes
2011 using SAS ®
provide you with the knowledge and skills are suitable to the context of the Web. It will
Learn how to develop credit risk models in the
needed to understand and support compli- provide a sound mix of theory and practice,
context of the recent Basel II guidelines. The
ance with the Solvency II and reinsurance illustrated by several real-life cases and hands-
course provides a sound mix of both theoreti-
directives of the EU and to promote best prac- on exercises using SAS Web Analytics, SAS
cal and technical insight, as well as practical
tice and international standards that align with Enterprise Miner, and SAS/STAT software.
implementation details. These are illustrated by
business and regulatory standards. Learn how to several real-life case studies and exercises.
Learn how to: • gain a deep understanding of Web analytics
Learn how to:
• ensure compliance and support the Euro- and Web intelligence, and recognise how
• develop probability of default (PD), loss given
pean operations of international insurance they can leverage Web site effectiveness and
default (LGD), and exposure at default (EAD)
and reinsurance marketing measurement
models
• work for Solvency II equivalence. • identify and interpret key Web metrics and
• validate, backtest, and benchmark credit risk
KPIs
models
• understand the main data collection tech-
Data Mining Techniques Theory and • stress test credit risk models
niques, their impact on metrics and their
Practice • develop credit risk models for low default
limitations
portfolios
This course introduces a data mining method- • move from mere reporting of Web metrics to
• use new and advanced techniques for
ology that is a superset to the SAS SEMMA gaining actionable insights about how to op-
improved credit risk modeling.
methodology around which SAS Enterprise timise site design or online marketing efforts
Miner is organised. The course also introduces • explore the potential of data mining and
a wide range of data mining algorithms and predictive analytics in the context of the Web,
both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. and gain an understanding of the techniques Learn more about the Business Knowledge
In this class, you work through all the steps of involved and how to apply them. Series programme at: www.sas.com/uk/bks
a data mining project, beginning with problem
definition and data selection, and continuing
through data exploration, data transforma-
tion, sampling, portioning, modeling, and
assessment.
Learn how to:
• use a data mining methodology
• build and use decision trees and neural
networks for modeling and scoring
• use survival analysis and create survival
curves.
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