Business analysis e-learning is becoming an increasingly popular way of learning to become a BA. This article considers some aspects of e-learning for business analysis. It also explains how Capiro’s courses are crafted for effective online learning.
Lessons from Confucious
Capiro offers online training courses for business analysts.
You’ve probably heard the quote from the ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius:
- Hear, and you forget
- See, and you remember
- Do, and you understand
That’s why we’ve built our ‘Guides to Success’ e-learning courses for business analysts to allow you to see and do.
We also let you hear, but to make sure that you don’t forget, you can repeat the videos as often as you like; they don’t get tired.
BCS business analysis qualifications
Capiro’s business analysis e-learning courses are an excellent preparation for the BCS business analysis examinations.
More than that, our approach to designing online courses for business analysts will also help you in:
- Applying your learning to your work situation
- Succeeding in job interviews
- Becoming a valued member of a business analysis team
Managing complexity in business analysis e-learning
Divide and rule
Our online business analysis training courses are divided into modules that cover the complete syllabus for the relevant BCS business analysis examination.
Each module contains a number of lessons that contain topics and quizzes. This means that you can break down your learning into bite size chunks. The following section describes the structure of a lesson and how it will help you to succeed.
Video
Video is becoming increasingly popular in online training. That’s because they can hold the learner’s attention, providing interesting demonstrations of the material.
We use video mainly to provide a summary of the main points of a lesson before you get into the detail. Learmers therefore start the more detailed section with a good grasp of the topic already in your head.
Where useful, there are animations to illustrate and explain particular aspects of the lesson.
Text with images
The text generally provides more than just a copy of the video narrative. That’s because it can go into more detail where necessary. It can also cross-reference other lessons in order to show how topics are related.
The text is written in a style that supports scanning. This helps the reader to quickly read the text whilst having their eyes drawn to important words, phrases, and sentences.
The text might also include recommended additional reading and useful information that is not on the exam syllabus.
The video and text together make a great source for exam revision.
Online quizzes for business analysis e-learning
Quizzes check immediate understanding of the topics covered in the video and text. This helps the reader to memorise important topics that could appear as exam questions.
Every lesson has a quiz with a number of questions. You should repeat these questions until you get the correct answers instantly every time.
If you think about it, there are only so many questions that the exam you take can draw from. This means that if you cover enough practice questions you will dramatically increase your chances not just of passing this exam but passing well.
Practice exam
In addition to the quizzes for each lesson, there is a timed practice exam in the style of the actual exam. This allows you to check your timings for the exam questions.
It also supports you in trying out strategies for taking your multi-choice exam. I recommend a three pass system:
- Complete questions where you are certain of the right answer
- Try to answer those questions that you didn’t answer in pass 1
- Even if you are not certain of the answer, try to identify answer options that are definitely incorrect
- Concentrate on those that are possibly correct.
- Answer every remaining question.
- In the BCS exams, there are no penalties for incorrect answers. That means it’s better to guess than not answer
- Removing options that are definitely wrong in pass 2 will have improved the odds if you have to guess
Additional practice to succeed with business analysis e-learning
Some lessons include the following practice sessions.
Practical exercises
Practical exercises are based on a case study that contains a detailed scenario.
Case study questions will require you to create something, not just answer a multi choice question. This will develop your understanding of particular topics. It will also help you to apply what you have learned to work situations.
Although case study questions are not in the multi-choice style exam format, the extra knowledge you gain from doing them will help you to answer exam questions.
Interactive activities
An advantage of a business analysis e-learning course is that it can include interactive exercises. The benefit of this is that it draws in the learner, getting them more involved and increasing their ability to recall the material.
Interactive exercises require the learner to participate in the situation. This enhances the overall experience.
The activities employ a number of techniques that encourage learners to participate both physically and mentally in solving problems.
A self study approach to training
Our approach is to offer a guided self study approach to learning and obtaining business analysis qualifications. Everyone who takes our courses is encouraged to contact us to get one on one support and advice. We can do this with messages, phone calls or Zoom meetings, as suits the need of a particular client. This means that no one need be left alone; there is always someone that can help them.
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