Course Overview
Learn how the financial services industry can leverage satellite data for risk management, asset monitoring, and more.
- Course Name: Space Data for Financial Services
- SCQF Credit Level Equivalence: 8
- Prerequisites: None
- Total Hours: 25 hours study time
- Cost: £800
Course Duration and Dates
- Course Duration: 6 weeks online
- Start Date: Monday 27th October
Course Summary
This course explores how financial services can benefit from space data, including:
- Introduction to space data
- Types of data and how/where to retrieve it
- Risk assessment and risk monitoring
- Environmental regulatory reporting
- Hands-on practical sessions
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand how space data is collected.
- Know where to find space data and be familiar with tools to analyse it.
- Have a broad understanding of how space data can be used in investment, risk management, regulatory reporting, insurance, and climate change.
- Gain experience in choosing, viewing, and generating outputs using space data.
Course Format
- Synchronous Online Delivery: 6 weeks
- Six online meetings throughout the course plus engagement with discussion boards
- 3-4 hours of independent study per week
- Assessments: Formative assessments through weekly online quizzes and tests, including quantitative assessments, to provide feedback aligned with industry standards.
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