HBX CORe program - worth it?

I'm a non-MBA Master's student looking to beef up my core business skills - particularly because I've accepted an offer to join a consulting firm after graduation.

With that in mind, I've been particularly interested in taking some MOOC or other online business school courses to expand my business toolkit, and recently applied for the HBS HBX CORe program. A few questions here for those of you who may be more familiar with the program:

- Is it worth the heavy time investment & $1.5k price tag, considering I'll be taking a course in data analytics and have already taken economics & accounting introductory courses in my graduate coursework?
- Does it really look good on a resume or LinkedIn?
- Are there opportunities to network/build relationships with HBS faculty and other HBX students? I've never taken an online course like this one.

Thanks for your 2 cents.

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