Business Intelligence

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Prerequisite(s): QBA 5330 or STA 5300 or department approval; Must be enrolled in one of the following Degrees: Bachelor of Business Admin (BBA), Master of Accountancy (MACC), Master of Business Admin (MBA), Master of Science in Economics (MSECO), MS in Information Systems (MSIS), Master of Taxation (MTA), MS in Business Analytics (MSBA). Business Intelligence (BI) is the discovery of patterns and relationships hidden in large volumes of data. This hands-on course is designed to provide practical analytic skills that may be applied in almost any workplace. The course explores the analytical techniques for making intelligent business decisions in data-rich organizations. A key component of the course is the use of BI software tools with techniques such as correlation analysis, data visualization, linear regression, classification, and clustering to address common problems in marketing, customer relationship management, risk management, finance, and operations. Students must satisfy the following pre-requisite for this course based on degree program: -MBA: QBA 5330 -MSBA: STA 5300 -MSIS and MACC: Departmental Approval