SpreadsheetModeling&Dec Making

Catalog description

Supplements other courses in the business curriculum by discussing decision making and risk management using spreadsheet analysis. Improves students’ decision-making ability in an uncertain and complex environment. Teaches techniques widely used to assess and manage risk, structure problems, determine the optimal decision and estimate the impact of a decision on performance measures of interest. Through cases, lectures and exercises, sharpens students’ problem-solving skills and analytical and logical thinking ability. Greatly enhances students’ proficiency in spreadsheet analysis and modeling, an invaluable skill in today’s business environment in which spreadsheets, with 40 million users, have become the primary platform for business analysis. For students interested in a career in general consulting or as analysts in the areas of finance, marketing or MIS. Pre-Requisites: CQS, OPM and MIS 311. Usually offered in Fall only.