Programming Skills for Business Analytics

Catalog description

Designed specifically for recent graduates with 0-5 years of practical experience, BAN 832 gives business students the foundational programming skills they need to leverage the power of leading edge general purpose programming languages to acquire, clean, manipulate, query, visualize, and analyze large data sets typical of a variety of business environments. With a focus on developing solutions to business data problems, students will become conversant with a variety of software applications in the context of financial, marketing, supply chain management, and other data-rich business scenarios. Coursework includes individual assignments intended to develop dexterity with foundational programming skills, followed by case-based problems that challenge students' creativity and programming mastery in search of solutions to complex business problems. This course aims to put recent graduates on the same level as more experienced analysts with regard to applying programming skills and implementing widely used algorithms to solve business analytics challenges. Previous programming experience is helpful but not required, and students will have the opportunity to augment their learning with additional online tutorials. Software packages, concepts, and business applications will vary and evolve to keep pace with technology, theory, and instructor interest.