Business Analytics

Catalog description

The aim of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of several analytics techniques and to provide some insight into how these tools may be used to analyze complex business problems and arrive at a rational solution. The techniques to be studied are data visualization, forecasting, linear programming, decision analysis and simulation. Cases of increasing complexity will be used to emphasize problem description, definition, and formulation. The computer will be used extensively throughout the course, primarily by using available programs to perform the calculations after the problem has been correctly formulated. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation and implementation of results. In addition, we will examine the current/future of analytics. Students must complete the ALEKS online Statistics Proficiency module before enrolling in DSS 610 .