Business Intelligence Systems

Catalog description

Business intelligence systems combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers. The objective is to improve the timeliness and quality of inputs to the decision process. Business intelligence is used to understand the capabilities available in the firm; the state of art, trends, and future directions in the markets, the technologies, and the regulatory environment in which the firm competes; and the actions of competitors and the implications of these actions. Prerequisites: Completion of foundation level requirements, BU 656 , and admission to the MBA program or admission to the MAcc program.