Business Analytics Degree

This course provides an introduction to the area of Microeconomics. This introduction assists students in achieving a practical understanding and ability to apply economic concepts, theories, and practices relevant to the understanding of our economy. The course investigates the economic behavior of consumers, businesses and government. Emphasis is placed on price and output determination under various market structures and on the entrepreneurial competitive process. Prerequisites: Basic college level ability in English, logic, and mathematics

This course is an introduction to accounting concepts and the elements of financial statements including basic accounting vocabulary and analysis of business transactions from an accounting viewpoint. Students will be required to recognize, record, and classify new accounting data. Emphasis is placed on corporate accounting. Introductory financial statement analysis and interpretation are also covered. Prerequisite: none

Managerial accounting is designed to introduce the fundamentals of managerial accounting to both accounting and non-accounting majors. It covers accounting and management decision making in both short-term and long-term strategic situations. Students will be expected to explain and apply accounting concepts including basic costing and processes, cost classifications, responsibility accounting and ethical behavior of the managerial accountant. Prerequisite: AC 205

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of marketing. It covers the current marketing concepts and practical applications that will include the functions of product, price, place, promotion, and positioning. Additional emphasis will be given to multicultural and global marketing in the United States and internationally.

This course covers the basic principles, techniques, and institutional aspects of financial management in order to provide students applications of finance content similar to those encountered in a finance career. Topics include financial markets and environment, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, risk and return, financial statement ratio analysis, capital budgeting, financial planning and control, capital structure, dividend policy, and other fundamental finance issues. Prerequisites: AC 206, MA 215, and MA 102 or MA 120

Gain a strategic perspective on business operations and supply chain management in this comprehensive course. Rooted in a global framework, it covers foundational and cutting-edge concepts related to managing operations across a global supply chain, with applications relevant to all organizations, both service and manufacturing focused. Topics include operations strategy, quality management, demand forecasting, supply chain dynamics, logistics, project management, and more. Equip yourself with essential skills to lead in today's dynamic business environment, addressing both current challenges and future needs. Prerequisite: MA 215

This course provides an introduction to problem solving and computer programming using the language Python. Students will analyze problems, design and implement solutions and assess the results. Topics include fundamental programming constructs such as variables, expressions, functions, control structures and lists. Emphasis is placed on numerical and data analysis for informed decision making. Prerequisite: None

This course introduces students to the goals, functional processes, tools, and techniques associated with network security. Services such as firewalls, intrusion detection mechanisms and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) will be studied. Students will develop an understanding of telecommunications and networks security protocols used to prevent, detect, and correct potential vulnerabilities associated with both the outsider and insider threat. Pre-requisite: CYBR 250 recommended

A project-based course which focuses on the use of tools and methodologies applied to structured system analysis and design. Emphasis is placed on traditional approaches including enterprise analysis, workflow analysis, data flow analysis, affinity diagram construction and use, system flowcharting and entity relationship diagramming. Students will complete a feasibility analysis, risk analysis, design specifications and a project implementation plan for a simulated business system.

This course focuses on developing, maintaining and leading Information Systems to achieve strategic organizational goals and objectives. Topics include applying managerial skills to lead IS focused organizations, developing and implementing strategic IS plans, managing organizational risk, procurement, contract negotiation, workforce development, governance frameworks such as COBIT/TOGAF and service management frameworks such as ITIL.

This course provides the theoretical basis and problem-solving experience needed to apply the techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics, to analyze quantitative data, and to improve decision making over a wide range of areas. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, linear regression, data gathering methodologies and probability, as well as confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for one and two samples. Use of technology in solving and interpreting statistical problems is emphasized. Prerequisite: MA 101 or placement via ALEKS Placement Assessment

This course is designed as the entry point to learning SAS programming language and analytics programming concepts to gain business intelligence. It provides the tools necessary to write SAS programs to perform data management, analysis, and reporting including the creation of simple reports and computing basic statistics on data set variables. Hands-on exercises designed to facilitate understanding of business systems and business processes are included. The course also provides the basis for more advanced work in business analytics and advanced programming techniques for data modeling. This course aligns with the SAS Base Programming certification concepts.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of topics in the field of data and information management from an applied perspective with an emphasis on data warehouses. The course is designed to provide not only a strong theoretical foundation, but also the technical skills required in analyzing, designing, implementing, managing, and utilizing information repositories. A variety of topics are covered that include relational database model, data modeling, and database design.

This course introduces an analytical toolset to address business problems. The course provides an overview of the key concepts, applications, processes and techniques relevant to data modeling for business intelligence. The course makes use of SAS Enterprise Miner to illustrate the use of business analytics methodologies to enhance decision-making.

This course provides an in-depth discussion on the data warehousing, data mining, analytics used for business intelligence. A variety of data analysis tools will be used to discover patterns and relationships in data that may be used to make proactive, knowledge-driven decisions. The course provides an in-depth discussion on various techniques of data mining including data modeling, pattern recognition, predictive analytics, and text mining. Prerequisite: BAN 400

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of using Tableau Desktop in the context of business and data analytics. Students will learn to demonstrate data visualization in the data analysis process to efficiently wrangle and analyze real-industry data. Exploration of data as it relates to business requirements and business processes will include determining data quality criteria and data modeling techniques through the use of dashboards to create business intelligence.

This course focuses on the political and philosophical traditions of the American republic, especially as embedded in the ideals, values, traditions, founding documents, and institutions of the United States , and considers how these traditions relate to individual citizenship and global society. Prerequisite: 60 Credit Hours

This course focuses on the creative tensions that exist between the forces of tradition and change as the country undergoes social, cultural, and political change. It considers the manner in which change can renew the vitality of a republic. Prerequisite: 60 Credit Hours

This course examines civic engagement in relation to individual freedoms and responsibilities. It fosters engaged citizens, empowered to effect positive change. Prerequisite: 60 Credit Hours