Analytics & Operations Concentration Requirements

  • Concentration

    The Business Analytics Concentration

    The Analytics and Operations Department offers a concentration in business analytics. This four-course concentration provides students with the tools and technologies to analyze data for business applications. The business analytics concentration includes coverage of software such as SAS (Statistical Analysis Systems), SQL (Structured Query Language), and Python programming language, with applications in business process optimization and machine learning.

    Business analytics can only be taken as a secondary concentration by students who have a primary major in accounting or economics (business), or another primary concentration in business administration (accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, marketing).

    Requirements:

    • INFO-201 Data Analysis Software

    • INFO-301 Advanced Applied Statistics

    • INFO-302 SQL and Process Optimization for the Business Analyst

    • INFO-303 Machine Learning for the Business Analyst

    • In addition to the four required INFO courses in this concentration, students are recommended to take one related course in their primary concentration or major such as:

  • Courses

    Code

    Name

    Description

    BUAD 203

    Software Tools and Applications

    Laboratory course providing introduction to software packages with applications for business decision making. Emphasis on understanding spreadsheet applications, but includes sessions on word processing and graphics software and database searches. (O...

    INFO 201

    Data Analysis Software

    Software tools and technologies to analyze data for business and economics applications. Topics include SAS (Statistical Analysis System), SQL (Structured Query Language), and Python programming language.

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    Special Topics in Business Analytics

    This course will enable students who have completed INFO 201 to further their knowledge by learning the basics of other statistical programming environments beyond SAS and R which are covered in the Business Analytics Concentration.

    INFO 301

    Advanced Applied Statistics

    Regression and simulation methods to solve complex problems in business, society, and the public sector. Selection of the correct statistical technique for the particular problem being solved, running statistical analyses using analytics tools that a...

    INFO 302

    SQL and Process Optimization for the Business Analyst

    Introduces common techniques for relational data management, including conceptual modeling and Structured Query Language (SQL). Additionally covers topics from business process re-engineering, with a focus on process modeling, performance assessment...

    INFO 303

    Machine Learning for the Business Analyst

    Process of investigating data through a machine learning lens. Application of machine learning techniques to real-world business use cases. Extract and identify useful features that best represent data, some of the most important machine learning alg...

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    Special Topics in Business Analytics

    This course will enable students who have completed INFO 201 to further their knowledge by learning more advanced SAS programming methods and additional features and functionality of the SAS environment.

    INFO 449

    Special Topics in Business Analytics

    This course will enable students who have completed the four course sequence of the Business Analytics concentration to further their knowledge by learning more advanced techniques in programming, relational and non-relational databases, or machine l...

    MGMT 225

    Information Technology Data and Analytics

    Develops the skills to prepare raw data for analysis of business problems and development of evidence-based recommendations. Work with relational databases to import, structure, cleanse, and transform data. Apply data analysis tools and techniques, d...

    MGMT 340

    Operations Management

    Introduces a variety of common operations issues that frequently are dealt with both in manufacturing and services industries and that affect other functions of the business. Specific topics include inventory systems, process design and control, qual...

    MGMT 341

    Global Supply Chain Management

    supply chain from a managerial perspective. Topics will include supply chain network, inventory and distribution systems, globalization and outsourcing. Analytical tools and models to evaluate and improve supply chains performance will be introduced.

    MGMT 342

    Managing Processes and Projects

    The study of systems for the purpose of project management, process management, and consulting. Topics include: systems analysis process, measurement of goals and performance within organizations, decision analysis, project management, and the integr...

    MGMT 355

    Health Sector Analysis

    Overview and technical analysis of major sectors within the U.S. healthcare industry. Sectors such as pharmaceuticals, inpatient care, biotechnology, and health information technology will be analyzed in the context of Medicare, commercial insurance,...