BUSINESS ANALYTICS (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Explain a collection of computer technologies that support big data analytics; Classify business analytics activities; Analyze problems in business analytics; Design prototype strategy information system for business analytics.

Topics:

1. What is Big Data and Why is It Important?;
2. Industry Examples of Big Data;
3. Big Data Technology;
4. Information Management;
5. Application Case 1;
6. Business Analytics;
7. The People Part of the Equation;
8. Data Privacy and Ethics;
9. Application Case 2;
10. The Complete Project Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications 1;
11. The Complete Project Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications 2;
12. Application Case 3;
13. Project Presentation.