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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BU 218 - Analytics in Operations

Analytics in operations discusses the importance of business/data analytics in the value-adding activities needed to produce and deliver quality goods and services. To survive in the ever-changing global economy, businesses need fact-based decision-making as leverage to gain and sustain their competitive advantage. Competitive advantage is achieved through fact-based decisions that use business/data analytics techniques such as descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Students will learn how to use application software (such as Microsoft Access and Excel, R-Studio, SPSS, Tableau, etc.) in analyzing business key performance indicators (KPIs) and making fact-based decisions and recommendations. As part of this course requirement, students are required to conduct a gap analysis on a real company’s KPIs.

Credits: 4

Prerequisites/Restrictions: (BU-103 or AC-141) and AC-143 and (BU-214 or AC-221) and EC-101 and (ST-120 or ST-140 or ST-251 or EC-205 or PS-213 or PS-216); BU/AC/IS Majors and BU Minors Only; Juniors and Seniors Only.