MASTERS CAPSTONE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS

GENBUS 760

Focuses on various technologies needed to perform data analytics. Techniques of extracting structured and unstructured data from databases, applications, or social networks. Transform and combine data with other relevant information and load into targeted systems. How to use programming languages to collect data from the web and leverage libraries for other, more, advanced data analysis.

GENBUS 790

Provides an opportunity to bring together all material learned throughout the program and synthesize it through an applied consulting project. Explore and apply concepts to a future career through: identifying and understanding the business challenge, applying analytic methods to discover insight(s) to answer the business challenge, developing recommendations based on the findings, and communicating those findings and recommendation(s).

GENBUS 893

Lays the foundation for understanding how to engage with external and internal clients and manage a business analytics consulting project. Covers consulting tools and models, as well as traditional and agile project management tools and concepts.

GENBUS 884

Project-based applications of statistics, programming, data visualization, and database management.

GENBUS 894

Focus on applications, highlighting key practical issues in analytics projects. Discussion of pitfalls with regards to analytics applications, ethical aspects of analytics applications, as well as talent management and leadership in the context of analytics.