Competing Through Analytics

Introduces business analytics, machine learning, and AI from a managerial perspective, covering data capture, data mining trends, converting insights to action, and organizational readiness.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe different types of analytics and their uses in relation to their industries: descriptive, predictive and prescriptive.

  • Articulate the value of different types of structured and unstructured data from varying sources such as social media, CRM systems, IoT sensors, etc.

  • Identify the strategic opportunities for improving efficiency, growth, and innovation using data and analytics.

  • Explain the new-found challenges related to Ethical AI and Algorithmic Bias.

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Graduate/professional standing or declared in graduate Business Exchange program

    • Graduate/professional standing
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.60 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Business analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence from a managerial perspective.
  • Data capture opportunities, data mining trends, converting analytics insights into action, and organizational readiness.

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  • Describing analytics types, articulating data value, identifying strategic opportunities, and explaining ethical AI challenges.

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