Easiest courses in General Business

Advanced Bayesian statistics course covering theory, methods, and computational procedures for data analysis, including MCMC and variational inference.

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InterCultural Communication in Business develops awareness of cultural influences on business, focusing on attitudes toward work, time, and possessions across global social and religious contexts.

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Case Interview Analysis teaches students to prepare for case interviews, analyze problems with limited information, consider alternatives, and present solutions effectively using systematic approaches and analytical frameworks.

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Introduction to agentic analytics for business, covering text data preparation for AI-assisted analytics, business context, and AI governance.

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Current Topics in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence covers emerging industry topics via applied learning experiences including case studies, industry meetings, and workshops.

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Prepares students for ethical challenges outside academia by focusing on the role of personal values in decision making, from personal to professional contexts.

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Data Visualization & Cloud Technologies provides experience in data visualization and cloud technologies to support business analytics, including building scalable data warehouses and deploying machine learning models.

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Introduction for new business students covering academic planning, career development, self-assessment, leadership, and diversity and inclusion.

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Business Statistics Using Python is a compact primer covering probability, estimation, inference, correlation, and regression for data-driven business analysis.

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Data Exploration with SQL and AI teaches students to analyze data using SQL and integrate AI to generate and audit SQL code for accuracy.

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Advanced SQL & Data Warehousing teaches constructing advanced SQL statements and building cloud data warehouses in various software vendor platforms.

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Explores using AI to automate business processes, covering common use cases, popular tools, and providing hands-on opportunities to implement automation solutions.

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Introduction to machine learning and AI models for business analytics, covering supervised learning, additive models, CARTs, bagging/boosting, deep learning, and unsupervised techniques like clustering.

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Applies statistics and data literacy to business problems using cloud-based analytics and AI tools.

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Consulting Project Capstone synthesizes program material through an applied consulting project where students identify business challenges, apply analytic methods, develop recommendations, and communicate findings.

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Human-Centered Design and Business teaches design thinking's iterative process—empathy, systems thinking, ideation, prototyping, and testing—plus balancing desirability, feasibility, and viability to bring projects to market.

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Covers data analytics technologies including extracting structured/unstructured data, using Python for web scraping and social network mining, and leveraging libraries for advanced analysis.

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Consulting Skills Bootcamp introduces consulting tools and models, focusing on applying the SCQ framework to business cases and preparing persuasive presentations.

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Consulting Practicum integrates the MBA core curriculum to analyze a strategic problem posed by a sponsor company and make recommendations.

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Foundation course on managing business analytics consulting projects, covering client engagement, consulting tools, and traditional versus agile project management.

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Develops workplace writing, speaking, and listening skills through audience analysis, varied written genres, formal presentations, and professional research.

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Economics for Managers applies economic principles to examine how firm, industry, and global market conditions affect day-to-day managerial decisions and long-term strategic planning.

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Data to Decisions explores statistical inference and data analytics tools, reviewing foundations of statistics, machine learning, and probability theory applied to business examples using Excel and R.

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Examines how firms, governments, and civil society shape free market capitalism and its tradeoffs, then applies that analysis to reimagining capitalism for prosperous societies and planetary health.

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Calculus-based introduction to statistical inference and modeling (regression, time series) applied to business data for decision-making under uncertainty.

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Intermediate Data Analysis for Business emphasizes predictive and prescriptive analytics, using historical data to forecast outcomes and formulate optimal decision models.

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High-level introduction to business concepts for non-business majors, covering management, marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, ethics, supply chain, and international business.

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Business Analytics II focuses on predictive and prescriptive analytics, using historical data for forecasting and decision models to identify optimal managerial actions.

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Business Analytics I develops quantitative intuition via database management, visualization, probability, and regression analysis using Excel and business cases.

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Business Law covers the history of legal development, contracts, agency, sale of goods, and insurance. It describes the American legal system and applies rules on negligence, IP, and employment.

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