Undergraduate Certificates
Optimizing Business Analytics for Market Growth
BS Business Analytics
Optimizing Business Analytics for Market Growth
The Optimizing Business Analytics for Market Growth certificate equips you with the skills to use data analysis and insights to make informed decisions. This allows company representatives to expand and grow successfully in the economy, a unique feature of this certificate. Prepares individuals for roles as Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Market Research Analyst, Strategy Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst
Note: Higher-end salaries typically reflect experience with tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau, and machine learning.
CAREERS
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COURSES
US 310 Big Data Analysis (3cr)
This course explores in-depth Research and Development on the tasks that collectively contribute to building intelligent processes that managers use to interpret and analyze Big Data in their Decision-Making.
BUS 410 Project Management (3cr)
This course guides the learner through the fundamentals of project concepts and behavioral skills needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize the benefits of projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Successful project managers skillfully manage their resources, schedules, risks, and scope to produce a desired outcome.
BUS 411 Process, Systems & Tech (3cr)
This course will allow learners to understand how the' design, manufacture, and operation of complex systems present a significant challenge for managers today. These complex systems, encumbered by schedule and cost constraints while pushing the state of the art, require a systems approach to project planning, leading, organizing, monitoring, and controlling.
BUS 426 Data Mining for Decision Making (3cr)
To develop an understanding of the strengths and limitations of popular data mining techniques and to be able to identify promising business applications of data mining (e.g., utilizing dashboards to visually update and display key performance indicators and information on a real-time basis). Learners will actively participate in data mining projects by faculty and/or specialists.
BUS 490 Project Plan – Business Analytics (3cr)
Investigates an in-depth topic in Business Analytics through a project or case study analysis, applying practical business processes to optimize businesses in the marketplace.
ENM 320 Design Thinking (3cr)
Design Thinking is applying creativity to devise novel solutions to challenging problems. It involves immersing oneself in a problem space, thinking creatively about pain points and opportunity areas, and then iteratively prototyping new solutions.
This course explores in-depth Research and Development on the tasks that collectively contribute to building intelligent processes that managers use to interpret and analyze Big Data in their Decision-Making.
BUS 410 Project Management (3cr)
This course guides the learner through the fundamentals of project concepts and behavioral skills needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize the benefits of projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Successful project managers skillfully manage their resources, schedules, risks, and scope to produce a desired outcome.
BUS 411 Process, Systems & Tech (3cr)
This course will allow learners to understand how the' design, manufacture, and operation of complex systems present a significant challenge for managers today. These complex systems, encumbered by schedule and cost constraints while pushing the state of the art, require a systems approach to project planning, leading, organizing, monitoring, and controlling.
BUS 426 Data Mining for Decision Making (3cr)
To develop an understanding of the strengths and limitations of popular data mining techniques and to be able to identify promising business applications of data mining (e.g., utilizing dashboards to visually update and display key performance indicators and information on a real-time basis). Learners will actively participate in data mining projects by faculty and/or specialists.
BUS 490 Project Plan – Business Analytics (3cr)
Investigates an in-depth topic in Business Analytics through a project or case study analysis, applying practical business processes to optimize businesses in the marketplace.
ENM 320 Design Thinking (3cr)
Design Thinking is applying creativity to devise novel solutions to challenging problems. It involves immersing oneself in a problem space, thinking creatively about pain points and opportunity areas, and then iteratively prototyping new solutions.