MBA 6003 - Data Analytics for Managerial Decision Making

This course introduces the essential data analytics skills, techniques, and tools in preparing, managing, analyzing, and interpreting data to support strategic decision making in organizations. The course takes students from basic skills such as data extraction from popular data sources (e.g., web, cloud, and light-weight data sources), spreadsheet analysis & data modeling, ETL (extracting, transforming and loading), to some of the more advanced forms of analytics such as pivoting, data visualization, database methodologies, data mining/machine learning, big data, and cloud-based solutions.

Credits: 3 hours

Restrictions Restrictions Enrollment in HCOB graduate business courses requires admission to the MBA or MSA program or the approval of the Director of Graduate Business Programs.
Notes: Open to graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II