Business Systems and Analytics
Mission Statement
The mission of the Business Systems and Analytics Department is to advance the knowledge and promote the use of information systems and business analytics for informed and effective problem solving and decision making. Through its faculty, curriculum, students, department sponsored activities, and partnerships with the alumni and business community, the Business Systems and Analytics major seeks to provide a value-added experience for students by communicating and demonstrating the importance of and the need for information systems and business analytics knowledge and skills in the workplace.
Department Goals
Data and Technology Skills
BSA Learning Goal 1: Use analytic methods and techniques to drive effective, data-driven solutions to business problems and decisions
BSA Learning Objective: Demonstrate the ability to perform data analysis using various analytic techniques and interpret results to solve business problems and make informed business decisions.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in the Core Curriculum that Serve as Foundation | ||
| BUS 202 | Descriptive and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 304 | Prescriptive Analytics | 3 |
| Courses in the Major that Serve to Build Competency | ||
| BSA 302 | Applied Regression Modeling and Visualization | 3 |
| BSA 400 | Business Applications Programming | 3 |
| BSA 420 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Business | 3 |
| BSA 480 | Business Systems and Analytics Capstone | 3 |
BSA Learning Goal 2: Use information systems and technologies to drive effective, data-driven solutions to business problems and decisions.
BSA Learning Objective: Demonstrate the ability to use data management tools and technologies to improve organizational support of data-driven solutions to business problems and decisions.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in the Core Curriculum that Serve as Foundation | ||
| BUS 205 | Business Systems for Analytics | 3 |
| Courses in the Major that Serve to Build Competency | ||
| BSA 400 | Business Applications Programming | 3 |
| BSA 410 | Systems Analysis and Database Design | 3 |
| BSA 420 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Business | 3 |
| BSA 480 | Business Systems and Analytics Capstone | 3 |
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
BSA Learning Goal 3: Solve business problems and make business decisions with information systems and analytics tools and technologies.
BSA Learning Objective: Demonstrate the ability to formulate problems and develop and apply data-driven solutions to business problems and decisions using information systems and analytics tools and technologies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in the Core Curriculum that Serve as Foundation | ||
| BUS 202 | Descriptive and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 205 | Business Systems for Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 304 | Prescriptive Analytics | 3 |
| Courses in the Major that Serve to Build Competency | ||
| BSA 302 | Applied Regression Modeling and Visualization | 3 |
| BSA 400 | Business Applications Programming | 3 |
| BSA 410 | Systems Analysis and Database Design | 3 |
| BSA 420 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Business | 3 |
| BSA 480 | Business Systems and Analytics Capstone | 3 |
Communication Skills
BSA Learning Goal 4: Effectively communicate the results of analytic solutions to business problems and decisions.
BSA Learning Objective: Demonstrate the ability to effectively convey, through oral and written communication, the results of analytic solutions to business problems and decisions.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Courses in the Core Curriculum that Serve as Foundation | ||
| BUS 202 | Descriptive and Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 205 | Business Systems for Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 304 | Prescriptive Analytics | 3 |
| Courses in the Major that Serve to Build Competency | ||
| BSA 302 | Applied Regression Modeling and Visualization | 3 |
| BSA 400 | Business Applications Programming | 3 |
| BSA 410 | Systems Analysis and Database Design | 3 |
| BSA 420 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining in Business | 3 |
| BSA 480 | Business Systems and Analytics Capstone | 3 |