BUS 615 - Information Systems and Data Analysis

3 Credit(s)

The Information Age has had profound implications on the structure, management and strategies of the modern organization. Students will examine these transformations with particular emphasis on information systems (IS) as an enabler and driver of corporate strategy, electronic business and inter-organizational information systems, business intelligence and knowledge management. In addition, because data is at the core of effective business decision making, students will also focus on data from its collection and consolidation through analysis and modeling, with particular emphasis on decision theory and data mining techniques. Ensuring data validity, reliability, security and privacy are emphasized. The course requires students have Excel 2013 (or lower) and a working knowledge of spreadsheets.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 518 or equivalent.