Executive Master in Business Administration - Business Data Analytics Concentration
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Business Data Analytics Concentration Courses
BUS 7700 | Management of Information Systems (3 Credits)
Examines the use of computer information systems in business organizations with emphasis on how information technology supports business functions and aids managerial decision-making. Explores current trends and emerging technologies. Cross-listed with BUS 5770.
IT 7100 | Data Visualization (3 Credits)
This course will introduce students to data visualization including both the principles and techniques in order to communicate information utilizing graphical means. Students will learn the value of visual representation methods, specific techniques in information visualization and the emphasis placed on the identification of patterns, trends, and differences from data sets across categories, space, and time. Data Visualization tools such as Tableau, Crystal Report and/or R will be incorporated.
IT 7200 | BD Warehouses and Dimensional Modeling (3 Credits) (Second Concentration Only)
Students are provided an introductory overview of data warehousing principles, data warehouse techniques, and business intelligence systems. Data warehouse planning, design, implementation, and administration issues in a case study format will be explored. Topics include an introduction to the data warehouse and ETL process, data modeling, and online analytic processing, which includes; OLAP, ROLAP, MOLAP, HOLAP, designing tools to build a data warehouse, database types, modeling types, schemas, queries, software for package initiation such as airflow and SQL agent.
IT 8000 | Data Analytics (3 Credits)
Course covers the essential exploratory technique for summarizing data. Modeling techniques covered include predictive modeling, also known as predictive analysis, cluster analysis, segmenting, affinity analysis, and applied predictive analytics. Course is dependent on a sound understanding of statistical analysis techniques, such as regression analysis and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: Undergradute statistics course.
IT 8201 | People Analytics (3 Credits)
Delve into prescriptive analytics techniques to understand and improve a firm's organizational processes. Specifically, diversity analytics, predicting employee turnover, predicting employee performance, recruitment analytics, and intervention impact will be covered by using analytics process models.
IT 8202 | Market Analytics (3 Credits)
This course explores customer data analysis techniques and their theoretical foundations to help students acquire analytic skills that can be applied to real-world marketing-related problems from empirical data in such areas as segmentation, market positioning, satisfaction management, customer lifetime analysis, customer choice, and drive marketing maximization, effectiveness and optimization return on investment (ROI). The course covers how to analyze data to understand customers and inform marketing decisions, evaluate the quality and usefulness of available data and analyses conducted by others, and communicate analysis-based conclusions to colleagues and managers.
IT 8203 | Operations Analytics (3 Credits)
Explores techniques to understand and improve businesses operational capabilities. Process Analytics, focusing on individual processes, to improve method performance, quantify the impact of randomness, and visualize process quality is covered. The course analyzes issues related to the design and management of the Supply Chains using quantitative tools such as linear, integer, and non-linear techniques, regression, and statistical analysis to forecast uncertain demand, optimize inventory, and design distribution networks to ensure the supply demand.
IT 8204 | Problem Solving and Actionable Analytics (3 Credits) (Second Concentration Only)
This course provides foundational skills for exploring both structured and unstructured business problems. The course will cover techniques to systematically approach decision-making, enabling students to become more comfortable handling tasks or projects that are not initially well-defined. Methods will include exercises in brainstorming and iterating as well as the use of more traditional analytical tools. The course will offer applications across different functional areas and disciplines. After the course, a student should understand a broader set of the types of problems that analytics professionals confront and solve, the data needed to analyze such problems, and modeling/analytic techniques used to solve them. Throughout the course, a hands-on approach and communication of results are emphasized.
Executive Master in Business Administration Classes
EMBA Prerequisites
A prospective EMBA student who has not satisfied the preparatory course requirements should take at least one undergraduate accounting course and one economics course with a minimum letter grade of “C” for each, or complete the MBA Math course. The prerequisite course(s) must be completed prior to enrolling in BUS 7500 Managerial Economics and BUS 7800 Management Accounting. Note that BUS 7500 and BUS 7800 are also prerequisite courses for the BUS 7600 Managerial Finance course. Your Student Services Advisor will advise you about how to enroll in the MBA Math course should you require it.
Core Courses
BUS 7000 | Organizational Behavior and Theory (3 Credits)
Examines human behavior as it impacts the work organization. Includes theoretical foundations of motivation, group dynamics,leadership, decision-making, satisfaction and performance. Cross-listed with HRC 7611 and BUS 5700.
BUS 7200 | Value Systems & Professional Ethics (3 Credits)
Studying personal and corporate value systems and decision making. Investigation of personal beliefs, purposes and attitudes, and their effects on self and others. Examines the ethical dimensions of organizational structures and practices. Cross-listed with HRF 7001 and BUS 5720.
BUS 7500 | Managerial Economics (3 Credits)
Applying economic theory to managerial decision making. Emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative application of microeconomic principles to business analysis. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in the fundamentals of economics.
BUS 7600 | Managerial Finance (3 Credits)
Applying the theories and tools used in financial decision making. Topics include present value and capital budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting, market efficiency, and capital structure. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in the fundamentals of accounting and economics.
BUS 7800 | Management Accounting (3 Credits)
Explores the use and application of accounting information for planning, control and decision making. Topics include cost analysis and allocation, budgeting, and behavioral aspects of accounting systems. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in accounting fundamentals.
BUS 8500 | Graduate Seminar: Business Policy and Strategy (3 Credits)
Capstone course in which participants develop a major case study of business administration issues, programs and policies in a current organization. Draws from and utilizes concepts, theories, and skills developed in previous courses. Prerequisite: Completion of all core courses in the MBA program or approval of advisor.
BUS/IT 8701/8702 | Executive Practicum(s) (0.5 Credits)
Students participate in a seminar led by a faculty member. Students are required to work a minimum of 5 hours per week in a training position related directly to their concentration. Coursework in the seminar is directly tied to the performance of activities of a regularly scheduled employee in the field of their concentration. NOTE: 12 terms of Executive Praticum courses are equivalent to 6 hours (required).
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