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IS Infrastructure: This course provides an introduction to IT infrastructure issues for students majoring in Information Systems. This course covers topics related to both computer and systems architecture and communication networks, with an overall focus on the services and capabilities that IT infrastructure solutions enable in an organizational context. It gives the students the knowledge and skills that they need for communicating effectively with professionals whose special focus is on hardware and systems software technology and for designing organizational processes and software solutions that require in depth understanding of the IT infrastructure capabilities and limitations. The course also prepares the students for organizational roles that require interaction with external vendors of IT infrastructure components and solutions. This course focuses strongly on internet based solutions, computer and network security, business continuity, and the role of infrastructure in regulatory compliance.

IS Analysis and Design: This course serves two audiences: (1) those who want to be an information systems analyst; and (2) those who will be users or managers involved in systems development projects, an active member of a project team, or the client for a system request. Since systems development is central to the IS field, this is a basic course for training you for your career. Information systems concepts, systems analysis and design methodologies and techniques and tools used during the development of information systems will be covered. Students will be exposed to both classic methods and emerging methods of systems analysis and design. The topics necessary for changing environment for systems development will be covered along with a renewed focus on agile methodologies including SCRUM.

Project Management and Practice: The student who successfully completes this course should be able to understand the genesis of project management and its importance to ensure the success of information technology projects. Students will be exposed to project management concepts and techniques such as: the triple constraint of project management, project management knowledge areas, project life cycle, tools and techniques of project management (for example: project selection criteria, work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path analysis, cost estimates, and schedule management). Students will learn the essentials of using Primavera P6 to plan and manage IT projects.

Spreadsheets for Business Analytics: This hands-on course will teach students the art of modeling to build, refine and analyze problems for decision-making. Students will use industry standard spreadsheet software for creation and analysis. topics include forecasting, linear and nonlinear optimizations and decision analysis. Projects from all business fields will be used for extensive practice and real-world applications.

Data Visualization: This course provides a comprehensive introduction and hands-on experience in basic data visualization, visual analytics and visual data storytelling. It introduces students to design principles for creating meaningful displays of quantitative and qualitative data to facilitate managerial decision-making in the field of business analytics. Many organizations are using analytics and visualization to make better decisions and improve customer and shareholder value. this is deemed a critical skill in business today.

Career Paths for Business Analytics

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, data analyst jobs will see a 20% growth from 2018 to 2028, which is much faster than average. This promising job outlook is due to the increasing need for exploring and analyzing datasets to find hidden patterns, unseen trends, discover correlations, and derive valuable insights to make business predictions across a range of different industries such as retail, healthcare, manufacturing, banking, logistics, customer service and supply chain.

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