Course Syllabus - Introduction to Business Analytics | BIA 3620, Lecture notes of Introduction to Business Management

Download Course Syllabus - Introduction to Business Analytics | BIA 3620 and more Lecture notes Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! Course Syllabus BIA 3620 – Introduction to Business Analytics Lecture Professor: Dan Joaquin Class: Section 002 W 4:10pm - 5:35pm BAS S128 Section 005 R 4:20pm – 5:45 pm BAS S126 Office and Hours: BAS N361 Office hours Tuesday 9:30PM – 11:00 PM Wednesday & Thursday 2:00PM – 4:00pm or by appointment Phone: 615.898.2380 Email: Dan.Joaquin@mtsu.edu Textbooks: None required. Class will be supported with readings and videos that are directly linked via the course D2L website. Other Materials: The Turning Technologies QT Device is required in the course for both participation and exams. It is available at the MTSU bookstore and other retailers. Mission of the Jones College of Business: The mission of the Jones College of Business is to:  Set our students' foundation for life-long learning through high quality learning experiences resulting from quality teaching, classroom interactions, student professional organizations, service learning, and interactions with faculty outside the classroom.  Further the scope and dissemination of the body of business knowledge through scholarly research that advances our disciplines, enhances teaching/learning, and improves outcomes of for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations.  Contribute to the economic development of the region through our outreach programs. We will produce career-ready undergraduate students, MBA, MAcc, MS, and PhD graduates prepared for career challenges and advancements, significant applied research, and consulting consistent with the expertise of our disciplines. Lottery Scholarship Do you have a lottery scholarship? To retain the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship eligibility, you must earn a cumulative TELS GPA of 2.75 after 24 and 48 attempted hours and a cumulative TELS GPA of 3.0 thereafter. A grade of C, D, F, FA, or I in this class may negatively impact TELS eligibility. If you drop this class, withdraw, or if you stop attending this class you may lose eligibility for your lottery scholarship, and you will not be able to regain eligibility at a later time. For additional Lottery rules, please refer to your Lottery Statement of Understanding form (http://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid/forms/LOTFEV.pdf) or contact your MT One Stop Enrollment Coordinator (http://www.mtsu.edu/one-stop/counselor.php). Course Description and Objectives The course focuses on the understanding and application of data analytics and business intelligence in industry, and has been divided into two concurrent components: a lecture (BIA 3620) and a lab (BIA 3621). This part of the course, BIA 3620, will focus on the use of data analytics and business intelligence in industry and how it can be employed to provide a company with operational and strategic advantages. The lecture will also cover the underlying tenets of data management, visualization, and the use of dashboards for data insight. . The objectives of this course are: o You will learn how business intelligence and data analytics are used to provide a strategic advantage to companies with access to large amounts of data o You will learn how data is acquired, stored, managed, governed, and retrieved for analysis o You will understand how data can be transformed into useful and actionable information o You will understand how performance is measured and how key performance indicators are formed from business measures o You will consider, evaluate, and apply the underlying tenets behind data visualization o You will be introduced to the use of dashboards and other reporting tools for insight into data The experiences in this course have been designed to enhance your understanding of the role of data in the current business environment and how it can be effectively use to supporting decision making. Preparatory Material This class requires a sufficient level of mathematical maturity to work with quantitative reasoning. This is satisfied by an understanding of the material presented in the prerequisites stipulated by the University requirements of QM 2610 or equivalent course. Class Format and Grading The course has been designed to include you in the learning process, with the opportunity to discover knowledge through active involvement. A total of 1000 points are available in the joint BIA 3620 and BIA 3621 courses. Of those points, 570 are allotted to BIA 3621 and 430 are allotted to BIA 3620 (as follows). Clicker Participation (9 @ 10 points each) 90 points D2L Quizzes (10 @ 10 points each) 100 points Midterm Exam 120 points Final Exam 120 points Total 430 points Letter grades will be awarded based on the aggregate scores from both the lab and lecture sections of BIA 3620/3621. Plus/minus grades may be awarded based on your relative position within a letter grade. All grade disputes must be brought to my attention within one week of receiving the grade. No changes to grades will be made after one week. Turning Technology’s QT Device This course makes use of Turning Technology’s QT Device as both a clicker to be utilized in class for participation points, and as a mechanism for taking exams. You must have purchased, registered, and have available a QT Device during class to obtain the points available in this course. Failure to bring your QT Device to a class will result in a zero for participation in that class. Failure to bring your QT Device to an exam will necessitate that you take the exam on paper and will result in a 10% deduction on your final exam score. You are expected to work on class material and only class material during class. A violation of any of these policies may result in an additional assignment of my choosing. Failure to submit the assignment will result in the loss of significant grade points. Communication If you are having trouble with the material, please see me as soon as possible. Procrastination is one of the greatest impediments to accomplishment. You are welcome and strongly encouraged to visit me in my office. It is my job to provide you with the resources you need to successfully complete this class — it is your responsibility to ask for help when you need it. You are also encouraged to use e-mail for consultations that can either be easily handled or for times that you cannot make it to my office. However, please do not expect or rely on responses to e-mails sent in the evening or over the weekend and make every effort to be specific in your needs. General statements like “I don’t understand what we did in class last time” are not going to be productive in emails. You are responsible for contacting me and obtaining the necessary information sufficiently early to allow you to complete your work in time.