Analytics Applications

3 units

This course builds on the content taught in Enterprise Data Management and Foundations of Data Analytics. It focuses on the strategic, operational, tactical, and practical use of data analytics to inform decisions within an organization across a range of industry and government sectors as well as within organizational functions. Students will be introduced to specific analytics techniques that are used currently by practitioners in areas of diagnostic, descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Students will learn the critical phases of analytics including data preparation, model development, evaluation, validation, selection, and deployment. In so doing, students will learn to apply data analytics in order to optimize organizational processes, improve performance, and inform decision-making.