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ACIS-1504: Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence

Description: Foundational data analytics using Microsoft Excel. Utilizes the data analytics framework and many Excel functions to address various business problems. Introduction to big datasets, how to navigate them, and the many complexities of using them, including relevant ethical issues. Identification and construction of various data visualizations and charts to be used in presentations.

Pathways: 5F Quant & Comp Thnk Found., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ACIS-2504

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 193

Average GPA: 3.10 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.05%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.08%

Cintia M Easterwood200917.5%30.0%30.0%22.5%0.0%0.0%2.342
Robert M Brown201128.4%38.5%26.8%4.2%1.8%0.2%2.8717
Weiguo Fan201838.5%46.8%13.1%0.9%0.7%0.0%3.2015
Reza Barkhi201325.3%43.7%22.2%5.4%2.8%0.6%2.836
Eric A Martin202250.3%35.2%10.1%1.0%1.3%2.1%3.3441
Jason P Sharp202446.0%36.6%13.1%2.1%1.5%0.8%3.2252
John A Brozovsky200411.2%63.7%16.9%3.2%5.0%0.0%2.733
Du Pon Staff Watanabe201970.3%13.1%13.1%0.0%3.5%0.0%3.412
Mi Zhou201671.0%26.5%1.3%1.3%0.0%0.0%3.742
Jean M Lacoste201631.4%35.9%22.9%6.3%2.3%1.3%2.8953

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