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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: 79

Average GPA: 3.26 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 31.35%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.10%

Eric A Martin202245.1%38.8%11.5%1.1%1.3%2.2%3.2618
Jason P Sharp202448.0%35.7%12.2%2.0%1.4%0.8%3.2560
Du Pon Staff Watanabe201961.9%19.1%19.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.341

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