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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: 71

Average GPA: 3.23 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.30%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.16%

Eric A Martin202245.1%38.8%11.5%1.1%1.3%2.2%3.2618
Jason P Sharp202446.0%36.6%13.1%2.1%1.5%0.8%3.2252
Du Pon Staff Watanabe201961.9%19.1%19.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.341

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Spring 2024Term050% W