A Business Intelligence Analyst understands the strategic goals and tactical issues facing an organization, and uses a combination of technology and statistics to provide senior management with the information they need. Typically, this is done through the maintenance of a data warehouse, a special data repository from which strategic information may be harvested, using data mining techniques to compute predictive analytics. Business analysts have strong computational and analytical skills, and are comfortable with both statistics and technology. They are able to anticipate and fill senior executives' data needs, often through the use of real-time dashboards.
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Online Learning Options
This concentration is available online. CDM online degrees are delivered mostly through COL-enabled courses, although other delivery technologies are also used. If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. To complete this degree a student may take any combination of online and on campus courses. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the Online Learning page.
CourseRequirements
Prerequisite Phase
The goal of the prerequisite phase is to give students the background necessary for starting the graduate program. These prerequisite phase requirements can be fulfilled in one of three ways:
- The student takes the course and earns a grade of B- or higher
- The student takes a Graduate Assessment Exam (GAE) to test out of the course
- The faculty advisor waives the course because of equivalent academic background or work experience.
All students are blocked from enrolling in Graduate Phase courses prior to completing their prerequisites. Students must submit an online Change of Status request (through myCDM) when the Prerequisite Phase is completed to inform the Student Services offices that the block can be removed.
Foundation Phase
| IS 421 |
| IS 422 |
| CSC 451 |
| ECT 424 |
| IS 430 |
Advanced Phase
| IS 560 |
| IS 574 |
| CSC 423 |
| IS 567 |
Major Electives
Students must take
2 courses from the list below.
| IS 456 |
| ECT 480 |
| ECT 586 |
| CSC 424 |
| ECT 584 |
| IS 549 |
CDM Open Electives
Students must complete
1 CDM elective courses in the 420-699 range. ANI and DC courses do not qualify. Credit for courses taken outside of the school will only be given if approved by a faculty advisor.
Capstone