Course Description: This course introduces analytics software and provides an overview of data analysis tools and techniques. Through practical case studies and illustrations, students will use business analytics to extract information from different data types, including advanced spreadsheets, SQL queries, statistical analysis tools, and general-purpose programming languages.

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.Construct basic SQL queries to retrieve and organize data.

2.Model applications of general-purpose programming language.

3.Create solutions to business problems using a statistical analysis tool.

4.Examine the use of database technologies and predictive analytics tools.

5.Combine quantitative and qualitative data into business reports.