1.1 Understand the need for computerized support of managerial decision making 1.2 Recognize the evolution of such computerized support to the current state—analytics/data science 1.3 Describe the business intelligence (BI) methodology and concepts 1.4 Understand the various types of analytics, and see selected applications 1.5 Understand the analytics ecosystem to identify various key players and career opportunities
2.1 Understand the nature of data as it relates to business intelligence (BI) and analytics 2.2 Learn the methods used to make real-world data analytics ready 2.3 Describe statistical modeling and its relationship to business analytics 2.4 Learn about descriptive and inferential statistics 2.5 Define business reporting, and understand its historical evolution
3.1 Understand the basic definitions and concepts of data warehousing 3.2 Understand data warehousing architectures 3.3 Describe the processes used in developing and managing data warehouses 3.4 Explain data warehousing operations 3.5 Explain the role of data warehouses in decision support
5.1 Describe text mining and understand the need for text mining 5.2 Differentiate among text analytics, text mining, and data mining 5.3 Understand the different application areas for text mining 5.4 Know the process of carrying out a text mining project 5.5 Appreciate the different methods to introduce structure to text-based data 5.6 Describe sentiment analysis 5.7 Develop familiarity with popular applications of sentiment analysis 5.8 Learn the common methods for sentiment analysis 5.9 Become familiar with speech analytics as it relates to sentiment analysis
6.1 Understand the applications of prescriptive analytics techniques in combination with reporting and predictive analytics 6.2 Understand the basic concepts of analytical decision modeling 6.3 Understand the concepts of analytical models for selected decision problems, including linear programming and simulation models for decision support 6.4 Describe how spreadsheets can be used for analytical modeling and solutions 6.5 Explain the basic concepts of optimization and when to use them 6.6 Describe how to structure a linear programming model 6.7 Explain what is meant by sensitivity analysis, what-if analysis, and goal seeking 6.8 Understand the concepts and applications of different types of simulation 6.9 Understand potential applications of discrete event simulation