GGU - Master of Science in Business Analytics

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Private Institute
Estd. 2015

Master of Science in Business Analytics
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Overview

Equip with the analytical and technical skills required to transform data into actionable business insights

Duration	15 months
Mode of learning	Online
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Course Level	PG Degree

Master of Science in Business Analytics
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Highlights

Earn an M.S. degree from Golden Gate University
70% scholarship available for 5,000 students with EMI Options
Optional on-campus immersion
Dedicated Student Support available
Capstone project for real world scenarios

Master of Science in Business Analytics
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Course details

Who should do this course?

For IT professionals
For non-IT professionals

What are the course deliverables?

Explain the differences between structured and unstructured data
Articulate and align with corporate performance, the complexities of data management
Explain and give examples of the three analytic disciplines of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive
Identify and explain the steps of the CRISP-DM process model
Anticipate challenges to data security, privacy and ethics, recommending reasonable solutions
Recognize the challenges of Big Data and describe the use of supporting technologies
Use visual outcomes of analytics to communicate effective messages to members of the business community

More about this course

The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree program is to present students with an understanding of the many possibilities for applying data analytics to business problems
The Master of Science in Business Analytics is relevant to multiple audiences, including: the business manager charged with using data analytics to derive value from data and/or leveraging analytics teams to get that value; the subject matter expert (SME) in a business discipline charged with using analytics on the job; the budding business analytics data scientist requiring understanding of a myriad of data analytics tools from which to draw, and the IT professional responsible for supporting the analytics infrastructure and addressing issues of data security, privacy and ethics
Golden Gate University's Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program opens the door to this lucrative world by providing the knowledge and skills needed to apply data analytics to real-world business issues

Master of Science in Business Analytics
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Curriculum

Courses

Data Analysis for Managers

Foundations of Business Analytics

Enterprise Performance Management & Metrics

Managing Data Structures

Business Intelligence

Advanced Statistical Analysis with R

Advanced Statistical Analysis with Python

Big Data Ecosystem

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning for Predictive Analytics

Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization

Web & Social Network Analytics

Capstone

Master of Science in Business Analytics
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Faculty details

Judith Lee -

Dr. Judith Lee is a Tenured Professor and Dept. Chair of Business Innovation & Technology in the Ageno School of Business. A past recipient of the Nagel T.

Sia Zadeh

Siamak Zadeh has over 30 years of academic and IT industry experience. He has worked in a variety of organizations, such as IBM Research and Oracle, developing business strategies and product specifications for the use and application of digital transformation and analytics to business problems and challenges. He earned an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York.