LIS-S 408 Business Data
3 credits
- Prerequisite(s): None
- Delivery: On-Campus, Online
Description
This course reviews data practices in business environments. Students examine business data resources including company, financial, and marketing research data. Students explore data management, analytical practices, and newly developed technologies. Topics include business data and metadata, data governance and policy, data-driven marketing, visualization, and analytics.
Program Learning Outcomes Supported
Instructors map their courses to specific Data Science Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs). Mapped program goals drive the design of each course and what students can expect to generally learn.
- B1: Data Science - Organize, visualize, and analyze large, complex datasets using descriptive statistics and graphs to make decisions.
- C1: Information Science - Demonstrate an understanding of the data lifecycle, including data curation, stewardship, and long-term preservation.
- C4: Information Science - Understand the characteristics of various data types generated and used by a variety of disciplines, subdisciplines, research communities, and government organizations.
- C5: Information Science - Understand critical issues associated with the storage, backup, and security of data.
- E2: Other Topics - Understand tools and techniques of project management.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and understand the role of business data in academia, government, industry, and other organizations.
- Summarize emerging data practices in business.
- Analyze and evaluate best practices for data management.
- Analyze and evaluate tools, technologies, and data analytic practices in business.
- Create analysis plans for business data.
Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success (PLUS) Alignment
Instructors align their courses with the Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success. The profiles provide students various opportunities to deepen disciplinary understanding, participate in engaged learning, and refine what it means to be a well-rounded, well-educated person prepared for lifelong learning and success.
- 2.1 Problem Solver – Thinks Critically
- 2.3 Problem Solver – Analyzes, Synthesizes, And Evaluates
- 3.1 Innovator – Investigates
- 3.2 Innovator – Creates/Designs
Course Overview
In development
Policies and Procedures
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