Prerequisite/Corequisite Key
| P = Course must be taken previously | C = Course must be taken concurrently | E = Course can be taken previously or concurrently |
| (RQ) = Required | (RM) = Recommended |
BANA 501
Business Intelligence and Decision Making
3 credit hours
This course is devoted to introduce decision support systems and business intelligence and covers the technologies available to support individual and group decision making in organizations. This course covers the following topics: overview of decision support systems, group decision support systems, data warehousing and mining, data visualization, business intelligence, expert systems, and state of the art technologies in the field.
BANA 530
Operations and Technology Management
3 credit hours
The course covers in-depth topics of how technology changes business, mechanics of disruption, digital trends past and future, and developing digital transformation strategies. Topics include fundamental laws of digital transformation, rate of technological change, economics of innovation, digital transformation trends and technologies, and practical strategies for moving towards digital transformation. Students will be able to explain and apply frameworks underlying the transformation that is happening today and in the future of business. After completing the course, students will have the opportunity to the PRINCE2 Foundational Project Management Exam.
BANA 537
Storytelling With Data
3 credit hours
Storytelling is one of the oldest an most powerful tools for action, and this course empowers MBA students to transform raw data into compelling narratives that drive business decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able to create data queries and visualizations, integrate data into business planning, and effectively communicate your findings, helping organizations turn data into a strategic tool for competition and innovation.
BANA 538
Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision-Making
3 credit hours
Spreadsheet tools are the most universal and easily accessible program for most people to use and interpret data - and a vital skill for any analyst to know. In this course, students will learn data cleaning, financial modeling, optimization, and data visualization using PivotTables and PivotCharts, enabling students to analyze complex datasets, create forecasts, and effectively communicate insights to support data-driven decision making in business contexts.
BANA 539
Python for Business Analytics
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce MBA students to the fundamentals of Python programming with a special focus on its application in business analytics. By the end of this course, students will learn how to set up a Python environment, manipulate and analyze data using NumPy and Pandas, and create visualizations with Matplotlib to drive business decisions.
BANA 541
Project Management Overview
3 credit hours
This course introduces the student to the functions necessary for all project managers. Covering the entire project life cycle, students gain experience in the processes and phases of project management. Project phases such as selection, planning, organizing, execution, monitoring, control and closure will be reviewed. Project processes such as scope, risk, communications, quality and procurement management will be addressed.
BANA 543
Project Management Tools and Systems
3 credit hours
The primary focus in this course is on the quantitative tools used in project management. The course will focus on project feasibility, justification, and detail scheduling using work breakdown structures (WBS), critical path methods (CPM) and project budgeting/costing and performance evaluation (PERT). Students will use contemporary tools and techniques for planning, executing, monitoring and controlling projects.
BANA 545
Information Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance
3 credit hours
Companies storing information are responsible for keeping it safe - and face consequences if they don't. Who is at fault after and attack and who must be informed? This course covers corporate governance principles, risk identification methods, business regulations, accountability, and audits. In a data-driven world, business leaders must handle data responsibly, and by the end of this course, you will learn how to manage the growing legal obligations around cybersecurity.
BANA 546
Network Architectures for Cyber Managers
3 credit hours
In order to ensure a house is safe, we need to know how it is built. It is the same for cybersecurity: to ensure systems are secure, we need to understand their design and the unique security challenges of different network architectures and data storage solutions. By the end of this course, you will be able to critique security for various network designs, including IT and OT systems, cloud environments, data storage, and IoT networks, in terms of cyber risk.
BANA 547
Cyber Risk Management and Strategy
3 credit hours
Cyberattacks today are inevitable - but the extent of the damage may rely on how much you, as the manager, are prepared. By the end of this course, you will know how to create risk management strategies before, during, and after cyberattacks, developing incident response plans, understanding frameworks like NIST and MITRE ATT&CK, identifying proactive and reactive protection techniques, and debriefing with 'hotwashes'.