Business and Public Services Technologies Division
Course Syllabus
BAS 120, Business Analytics I, Section, Semester and Year
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Instructor:
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Office location:
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Telephone:
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E-mail:
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Office hours:
Class
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Required Text/Supplies
Textbook
Evans, James. (2012). Business Analytics. ISBN: 978-0-13-295061-9
Supplies/Software
At a minimum, students should have access to MS Office 2010 and high
broadband internet. Students may be required to download additional, freeof-charge, software or add-ons for this course.
Course Usage of Blackboard
Copies of the course syllabus and major assignments may be found on
Blackboard and the department website. You are responsible for regularly
checking the online resources, which are accessed through http://disted.waketech.edu (opens in a new window) and
http://businessanalytics.waketech.edu (opens in a new window).
Course Description
This course introduces basic concepts of business analytics. Topics include
an overview of data and text mining, forecasting and optimization
techniques, data visualization, data security, and ethics. Upon completion,
students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of analytics
for decision-making in business.
Student Learning Outcomes
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completion of the course, students will be able to:
Explain basic concepts in basic analytics.
Describe basic concepts in data mining.
Recognize forecasting techniques.
Demonstrate data visualization techniques.
Explain data security concepts.
Discuss ethics within the field of business analytics.
Prerequisite(s)
ENG 090, RED 090, MAT 080 or ENG 111, MAT 080
Corequisite(s)
none
Credit Hours
Three (3) credit hours
Assignments and Grading Policy
Grades for this course will be a weighted average of the following:
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40% on Unit Tests
30% on Final Exam
10% on Discussion
10% on Quizzes
10% on Assignments
Subject to adjustment per attendance policy (see below)
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 59 or less
Final Exam Date/Time/Location (TBA)
College Policies and Campus Resources
Email Policy
Wake Tech requires that every student use the provided my.waketech.edu
e-mail account for all school related correspondence. Your instructors will
not respond to e-mail from any other source. Do not forward
my.waketech.edu e-mail to other accounts. Replies sent from most
forwarded e-mail will not appear to come from your my.waketech.edu
account and will not be acknowledged by your instructor. This is a strictly
enforced school policy. Please review e-mail information carefully. If you
have questions or concerns regarding your Wake Tech e-mail, contact
Distance Education Support for guidance.
Code of Conduct
It is the student's responsibility to abide by Wake Tech's Student Code of
Conduct (opens in a new window)
http://handbook.waketech.edu/files/studentrights.pdf
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http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=BUIGO. Violation of the Student
Code of Conduct will result in disciplinary action. The Code of Conduct
includes the Academic Integrity Policy.
Attendance Policy
It is the student’s responsibility to abide by the Wake Tech Attendance Policy
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http://catalog.waketech.edu/pdfs/WakeTechCatalog.pdf (p. 39).
Wake Technical Community College has an attendance requirement of 90%.
The policy states “Students are expected to be in attendance at least 90% of
all scheduled class hours. If the student misses more than 10% of the
scheduled classes, it is the instructor’s option to withdraw the student from
the class OR drop the student one grade level (for example, an average of
an “A” would become a “B”.
As importantly, class participation is a significant factor in the grade you will
earn in this class. If you are not here, you cannot participate. If your
work schedule will keep you out of this class or make you late on a regular
basis you should consider taking an online version of this course or taking it
another time.
Disability Support Services
Disability Support Services is available for students who require academic
accommodations due to any physical, psychological, or learning disability.
To determine eligibility, contact the office at 124 Holding Hall or call 8665670 (TDD 779-0668). Disability Support Services web page (opens in a
new window) http://disabilityservices.waketech.edu/
Core Values
In keeping with the college’s mission statement, this course will promote
Wake Tech’s core institutional values.
Responsibility
Instructor and students will foster an environment that actively promotes
taking responsibility for one’s actions and obligations.
Critical Thinking
Instructor and students will strive actively to improve the critical thinking
skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation-both in academics and in
everyday actions.
Communication
Instructor and students will strive actively to ensure clear understanding in
both written and oral communications.
Collaboration
Instructor and students will strive to develop collaborative skills required in
achieving team goals.
Course Outline/Schedule (BAS 120, Business Analytics I, Section)
(Note: subject to change with fair notice.)
Module Topic
or Test
Chapter
Due
Date
Comment
1
What is Business
Analytics
1 (p 1-14)
Aug 23rd
Friday EOD
2
Data for Business
Analytics
1 (p 14End)
Aug 30th
Friday EOD
3
Basic Excel Functions 2 (p 31-37)
Sept 6th
Friday EOD
4
Spreadsheet Add In/
Modeling
2 (p 37End)
Sept
13th
Friday EOD
Test
Unit 1 Test
C 1-2
Sept
17th
Tues EOD
5
Data Visualization
C3 (p 5362)
Sept
20th
Friday EOD
6
Statistical Methods
to Summarize
C3 (p 62End)
Sept
27th
Friday EOD
7
Measure of
Location/Dispersion
C4 (p 8599)
Oct 4th
Friday EOD
8
Descriptive Statistics
C4 (p99End)
Oct 11th
Friday EOD
Test
Unit 2 Test
C 3-4
Oct
15th
Tues EOD
9
Basic Concepts of
Probability
C5 (p125154)
Oct 18th
Friday EOD
10
Data Modeling
C5 (p154-
Oct 25th
Friday EOD
End)
11
Statistical Sampling
C6 (p175185)
Nov 1st
Friday EOD
12
Confidence
Intervals/Data
Decision
C6 (p185End)
Nov 8th
Friday EOD
Test
Unit 3 Test
C 5-6
Nov
12th
Tues EOD
13
Statistical Inference
C7 (p199215)
Nov 15th
Friday EOD
14
ANOVA
C7 (p215End)
Nov 29th
Friday EOD
15
Final Review
C 1 -7
Dec 6th
Friday EOD
Final
Exam
Final Exam
C 1-7
Dec
10th
Tues EOD