MS in Business Analytics Competency Goals

Ethics

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Focus on ethical decision making.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Recognize complex ethical dilemmas and biases in data analytics
2. Assess the potential impact of data biases on multiple stakeholders and recommend
   actions to address these issues
3. Assess potential ethical and social implications of black box analytics techniques
4. Identify and evaluate the pros and cons of alternative decisions from multiple
   perspectives

Communication Skills

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Focus on presentation skills.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Have a clear central message in their presentations that includes a main point/thesis or key “take-away”
2. Be able to make a presentation with professional posture, gestures, eye contact, and use of the voice

Critical Thinking Skills

Primary Focus of Competency Goal

Focus on analyzing quantitative and qualitative information.

Learning Objectives

Our graduating students should:

1. Be critical thinkers who are able to draw meaning from large and complex quantitative or qualitative data and information
2. Perform sophisticated data analysis using appropriate algorithms and techniques.
3. Evaluate the relative importance and credibility of data and information, identify conflicting or missing data and differentiate symptoms from substantive issues
4. Draw information from multiple perspectives, differentiate fact from opinion, identify, and prioritize salient information and develop and support sophisticated solutions
5. Synthesize and propose alternative approaches, evaluate alternate courses of action and critique opposing viewpoints