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• Improve decision making
• Optimize internal processes
• Increase operational efficiency
• Identify market trends
• Drive new revenue sources
• Gain competitive advantages over rivals
• Identify business problems that need to be addressed

• MSIS, MBA, or the MBA-MSIS dual students who are working towards more senior Business Intelligence positions but lack the certification, degree, or related experience from their current job.
• Less experienced professionals who want to advance their ability to develop data-driven solutions.
• Entrepreneurs and small business owners who desire to learn data-driven business analysis and strategic decision-making processes and skills.
• Business undergrad seniors, as well as, undergraduate seniors from STEM programs who desire to be BI analysts.

• Ranked among the best business schools in the nation.
• Ph.D. faculty who are researchers and maintain close ties to the world of business.
• Provide the student with hands-on experience solving business problems.
• Strong emphasis on applications in business through directed projects and case-based teaching methodology.
• These courses cater primarily to the needs and requirements of managerial decision-making skills.
• Emphasis on skillsets expected in the market:  Business Intelligence, Innovation/Emerging Technologies, Information Security, Business Analysis, etc. 

• Analyst: Analyst jobs in business intelligence involve examining and analyzing data sets.
• Project Manager (PM): PMs lead key tasks for an organization and oversee all other members of the team. A BI project manager is likely to finalize reports and make recommendations based on results.
• Director of Business Intelligence: The director researches data solutions, trains staff members on how to use BI tools and handles personnel decisions for the department.
• CEO or CFO: The BI background prepares C-Suite personnel to make key budget and operations decisions.
• BI Developer: The developers look to provide solutions for improved data management and data integration. Business intelligence developers operate with specialized software and understand the top software solutions for big data purposes.
• Consultant: The business intelligence consultant analyzes different facets (expenditures, employee retention, revenue, etc.) of the organization and make recommendations.
  • Government offices are often in need of both BI analysts and consultants.
• Research: Researchers collect and study data in a controlled environment. Researchers identify more efficient ways to mine and analyze data sets. Researchers are hired with a Master's degree in BI or a Master's degree with a specialization in BI but may choose to advance their careers with a doctoral degree.

Start Date: Summer and Fall of each year

Application Deadline: April 1 (Summer) and July 1 (Fall)

Tentative Schedule:

Certificate Duration: 1 year

Approximate Cost: $7,300