BUSINESS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE MINORS

ACCOUNTING (Minor)

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Minor)

DATA ANALYTICS (Minor)

Students in the program will complement and enhance their disciplinary learning with the knowledge and skills to use data in the decision-making process within their major field of study. They will learn about structures and skills for data management, use programming to execute data analysis functions, understand the role, function, and limitations of machine learning and business intelligence, and participate in gathering requirements, performing exploratory analyses, and interpreting, applying, and visualizing the results to solve real-world problems. Throughout the program, students will integrate the themes of ethical practices, principles of design, and productive team functioning.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Use currently available data analytics tools to perform data analysis functions.

• Manage and transform data from multiple sources in and out of databases.

• Compare the different types of machine learning algorithms and build machine learning models to find patterns in training datasets from a variety of disciplines.

• Analyze the problem situation and identify the users’ requirements of a data analytics project, while navigating the moral, ethical, social, and legal issues surrounding data collection and analysis.

• Perform exploratory and inferential analyses to recognize and communicate the value and limitations of the models generated in the context of data analysis projects.

• Select and implement data analysis strategies to solve real world problems, interpret and apply the results generated, and visually communicate the work to a variety of audiences.

FINANCE (Minor)

The finance minor’s primary objectives are to provide a high- quality finance education program that enables graduates to become contributing members to the finance community and provide graduates with a foundation upon which continued life- long learning can be built.

Program Learning Objectives

• Apply terminology, theories, concepts, practices, and skills specific to the field of corporate finance.

• Apply financial principles to practical business and personal finance situations.

• Perform financial analysis using quantitative concepts and techniques.

• Interpret financial statements and ratios.

• Examine investment and financial risk.

• Apply legislation, regulations, and principles of practice to financial scenarios.

• Communicate professionally through writing and presentations.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Minor)

Firms use information systems at all levels of operation to collect, process, and store data. Management aggregates and disseminates this data in the form of information needed to carry out the daily operations of business. Everyone who works in business, from someone who pays the bills to the person who makes employment decisions, uses information systems. A car dealership could use a computer database to keep track of which products sell best. A retail store might use a computer-based information system to sell products over the Internet. In fact, many (if not most) businesses concentrate on the alignment of MIS with business goals to achieve competitive advantage over other businesses.

MIS professionals create information systems for data management (i.e., storing, searching, and analyzing data). They also use emerging trends such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to make data-driven decisions. In addition, they manage various information systems to meet the needs of managers, staff and customers. By working collaboratively with various members of their work group, as well as with their customers and clients, MIS professionals are able to play a key role in areas such as information security, integration, and exchange. As an MIS minor, you will learn to design, implement, and use business information systems in innovative ways to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your company.

Program Learning Objectives:

• Understand and apply core knowledge of systems analysis/ design, data mining, databases, machine learning, website analytics, social media analytics, electronic commerce, and web development.

• Identify requirements for information systems, translate those requirements into database designs and build databases based on the designs.

• Compare the different types of machine learning algorithms and build machine learning models to enable data-driven decision making.

• Understand and apply basic web design and development principles in information systems.

• Communicate requirements to both business and IT professionals.

Note: ONE of the above electives may be substituted with IT 2789 Programming and Problem Solving, ACNT 2060 Forensic Accounting, AC 2768 HTML and Design, or BUS 2100 Small Business Concepts. 

MARKETING (Minor)

PUBLIC RELATIONS (Minor)

SPORT & RECREATION MANAGEMENT (Minor)