Online Business Intelligence Fall 2020

I've having one of those moments where I feel like we have covered so much in this module but at the same time it's all very synthesizable to a few major take-aways. I think that is what is making this course so enjoyable. It is easy to bring together the different concepts not only through the coursework but in examples, at least for me, at work.  In this module we began by examining the balanced scorecard and looked at ways that it could be applied to a business case such as Southwest. The balanced scorecard helps companies focus their attention on the things that will take them to the next level by breaking down KPIs in four categories.  We then moved on to data warehouse design and worked with a practice case for the star schema. What is the optimal way to store your data? How do you want to access it? And how is this structure likely to change in the future.  Finally we covered dashboards and how to create easy to understand visualizations that can be used to inform ...

Hi Everyone,  My name is Julia and I’m very happy to be in the course with all of you. From my brief scanning of your posts I can tell that there is so much I can learn from you and your diverse backgrounds. This course is my last in the Master of MIS program. I have really enjoyed the MIS program overall and am happy to be closing it out with a Business Intelligence course. I also received my bachelor’s from the U of A, majoring in MIS and Marketing.  I am a Product Manager in the SaaS Human Capital Management (HCM) space. While I don’t work with Big Data on a regular basis, I am very interested in learning more about how it can be used in my role to inform product decisions and better serve customer needs. Our customers generate a lot of data within our system that we want to put to use in future projects in the realm of machine learning, predictive analytics and natural workspaces.  Big Data is a really interesting topic to me as I am drawn in by the nearly endless pos...