IT - Business Intelligence, Associate of Applied Science

Degree:

Associate of Applied Science

Overview

Business intelligence analysts use data to figure out market and business trends for companies to increase profits and efficiency. They may work directly for a company, or as a consultant. Business intelligence analysts gather this data through a number of ways, from mining a company's own internal data, looking at competitor data and industry trends to help develop a picture of where the company stands in the industry, where they can improve, and where they can reduce costs.

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Career opportunities

Companies are eager to hire people with understanding and skills necessary to manage technology.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the program, successful graduates should be able to:

Confirm personal testimony in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ
Collaborate with others using interpersonal skills in an honest, ethical, and Christ-like manner
Communicate effectively using written and verbal presentation principles
Construct new knowledge using technology and information resource tools
Comprehend and think critically to solve problems
Cultivate a strong, professional work ethic and lifelong learning opportunities
Analyze information gathered for decision support using the appropriate statistical and modeling techniques.
Demonstrate proper data analysis techniques to provide accurate information necessary to maintain effective business operations.
Assess the information needs for a global business decision situation and identify the appropriate sources for that information.
Integrate quantitative and qualitative data needed to support evidence-based decision making.
Create business models for forecasting and business analysis.
Manage Business Intelligence technologies.

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Course Requirements

Students are responsible to examine the course description of each course listed below for details of prerequisites, which must be satisfied before registering for the course.

Religion Courses

Course Number	Title	Credits

REL Two cornerstone religion courses (4 credit hours)

Course Number	Title	Credits
REL 200	The Eternal Family	2 credits
REL 225	Foundations of the Restoration	2 credits
REL 250	Jesus Christ & Everlast Gospel	2 credits
REL 275	Teach & Doct of Book of Mormon	2 credits

REL Two additional religion courses (4 credit hours)

Course Number	Title	Credits
	Total Credit Hours:	8

College-wide Courses

Course Number	Title	Credits
COM 122	Interpersonal Communications	3 credits
ENG 101	Intro. to College Writing	3 credits
ENG 220	Professional Bus Comm	3 credits
FIN 101	Personal Finance	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	12

Program Core Courses

Course Number	Title	Credits
BUS 101	Survey of Business	3 credits
CS 112	Programming Fundamentals	3 credits
CS 160	Agile Project Management	3 credits
IT 110	Introduction to Business Tech	3 credits
IT 125	Windows Client	3 credits
IT 130	Intro to Windows Serv Admin	3 credits
IT 143	Structured Query Language(SQL)	3 credits
IT 145	Business Metrics and Analytics	3 credits
IT 214	Systems Analysis & Design	3 credits
IT 240	Administering Microsoft SQL	3 credits
IT 243	Data Warehousing	3 credits
IT 245	Strategic Business Analysis	3 credits
IT 295	Info Tech Capstone Project	4 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	40

Program Electives

Select 6 credit hours from the following list. Be sure to check for prerequisites*.

Course Number	Title	Credits
BUS 260	Bus Finance and Economics	3 credits
IT 150	Introduction to Networking	3 credits
IT 199	IT Internship	3 credits
IT 210	Linux Administration	3 credits
IT 212	Cyber Security Fund	3 credits
IT 216	Information & Storage Mgmt	3 credits
IT 270	Advanced Linux w/LAMP	3 credits
SMM 105	Intro to Social Media Mktg	3 credits
SMM 150	Social Media Mktg Analytics	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	6

Total Credit Hours: 66

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Depending upon the number of preparatory courses a student must take, an additional semester may be required to complete the program.

First Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
BUS 101	Survey of Business	3 credits
FIN 101	Personal Finance	3 credits
IT 110	Introduction to Business Tech	3 credits
IT 125	Windows Client	3 credits
Religion	Cornerstone Religion course	2 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14

Second Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
CS 112	Programming Fundamentals	3 credits
IT 130	Intro to Windows Serv Admin	3 credits
IT 143	Structured Query Language(SQL)	3 credits
IT 145	Business Metrics and Analytics	3 credits
Religion	Cornerstone Religion course	2 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14

Third Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
CS 160	Agile Project Management	3 credits
ENG 101	Intro. to College Writing	3 credits
IT 240	Administering Microsoft SQL	3 credits
Elective	ELECTIVE	3 credits
Religion	Cornerstone or Religion Elective	2 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14

Fourth Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
COM 122	Interpersonal Communications	3 credits
IT 214	Systems Analysis & Design	3 credits
IT 243	Data Warehousing	3 credits
IT 245	Strategic Business Analysis	3 credits
Religion	Cornerstone or Religion Elective	2 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	14

Fifth Semester

Course Number	Title	Credits
ENG 220	Professional Bus Comm	3 credits
IT 295	Info Tech Capstone Project	4 credits
Elective	ELECTIVE	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	10

Program Elective Options:

Select 6 credit hours from the following list of courses.

Course Number	Title	Credits
BUS 260	Bus Finance and Economics	3 credits
IT 150	Introduction to Networking	3 credits
IT 199	IT Internship	3 credits
IT 210	Linux Administration	3 credits
IT 212	Cyber Security Fund	3 credits
IT 216	Information & Storage Mgmt	3 credits
IT 270	Advanced Linux w/LAMP	3 credits
SMM 105	Intro to Social Media Mktg	3 credits
SMM 150	Social Media Mktg Analytics	3 credits

IT 212, IT 216, IT 270: Be sure to check for prerequisites.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum of 66 total semester credit hours as outlined
Grade of C or higher in all IT and CS core courses
Cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or higher
2 cornerstone religion courses, 2 additional elective religion courses