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.
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
REL Two cornerstone religion courses (4 credit hours)
| 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)
College-wide Courses
| 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
| 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*.
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.
| 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