Coursework
Courses I’ve Taken:
MIS
- Data-Centric Application Development
- Gained hands-on programming experience using open source software. I learned the basic structure and syntax of languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while working in Visual Studio Code.
- Learned and applied the basic principles common to all programming languages (e.g., variables, algebraic expressions, logical expressions, if/else statements, loops, functions, arrays, and objects) using JavaScript.
- Data Analytics
- Gained experience in using data analysis tools such as Tableau Prep and database management systems such as MySQL and RStudio.
- Discovered trends in analytical data stores using the data mining techniques of clustering, segmentation, association mining, and decision trees.
- Information Systems in Organizations
- Gained experience in identifying and using multiple types of systems used by organizations ranging from start-ups to global enterprises.
- Analyzed consumer information systems to understand multiple approaches to systems architecture, the power of network effects and platforms, and the importance of digital identity management.
- Data Science
- Gained experience in analyzing and incorporating data sets to solve real-world problems.
Business
- Statistical Business Analytics
- Used statistical methods to solve business problems and practiced Excel skills, spreadsheet organization and design.
- Professional Development Strategies
- Developed the ability to demonstrate an understanding of professional development as it relates to entry into the professional business environment.
- Leadership and Organizational Management
- Engaged in group activities to learn and understand the four basic functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
- Introduced to principles of communication, motivation, leadership, and organizational
development.
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Developed the ability to read and understand information given in various formats (e.g., graphs, tables, figures, mathematical formulas, or in text), interpret and draw inferences from quantitative information, and solve business problems using quantitative methods.
- Macroeconomic Principles
- Gained understanding of key issues in macroeconomics: growth, unemployment, inflation, and business-cycle fluctuations.