Coursework
BUS4 91L Computer Tools for Business
This course taught about the functionalities of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
BUS4 92 Introduction to Business Programming
This course taught me the basics of Python language. The final course projects consisted of creating an application for a business and my group created a MAD Libs application that generated new stories based on the input by utilizing loops, if-else statements and more.
Group Project: Final Project Mad libs
BUS4 110A Fundamentals of Management Information Systems
In this course, I learned to create business value in a group project based on data analytics. For the final course project, my group built a tool to provide business insight and recommendations to generate more revenue and higher ROI by utilizing Python and SQL to analyze and organize unstructured sales date.
Group Project: Recommendation Report
Group Project: Final Code w/o Database
BUS4 110B Systems Analysis and Design
This course is an introduction to systems development methodologies, techniques, and tools.
BUS4 111 Networking and Data Communications
Networking and data communications consist of learning the standards associated with the Internet and single networks. In other words, we are learning what rules dictate how messages move across networks.
BUS4 112 Database Management Systems
This course is an introduction to database management concepts, methods, and technologies, stressing the design and development of relational databases and data analysis. This course taught us data modeling, data integrity, and SQL.
BUS4 118D Big Data
This course taught how to formulate business questions and use current Big Data analytics technologies through hands-on assignments to wrangle, query, and graph relationships using a large unstructured dataset.
Group Project: Yelp First Reviews and Ratings
BUS4 118H & 119H Honors Practicum in MIS I & II
This course included using industry-standard project management tools and methods, interacting with project stakeholders in a professional manner, and applying appropriate technical skills/processes to the project.
BUS4 119B Business Strategy and Information Systems
This course taught the effective use of information systems and technology for competitive advantage by a business organization for enterprise, business-to-business, and e-commerce computing. Emphasis on integration of information systems and technology with business strategy, financial justification, personnel, and organizational considerations. Intended for the last semester before graduation.
BUS2 130 Intro to Marketing
The course introduced analysis of marketing opportunities as well as planning of marketing programs with emphasis on product, price, promotion and distribution.
BUS5 140 Fundamentals of Operations Management
The course focused on the operations of a business. I learned the manufacturing and logistics side of the companies and how they work with the other departments.
BUS3 160 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior
This course provided a foundation for major topics in management and organizational behavior by surveying theories and practices relating to managerial roles, organizational cultures, fundamental strategic issues, planning, team building, communication, motivation, leadership, decision-making, control, structure, and change.
BUS1 170 Fundamentals of Finance
This course taught the time value of money, along with theories and techniques in acquisition and allocation of financial resources from an internal management perspective.
BUS3 189 Strategic Management
This course was a capstone seminar analyzing the interrelationships of managerial decisions/actions within and between the firm and its environment.
BUS3 186 Professional and Business Ethics
This course covered the types of ethical problems which arise within the contexts of business occupations and profession.
BUS5 187 Global Dimensions of Business
This course gave an overview of economic, social, cultural, and political/legal forces and factors influencing cross-border business. We were introduced to international dimensions of business functions and operations.
BUS2 190 Quantitative Business Analysis
This course taught us quantitative models and computer software used in business decision-making. This course also covered the studies of network and transportation models, linear programming, CPM/PERT project analysis, decision analysis, simulation, and other techniques used in management science applications.