This course is part of the Applied Business Analytics Certificate. Learn more about the certificate here.

This course is an introductory course with a dual focus: one focus on organizations and another focus on the individuals who work for them. At the individual level, we will examine how business decision making can be improved when supporting technologies like spreadsheets are leveraged. From the organizational perspective, we will cover strategic analysis frameworks and business strategies that can be fine-tuned for competition in an increasingly digitally transformed world. Humans are inherently limited in how they might approach problem solving because of the cognitive biases we all bring to decision situations. Understanding these biases and how to confront them using the spreadsheet modeling knowledge gained in this class will change the way you face and solve problems. We will cover practical decisions you will deal with in many different personal and professional business settings. You will build models in spreadsheet software that serve to help you analyze problem situations in a completely new light.

Use a dual focus approach to study information systems from both tactical and organizational viewpoints in order to advance a broad understanding of digital transformation’s impact on people, business processes and organizational strategy

Understand the limitations cognitive biases can inflict on individuals and learn how business decision making can be enhanced through judicious use of supporting technologies that enable leading-edge modeling and analysis

Describe industry competition in an age of digital transformation using frameworks and constructs that enable a fundamental level of competitive strategy analysis

Debate how well digitally transforming industry competitors are positioned for sustained advantage by applying concepts and contexts related to platforms and competition in two-(or more)-sided platform-based market spaces

Leverage this first course in business to understand the exciting career paths available now – and those that may be created as digital transformation continues at break-neck pace.

Pathiva offers the Arizona State University (ASU) Universal Learner courses through our partnership with Global Town School (GTS). GTS is a U.S. based online private school that has a user agreement with ASU to facilitate learner (eligible student) enrollment in the ASU Universal Learner courses.

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This course is an introductory course with a dual focus: one focus on organizations and another focus on the individuals who work for them

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