Publication Details
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| Introduction to Business Analysis |
| Price: |
$99.00 |
| Business Focus: |
Business Administration |
| Instructor: |
FrankDavid |
| Course Code: |
iba |
| Delivery Method: |
Instructor-led Online Course |
| Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Course Overview: |
| Give yourself an employment advantage by developing analytical skills that are consistently in high demand. This course will teach you powerful quantitative methods that will have you making better, more informed, and more effective business decisions. The days of making critical business decisions by instinct or coin toss are long gone. If you are planning a career in business, you cannot afford to miss this course! |
| Instructor Biography: |
| Frank David has been teaching business analysis for more than 10 years at the college and university level. He holds a Master of Commerce, a Master of Engineering, and has completed PhD-level work in Operations Research and Management Science. He has held senior managerial positions in industry and the Department of Defense, has served over 300 organizations as a management consultant, and is co-author of "The Constant-Sum Approach to Business Success." |
| Course Syllabus: |
| Lesson 1 Syllabus |
Problem Solving and Decision-Making |
| Lesson 2 Syllabus |
Introduction to Probability |
| Lesson 2 Objective |
Describe the dual nature of problems and opportunities, the five steps to problem solving. |
| Lesson 3 Syllabus |
Introduction to Sampling and Surveys |
| Lesson 3 Objective |
Define basic statistical and probability concepts. |
| Lesson 4 Syllabus |
Decision Analysis |
| Lesson 4 Objective |
Describe statistical measures, sampling and survey analysis. |
| Lesson 5 Syllabus |
Utility and Decision-Making |
| Lesson 5 Objective |
Describe how to structure problems using states of nature and the expected value concept. |
| Lesson 6 Syllabus |
Forecasting |
| Lesson 6 Objective |
Describe how to incorporate risk in decision-making. |
| Lesson 7 Syllabus |
The Modeling Process |
| Lesson 7 Objective |
Describe quantitative and qualitative forecasting approaches. |
| Lesson 8 Syllabus |
Modeling in a Corporate Environment |
| Lesson 8 Objective |
Define models and describe their purpose and use. Describe holistic and reductionist modeling. |
| Lesson 9 Syllabus |
Financial Analysis |
| Lesson 9 Objective |
Describe modeling in a corporate environment. |
| Lesson 10 Syllabus |
Project Management (PERT/CPM) |
| Lesson 10 Objective |
Define basic concepts of financial analyses. |
| Lesson 11 Syllabus |
Computer Simulation and Risk Analysis |
| Lesson 11 Objective |
Describe quantitative project planning techniques. |
| Lesson 12 Syllabus |
Computer-Based Information Systems |
| Lesson 12 Objective |
Define risk analysis and simulation modeling. |