Business Analytics Capstone Project

Summer 2021 > Management & Business > MIST.6490 > 011

Course No: MIST.6490-011; SIS Class Nbr: 2721; SIS Term: 3040
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

Students will be guided through the process of developing and delivering a business analytics project to support decision making in organizations. In this culminating project, students draw on the breadth and depth of the curriculum to address an industry supplied problem in small teams. The capstone project will involve application of industry accepted methodologies and analytical tools to solve real-world problems in R&D, marketing, supply chain, healthcare, finance and/or other disciplines.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: MIST.6030 Business Database Management, and MIST.6060 Business Intelligence and Data Mining, and POMS.6120 Stat. for Predictive Analytics, and POMS.6220 Decision Analytics, or Permission of MS Business Analytics Program Coordinator.
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Luvai Motiwalla
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • T,Th | 3:30 PM-5:20 PM EST
  • 2021 Summer: May 17 to Jun 28
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1725
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Friday Class Meetings for Virtual and On-Campus Courses

Unless otherwise noted above

  • Summer Start I M/W classes begin on Monday May 17 and include 3 FRIDAYS: May 21, June 4 and June 18 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer Start I T/Th classes begin on Tuesday, May 18 and include 2 FRIDAYS: May 28 and June 11 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer Start II M/W classes begin on Wednesday, July 7 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 9 and July 23 at the regularly scheduled hours.
  • Summer Start II T/Th classes begin on Tuesday, July 6 and include 2 FRIDAYS: July 16 and July 30 at the regularly scheduled hours.

Related Programs: M.S. in Business Analytics

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