BUSI 12

About this course

This course is an overview of data analytics and their use in making business decisions, covering a broad selection of topics along the life-cycle of data analytics (business objective; data collection, cleansing, transformation; data analysis, data visualization/storytelling; data-based decision making). Professional skills, such as communication, presentation, and data storytelling, are presented. Students will acquire a basic working knowledge of data analytics through hands-on projects and study in a variety of business, engineering, social sciences, or life sciences domains. Issues of ethics, leadership, and teamwork are highlighted. Students will also learn foundational computational thinking skills using tools such as Python and Jupyter Notebooks to support data analysis and business decision making.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Transfer pathways that use BUSI 12

ASSIST maps BUSI 12 to a requirement in 4 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Bachelor of Science in Business AdministrationFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science in Data ScienceFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science Major in Data ScienceFoothill → University of the Pacific
• Bachelor of Science in AccountingFoothill → University of the Pacific