Business Administration - Business Analytics Concentration, AAB
$44,000 - $54,000*
These estimated earnings are for employees who have completed their associate degree in Business Analytics. Career advancement is available if you transfer your credits toward a bachelor’s degree. As experience and education increase, you can expect to earn significantly more during your career.
For more information on regional jobs and pay, go to NC State’s Career Coach page.
*Earnings figure is based on EMSI employment information for north central Ohio.
$13,846 - $12,690 = $1,156 in net cost*
The calculation above includes the following:
- The estimated current cost of tuition, fees and books to complete this two-year associate degree at NC State is $13,846.
- Minus the average amount of financial aid ($6,690 x 2 years) students received. NOTE: Your financial aid could be higher or lower than this average.
- Leaving just $1,156 to be funded by other sources — which may include additional scholarships, grants and loans. Many students opt for payment plans to avoid debt. Employed students should inquire with their employers about the possibility of reimbursement for educational expenses.
Three out of four NC State graduates have $0 college debt. We will work with you to explore every source of financial aid available.
*These figures were calculated using data available when this information was published.
$47,336*
Estimated cost of two years of instruction and attendance at a four-year public institution in Ohio.
$86,064*
Estimated cost of two years of instruction and attendance at a four-year private institution in Ohio.
*This estimate is an average of the cost including room and board for residential students.
Business Analytics is a highly practical, immediately applicable major, which combines business knowledge (i.e. economics, management and marketing) with the use of the latest technologies, processes and applications such as Microsoft Business Intelligence suite. The program exposes students to the skills needed to improve business decision making through data analysis. There is a strong emphasis on strengthening the student's oral and written communication skills, as well as critical thinking and problem-solving. Students have the opportunity to complete internships to gain hands-on, real-world business experience.
Business Mission Statement
The mission of the Business Department is to support the mission of the College by providing quality programs, delivering a curriculum that is current and relevant, and affording opportunities for professional growth for faculty and staff. The faculty in the disciplines within the department maintains close contact with practitioners to ensure the curriculum meets the demands of area employers with the help of the advisory committee. Each discipline maintains contacts with adjunct faculty who are often employed within their own area of specialization. All faculty members are involved in professional development activities and are constantly looking for new and innovative ideas to incorporate into their instructional delivery.
It is the expressed goal of the division to provide student-centered learning approaches that encourage logical thinking and creative techniques for problem-solving while promoting personal initiative, responsibility, perseverance, and respect for others.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Distinguish and summarize basic accounting concepts
- Distinguish and summarize basic marketing concepts.
- Distinguish and summarize basic economic concepts.
- Distinguish and summarize basic management concepts.
- Identify and apply appropriate computer applications to record business data and presenting business information for operational use.
Where You Could Go
NC State has over 40 agreements with four-year colleges and universities, to provide a smooth transition for students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Through university partnerships, some four-year courses are also offered on the NC State campus or online. NC State has a unique 3+1 agreement with Franklin University allowing Business Administration and Accounting graduates to complete their bachelor’s degree at the Kehoe Center. Additional transfer opportunities are also available.
Job Demand
The need for business graduates with strong technology and analytical skills are common to many area employers that serve all segments of the economy, including manufacturing, service, transportation, retail, government and non-profit organizations.
Representatives from accounting firms, manufacturing companies, banking institutions, health care providers and the non-profit sector were consulted during the development of this program.
Program Accreditation
This program is Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
Graduate Testing
Graduates take the Major Field Test covering accounting, management, marketing and economics. The test is administered by Education Testing Services (ETS), the same company that oversees SAT testing. NC State graduates have scored in the top 15% of community college students taking this exam nationwide.
Preparatory Courses
Courses
ENGL 0040 - Integrated Reading and Writing
This is a course designed to build thinking skills through reading and writing. It emphasizes that reading assists writing and writing assists reading in repetitive ways. Reading and writing are similar in that both are acts of composing. This is done through planning, drafting, aligning, revising, and monitoring. Close reading teaches students the focus and depth of analysis required by college-level reading. Attentive and close reading of sources as well as critical editing provide a focus on the language of the text. The course helps students to gain access to information and to use this information variously to lead articulate lives and to identify, think through, refine, and solve problems. Classroom instruction integrates writing and reading activities with an emphasis on essays, reading strategies, research, critical thinking, analysis, and metacognition.
FYEX 0070 - College and Career Success
The goal of FYEX 0070 is to increase the student's ability to stay on course in college by examining soft skills necessary for success in life and assisting the student in obtaining the personal success strategies and practical skills necessary to reach his/her educational and life objectives. Topics in the course include personal responsibility, self-motivation, self-management, interdependence, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, college expectations, time utilization, test-taking, communication skills, study techniques, listening skills, library use, and use of College resources. This course is required for all first-time college students.
MATH 0065 - Algebra for Applied Geometry & Trigonometry
This course is designed to enhance students' algebraic methods and procedures that will be used in Applied Geometry and Trigonometry. The topics will include demonstrations in using the calculator, scientific notation, order of operations, polynomials, inequalities, exponents, radicals, solving equations, graphing, factoring, and rational expressions.
MATH 0075 - Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning
Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning is a quantitative literacy course designed to provide students with the skills and conceptual understanding to succeed in a college-level statistics course. Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning is organized around big mathematical and statistical ideas. The course will help students develop conceptual understanding and acquire multiple strategies for solving problems. The course will prepare students for success in future courses and will help them develop skills for the workplace and as productive citizens.
MATH 0084 - Introductory and Intermediate Algebra
The course consists of a brief review of arithmetic concepts, signed numbers, fractions and decimals. It also includes linear equations and inequalities, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions and equations, coordinate graphing, systems of linear equations, simplification of radicals, functions (including linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic), exponents and complex numbers.
STAT 0086 - Algebra for Probability & Statistics
This course is designed to teach students the algebraic methods and procedures that will be needed in a probability and statistics course. The topics will include demonstrations in using the calculator, scientific notation, order of operations, converting decimals to percents, inequalities, and exponents, radicals, solving equations, graphing lines using slope and y-intercept, solving equations using the quadratic formula, sequences and variation.
Fall Semester - Year One
Courses
ACCT 1010 - Financial Accounting
This is an introductory course of study in financial accounting and financial reporting for business entities. (TAG# OBU010)
BUSM 1010 - Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship
In this course the student is exposed to a broad view of the business enterprise. Special emphasis is placed upon the role and importance of entrepreneurship and small-business management. The student will gain insight into the necessity and mutual interdependence of such key business functions as management, human resources, operations and quality, marketing, accounting, and finance. Additionally, the topics of globalization and economics are introduced. Throughout this course, the student will gain extensive experience in problem solving by means of applying basic business math skills to typical business scenarios.
CISS 1210 - Microsoft Word
This course is an introductory course in word processing using Microsoft Word for Windows. Through a series of hands-on exercises, the student will create, edit, format, and print documents. Topics include: creating, saving, retrieving, formatting, editing, printing, inserting graphic elements, merging, maintaining file organization, and using the help system. Semesters available: Day - F, Sp, Su Evening - F, Sp, Su
CISS 1220 - Microsoft Excel
This course is an introductory course in spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for Windows. Through a series of hands-on exercises, the student will create, edit, format, and print worksheets. Topics include: creating, saving, retrieving, formatting, editing, printing, creating formulas, using functions, naming cells and ranges, creating tables, creating charts, defining range names, validating data, sorting and filtering data, maintaining file organization, and using templates. Semesters available: Day - F, Sp, Su Evening - F, Sp, Su
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
This is a basic course in expository writing and critical reading. Students read a variety of nonfiction works and write summaries, analysis, essays, and a researched argument in response to their reading. Students learn to read actively and accurately and to organize, develop, and revise coherent papers appropriate for a college-educated audience. (OTM for First Writing Course TME001)
STAT 1010 - Probability and Statistics
This course provides the student with an overview of probability and statistics. Probability terminology, concepts and rules are emphasized in solving probability problems. Descriptive statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, charts, tables and diagrams are used to summarize data. The student is introduced to the binomial, Poisson, hyper-geometric, normal and t-distributions. Confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and linear regression are used to make conclusions concerning population parameters from sample data. This course meets the requirements for OTM Introductory Statistics TMM010.
Spring Semester - Year One
Courses
BUSM 1110 - Business Law & Ethics
This course is a study in the legal and ethical environment in which businesses operate. (TAG # OBU004)
BUSM 1050 - Management
A study of the principles and practices relating to the successful management of modern business. Topics include planning, organizing, designing, and decision making. Ethics and organizational change are also covered. Cases are used to provide practice in the application of management concepts. Textbook(s) Title: Principles of Management Authors: Bauer, Erdogan, Short Copyright Year: 2018 Edition: Version 4.0 ISBN: 9781453392096 Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None Outcomes Assessments – How it is met & When it is met Management Fundamentals: Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts and principles for managing organizations and employees. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Introduction of fundamental concepts and history outcomes in week 1 and then more extensive treatment of major topics in subsequent weeks throughout the semester. Groups and Teams: Demonstrate knowledge of individual and group behavior, as well as the functioning of work teams. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Groups and Team outcomes met in Week 11. Note communication treated separately in Week 12. Decision Making and Ethics: Illustrate an awareness of factors that influence individual and group decision-making processes for managers and organizations. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Decision making outcomes met in Week 2. Social Responsibility and Ethics outcomes met in Week 6. Motivation and Engagement: Describe the major theories of motivation and apply them to work situations. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 13. Structure and Design: Understand the relationship of organizational structure and design to complement the organization's strategy and its industry Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 10. Planning Change and Innovation: Describe the techniques for leading change and innovation. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 7. Human Resource Management: Demonstrate knowledge of human capital management practices including talent acquisition, performance management, and talent development Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 11. Leadership: Demonstrate knowledge of leadership theories and the impact leaders have on organizations. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 14. Organizational Culture: Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and components of organizational culture, as well as an understanding of how culture can impact individual, group, and organizational performance. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 3. Note Communication treated separately in Week 12 and Strategy treated separately in Week 9. Individual Differences: Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of individual differences, diversity, and related behavioral issues in the workplace, as well as how they impact organizational performance. Exams; Homework; Participation; Presentation; Case Studies; Research Paper. Outcomes met in Week 5. *Outcomes derived from TAG #OBU012 M. Topical Timeline (subject to change): Week 1 Overview of Management and Management History Week 2 Decision Making Week 3 The External Environment and Organizational Culture Week 4 Managing in a Global Environment Week 5 Managing Diversity Week 6 Social Responsibility and Ethics Week 7 Managing Change and Innovation Week 8 Planning Work Activities Week 9 Managing Strategy Week 10 Designing Organizational Structures Week 11 Managing Human Resources Week 11 Creating and Managing Teams Week 12 Managing Communication Week 13 Understanding Individual Behavior Week 13 Motivating Employees Week 14 Leadership Week 15 Monitoring and Controlling Reading, questions, cases and discussions may center on the chapters of the text. N. Course Assignments: Assigned readings from the text Case study preparation aligned with major themes of the course Management Definition external research paper Collaborative group projects and exercises Homework Class Participation Presentations Exams
BUSM 1170 - Business Communications
This course introduces foundational business communication principles and practices. Students will learn to analyze different communication situations; to plan and design oral and written communications; to communicate effectively using appropriate formats, styles, and technologies; and to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills in order to achieve desired communication objectives.
ENGL 1030 - English Composition II
This is a course in argument and research writing. Students read issue-based works and write summaries, responses, and an argument and research paper. Students learn to organize research projects, find and evaluate sources, incorporate ideas and quotations from sources, document their sources in MLA and APA style, analyze and use argumentative strategies and persuasive appeals, and prepare and revise effective, coherent papers. (OTM for Second Writing Course TME002)
CISS 1230 - Microsoft Access
This course is an introductory course in databases using Microsoft Access for Windows. Through a series of hands-on exercises, the student will create and manage databases. Topics include: creating, saving, formatting, and editing tables; designing reports; creating formulas; working with records; creating forms; writing queries; and establishing table relations. Semesters available: Day - F, Sp, Su Evening - F, Sp, Su
CISS 1280 - Microsoft Excel Advanced
This second level course covers expert Excel features, including formatting with advanced techniques, working with templates and workbooks, working with lists, using analysis tools, managing and auditing worksheets, collaborating with workgroups, and using advanced format functions. Semesters available: Day - Sp Evening - Sp
ECON 1510 - Microeconomics
This course of study focuses upon how the condition of scarcity affects the decisions of individuals, households, and business firms in their roles as producers and consumers. In particular, the price mechanism is addressed at length and explained by the conceptual and graphical representations of supply and demand. Applications of such concepts as elasticity of demand, as well as marginal cost and revenue calculations are used by the student to determine optimum pricing, profit, and revenue strategies for the firm. The advantages and disadvantages of relative economies of scale in both the long-run and short-run are explored. The market conditions of monopoly, oligopoly as well as perfect competition are analyzed with the goal of giving the student an understanding and appreciation of their socio-economic implications.
Fall Semester - Year Two
Courses
BUSM 1150 - Marketing
Marketing activities, analysis, strategies, and decision making in the context of other business functions. Topics include: integration of product, price, promotion, and distribution activities; research and analysis of markets, environments, competition, and customers; market segmentation and selection of target markets; and emphasis on behavior and perspectives of consumers and organizational customers. Planning and decision making for products and services in profit and nonprofit, domestic and global settings. (TAG# OBU006)
BUSM 2010 - Introduction to Data Management for Business
Students are introduced to database management and database tools from a business application perspective. Students will learn the important role that databases play in organizations for strategic decision-making and business intelligence. This introductory course will include the fundamentals of relational database design and provide students with an understanding of the key concepts of Structured Query Language (SQL). Students will create SQL statements for data storage, data collection, data computation, and data analysis and reporting.
CISS 1290 - Microsoft Excel Business Intelligence
This course introduces the concepts and application of data analytics in business. A hands-on approach of Microsoft Excel and Power BI (Business Intelligence tools) is used for data analysis, data visualization, modeling, creating dashboards with direct connectivity to data sources.
COMM 1010 - Speech
This course involves instruction and experience in giving a presentation. Students are taught the principles of speech content and delivery so that they can effectively participate in a variety of practical speaking situations. Presentations will include the informative speech, persuasive speech, visual aid/demonstration speech, impromptu speech, and group presentation. (OTM for Oral Communication TMCOM and TAG# OCM013)
STAT 1040 - Statistics for Business Analytics
Statistical inferences including estimation, confidence intervals, and tests of hypotheses for means, standard deviations, and proportions: analysis of variance; regression analysis; chi-square; business applications. Students will develop a basic competency in using a computer spreadsheet and/or the graphing calculator to perform statistical calculations.
Spring - Year Two
Courses
BUSM 2320 - Business Analytics for Data Driven Decisions
An understanding of data is fundamental to success in the digital age of business. This course provides the theoretical foundation of data analytics as well as the application of data analysis tools. Students will develop competencies to structure data and use data mining techniques in response to business scenario queries. Students will experience how businesses rely on data analysis every day to make relevant, data-driven decisions. Through projects and simulations, this course enables students to apply their technical skillsets to real-world business situations.
BUSM 2272 - Case Studies in Business
An application course in which some of the methods of identifying and solving business problems are applied to case studies. Emphasis is given to qualitative analysis and the application of the material and concepts taught in previous courses.
BUSM 2280 - Cooperative Work Experience
The cooperative work experience is an opportunity for students to obtain practical work experience in the Business field while earning college credit. This on or off campus employment experience can be paid or unpaid. The work experience is coordinated by a faculty member who visits the job site for a conference with the student and the supervisor at least once per semester. Students must complete 150 hours of work experience. This class is Pass/No Pass (P/NP).
BUSM 2285 - Seminar
This course is taken concurrently with BUSM 2280 - Cooperative Work Experience . Students will discuss their work place experiences that occur during their Co-op Work Experience. Students must get permission of the instructor in order to enroll in this class. This class is Pass/No Pass (P/NP).
CISS 1240 - Microsoft Office Workplace Technology Ms Office Workplace Technology
This course introduces business productivity tools for time management, collaboration, data organization and communication in today's workplace business environment. Cloud-based productivity tools will be used to manage group collaboration, organize and share data, and communicate using real-time collaboration tools and advanced features of electronic mail.
ECON 2510 - Macroeconomics
This course will prepare the student to understand, critique, and predict how the various schools of macro-economic thought would diagnose and attempt to solve questions of national economic interest. Extensive investigation of the underlying principles of Keynesian, Neo-Keynesian, Monetarist, supply-side and Austrian perspectives is accomplished using both an analytical as well as a socio-economic/historical approach. Understanding these perspectives will enable the student to both understand and successfully participate in rational discussion regarding such issues as fiscal policy, monetary policy, trade policy, taxation, taxation theory and economic growth. (TAG# OSS005)
Total Credit Hours: 60
Humanities Elective
Courses
HIST 1010 - American History I
This American Studies course is an introductory survey course covering the development of American politics, law, religion, philosophy, art and literature from 1600 to 1877. The goal of the course is to help students understand the cultural development of the United States especially in relation to its religion, art, philosophy, law, and political system. (TAG# OHS043 or if combined with HIST1030 OHS010. This course also meets the requirements for the OTM Arts and Humanities - TMAH)
HIST 1030 - American History II
This American Studies course is an introductory survey course covering the development of American politics, law, religion, philosophy, art and literature from 1877 to the present. The goal of the course is to help students understand the cultural maturity of the United States especially in relation to its religion, art, philosophy, law, and political system. (TAG# OHS044 or if combined with HIST1030 OHS010. This course also meets the requirements for the OTM Arts and Humanities - TMAH)
PHIL 1010 - Western Philosophy
This course involves an examination of the great philosophical ideas that have shaped the development of Western Civilization. These ideas include those promoted during the ancient Greek period of Western development, the early Christian era, the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Nineteenth Century, the Modern Age, the Age of Existentialism, the Postmodern era, and the Age of Recovery. The philosophers covered include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, St. Paul, Augustine, Occam, Aquinas, Erasmus, Luther, Descartes, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Marx, Emerson, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Bergson, Dewey, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, Teilhard, Habermas, Pera, Guardini, Zizek, and Ratzinger. This course meets the requirements for OTM Arts and Humanities TMAH and also TAG# OAH405.
PHIL 1110 - Ethics
This course involves an examination of several ethical theories, including ethical relativism, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, social contract ethics, theological ethics, and rational ethics. Subjects covered may include the ethics of nuclear war, the ethics of suicide, ethical issues in abortion, the ethics of euthanasia, ethical issues in genetic engineering, sexual ethics, racism and sexism, capital punishment, ethics and the environment and so on. This course meets the requirements for OTM Arts and Humanities TMAH and slso TAG# OAH046.