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The University Of Georgia
Program name: Business Analytics (Eng)
Study Level: Undergraduate
Program leader: Revaz Papukashvili
Keti Tskhadadze
Study language: English
Qualification: Bachelor of Business Administration
Program capacity: 240
Program permission: English language B1 level (70%) and other legislative requirements. namely citizens of Georgia should successfully pass Unified National Entrance Examinations. Foreign high-school graduates who received complete general education abroad or its equivalent and the last two years of complete general education had studied abroad or students who lived abroad for the last two or more years and who are currently studying abroad in higher educational institutions recognized by the legislation of the host countries will be able to enter the program without passing Uniform National Entrance Examinations according to Order №224/N of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia (December 29, 2011). International certificates will be recognized to confirm English level: • TOEFL IBT – at least score 70. • IELTS – at least score 4.5. • PTE General – at least level B1. • FCE – at least level B. • CPE – satisfactory pass. • CAE – satisfactory pass. The University of Georgia will conduct the B1 level test, where 70% of the test will be considered as confirmation of the competence, for the students who do not have the English language competence certificates.
Program goals:

Business Analytics is a multidisciplinary program aimed to improve and optimize business processes. The combination of business administration, information technological and mathematical methods play an important role in this program. In addition to basic courses in these disciplines, a number of interdisciplinary courses and practice-oriented components are part of the study. Students will be trained in identifying and solving problems in very diverse fields.
Students will study the relevant theories, but also work on challenging projects in small groups. They will develop communication, consulting and presenting skills.
Based on interdisciplinary and practice-oriented components, the program prepares competitive professionals who can be employed in both private, public and international organizations, in the following positions: business management analyst, information technology analyst, financial and statistical analyst. The bachelor’s program in business analytics is designed in such a way that students have the ability to use analytical techniques.
Considering the complexity of business analytics, the program is designed to meet the following requirements:
- The graduate will be able to conceptualize and interrelate areas of interest which are relevant to the real-world complexities of the organization;
- The graduate will be able to process design issues of model-oriented organizational information systems, understand and interpret the results.;
- The graduate will be able to identify the research provided by analytical projects, evaluate them critically, work in teams, understand own responsibilities, plan ethically responsible research, use time and project management skills.
Graduates will also be able to disclose their professional interests and improve their knowledge at higher level of studies.

Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:

• Lecture-seminars
• Explanatory method
• Demonstration method
• Interactive lectures
• Discussion/debates
• Team Work
• Case study and analysis
• Problem solving exercises
• Action-oriented learning
• Project based learning
• Literature review
• Written work methods
• Work process simulation
• Practical studies

Learning outcomes:
Outcomes

  • 1. Describes the main functional areas of business management, processes in functional areas, discusses the fundamental concepts and vital tools of modern business analytics.

    2. Analyzes the activities of the organization, describes in detail the business environment through SWOT and PESTEL analysis

    3. Appropriately uses mathematical, statistical and probabilistic tools when solving business problems, including data analysis methods and tools for data visualization and results modeling

    4. Using the vital tools of modern business analytics, outlines the problems faced by the business and describes the ways to solve them. Also analyzes and graphically depicts business processes, which implies the use of analytical methods during business decision-making

    5. Complying with the standards and principles of financial accounting, constructs financial sources, calculates the company's profitability and evaluates the company's financial indicators through the analysis of ratios.

    6. Develops and conducts a research/practical project/work and presents it using appropriate technologies

    7. Follows the principles of leadership and/or cooperation while working in a team

    8. Uses modern information and communication technologies

    9. Evaluates the importance of social responsibility of business and corporate ethical norms/principles

    10. Determines his professional interests independently, in order to understand the peculiarities of the learning process and to highlight the need to continue to the next level of education.

    • Date of approval: 12-31-2022
    Approval protocol number: 36-22
    Date of program update: 10-15-2024
    Update protocol number: 09PDC6038-05
    Program details:

    Right at the start of the semester students will get familiar with the field of business analytics, Students will learn to solve business problems by combining data analytics and mathematical modelling geared toward practice. As business, mathematics and programming form an essential part of the work as a future business analytics professional, the focus of the program is to go through theoretical foundation in mathematics and programming. Moreover, students will participate in projects where they will apply their knowledge to practical and business oriented case. In the upcoming years of studies, students will deepen into the key subjects of the business analytics program.

    Teaching Process Characteristics:

    In order to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, student is required to collect 240 ECTS, which includes: the program core courses - 192 ECTS in total (which includes project and thesis in business analytics 30 ECTS) and the remaining credits (48 ECTS) can be filled from the elective courses of Business Analytics.

    Program Core

    Code Subject ECTS Semester
    BUAN1010EIntroduction to Business Analytics6 1
    BUSN1210EBasics of Business and Economics6 1
    INFO1133EMS office6 1
    MATH3010EQuantitative Methods in Business Analytics 16 1
    BUAN1015EBasics of Business Modeling6 2
    INFO3015EBusiness Process Visualization using MS Visio6 2
    MATH3020EQuantitative Methods in Business Analytics 26 2
    MGMT2110EBasics of Management6 2
    BUAN1020EUser Experience (UX)6 3
    BUAN2030EFinancial and Managerial Accounting6 3
    BUAN2040EBusiness Communication for Analytics6 3
    INFO3212EDecision Modeling in MS Excel6 3
    MGMT3211EHuman Resource Management6 3
    BUAN1025EBusiness Requirements Analysis and Management6 4
    BUAN3015EFinancial Management6 4
    BUAN3020EBusiness Continuity Management6 4
    INFO3020EObject Oriented Programming (C#)6 4
    INFO3025EDatabase Management Systems (MS SQL)6 4
    BUAN1030EData Structures and Analysis6 5
    MATH3040EData Analysis6 5
    MGMT3110EBasics of Operation Management6 5
    BUAN2010EFunctional Analysis: Methods and Techniques6 6
    BUAN2025EData Visualization6 6
    BUAN3025EBusiness Intelligence6 6
    INFO3035ENIT Services and Project Management6 6
    BUAN2015EBusiness Analytics Process Management6 7
    INFO3045EManagement Information Systems6 7
    BUAN4030EProject and Thesis in Business Analytics30 8

    Credits sum:

    192

    Program Elective

    Code Subject ECTS
    BUAN3010ECustomer Behavior and Marketing6
    BUAN3030EBasics of Digital Marketing6
    ECON1290EPrinciples of Microeconomics6
    ECON2190EPrinciples of Macroeconomics6
    INFO3030EFundamentals of WEB Technologies6
    MATH3030EQuantitative Methods in Business Analytics 36
    INFO3040EArtificial Intelligence and Legal Affairs6
    LAWB4310EBusiness Law6
    MGMT1515EBusiness Ethics6
    BUAN4020EEntrepreneurship and Innovation6
    KART1141Georgian, as a second language I6
    LING0015Georgian as a Foreign Language I (General)6
    MGMT2111EInternational Business6
    MGMT2210EFundamentals of the Strategic Management6
    BUAN4010ECost-Benefit Analysis6
    BUAN4015ERisk Management6
    FINA4115ECorporative Finances (intermediate)6
    INFO3055EData Warehouse6
    INFO3265EPersonal Data Protection6
    KART1241Georgian, as a second language II6
    LING0017Georgian as a Foreign Language II (General)6
    ACCT2210EBasics of Managerial Accounting6
    BUAN4025EInternship in Business Analytics12
    MGMT3151EChange Management6

    Credits sum:

    150









    Matrix Of Privequisites

    In order to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, student is required to collect 240 ECTS, which includes: the program core courses - 192 ECTS in total (which includes project and thesis in business analytics 30 ECTS) and the remaining credits (48 ECTS) can be filled from the elective courses of Business Analytics.


    Point GPA The university assessment   The general assessment in Georgia
    97-100 4,00 A+ A Excellent
    94-96 3,75 A
    91-93 3,50 A-
    87-90 3,25 B+   Very good
    84-86 3,00 B B
    81-83 2,75 B-  
    77-80 2,50 C+   C good
    74-76 2,25 C
    71-73 2,00 C-
    67-70 1,75 D+   D Satisfactory
    64-66 1,50 D
    61-63 1,25 D-
    51-60 1,00 E E Sufficient
    Not passed
    41-50   FX FX Insufficient
    <40   F F Failed



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