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The University Of Georgia

Program name:	Business Analytics (3 years)
Study Level:	Undergraduate
Program leader:	Ketevan Nozadze Keti Tskhadadze
Study language:	Georgian
Qualification:	Bachelor of Business Administration
Program capacity:	180
Program permission:	Student enrollment at the first stage of academic higher education (undergraduate programs) is carried out in accordance with the results of the Unified National Examinations or the Order No. 224 / N of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia (29 December 2011). At the unified national exams, students must pass Georgian and English, as well as mathematics and/or one of the additional subjects in history. The right to study in the program can be obtained by a student of another faculty of the University of Georgia or a bachelor's program of another higher educational institution based on internal and external mobility (by the requirements of the Georgian legislation and the regulation of the educational process of the University of Georgia).
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.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 • Oral and written communication • critical thinking • Time management
Learning outcomes:	Outcomes • Describes the main functional areas of business management, processes in functional areas, discusses the fundamental concepts and vital tools of modern business analytics. • Analyzes the organization's activities, describes in detail the business environment through SWOT and PESTEL analysis • Appropriately uses mathematical, statistical and probabilistic tools when solving business problems, including data analysis methods and tools to visualize data and model results • Using the vital tools of modern business analytics, identifies 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 • In compliance with the standards and principles of financial accounting, he constructs financial sources, calculates the company's profitability and evaluates the company's financial indicators through the analysis of ratios. • Develops and implements a research/practical project/thesis and presents it using appropriate technologies • Acts in a team following the principles of leadership and/or cooperation • Uses modern information and communication technologies • appreciates the importance of business social responsibility and corporate ethical norms/principles • Independently determines his own professional interests, in order to understand the peculiarities of the learning process and highlight the need to continue to the next level of education.
Date of approval:	12-02-2024
Approval protocol number:	09PDC355-04
Date of program update:	12-11-2024
Update protocol number:	09PDC6050-01
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. The maximum raw score determined on the unified national exam: • If 63% is obtained, the student is admitted at the B1/1 level of English; • in case of receiving 64% to 86% - at B1/2 level; • In case of receiving 87% to 100% - at B2/1 level. • In case of receiving more than 93%, the student is given a language proficiency test, and if the threshold score is achieved, the student will be able to register at the B2/2 level of English. If the student does not pass the threshold, he/she will be admitted to the B2/1 level. • In case of obtaining more than 93%, if the student does not appear for the test, he/she will be admitted to the B2/1 level.
Teaching Process Characteristics:	In order to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, student is required to collect 180 ECTS, which includes: the program core courses - 150 ECTS, Blocks of university-compulsory elective subjects - 18 ECTS and the remaining credits (12 ECTS) can be filled from the elective courses of Business Analytics.

Humanitarian-Social Block


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
ANTH3130	Basics of Cultural Anthropology	6	2,3
HIST1118	Civilizations and Mankind Development	6	2,3
HIST1222	History of Russian occupation in Georgia	6	2,3
LAWB1155	Debates and Critical Thinking	6	2,3
LAWB1177	Thinking and Morality	6	2,3
LAWB1195	Citizenship in the modern world	6	2,3
LITR1212	The great Books	6	2,3
POLI2260	Basics of Political Ideologies	6	2,3
	Credits sum:	48

STEM Block


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
MATH1414	Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning	6	3,4
STEM0002	Ingenuity, entrepreneurship and technology	6	3,4
STEM0003	Experiments that changed the world	6	3,4
STEM0005	Modern technologies	6	3,4
STEM0007	Mathematics and Civilizations	6	3,4
STEM0010	Logic	6	3,4
STEM0011	Computational reasoning	6	3,4
STEM0012	Biology and Health of the Human	6	3,4
	Credits sum:	48

Program Core


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
BUAN1010	Introduction to Business Analytics	6	1
BUSN1310	Business and Economics	6	1
ENGL3213	English Language VI (B2/2)	6	1
MATH3010	Quantitative methods of business analytics 1	6	1
BUAN1015	Basics of Business Modeling	6	2
MATH3020	Quantitative methods of business analytics 2	6	2
MGMT2015	Basics of Management	6	2
BUAN2030	Financial and Managerial Accounting	6	3
BUAN2040	Business Communication for Analytics	6	3
INFO3015	Visualize business processes using MS Visio	6	3
MGMT3211	Human Resource Management	6	3
BUAN1020	User Experience (UX)	6	4
BUAN1025	Business Requirements Analysis and Management	6	4
INFO3025	Database Basics (MS SQL)	6	4
INFO3212	Decision Modeling in MS Excel	6	4
BUAN1030	Data Structures and Analysis	6	5
BUAN3015	Financial Management	6	5
BUAN3020	Business Continuity Management	6	5
BUAN3040	Data Analysis and Visualization	6	5
INFO3139	Programming Language Python	6	5
BUAN2010	Functions Analysis: Methods and Techniques	6	6
BUAN2015	Business Analytics Process Management and Visualization	6	6
BUAN3025	Business Intelligence	6	6
INFO3045	Management Information Systems	6	6
MGMT3110	Basics of Operation Management	6	6
	Credits sum:	150

Program Elective


Code	Subject	ECTS
ACCT2210	Basics of Managerial Accounting	6
BUAN3010	Consumer Behavior and Marketing	6
BUAN3030	Basics of Digital Marketing	6
BUAN4010	Cost-benefit Analysis	6
BUAN4015	Risk Management	6
BUAN4020	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	6
BUAN4025	Internship in Business Analytics	12
BUAN4030N	Project and Thesis in Business Analytics	12
BUSN4310	Business Law	6
ECON1290	Principles of Microeconomics	6
ECON2190	Principles of Macroeconomics	6
ENGL2217	English language IV (B1/2)	6
ENGL3149	English Language V (B2/1)	6
FINA4115	Corporative Finances (intermediate)	6
INFO1115	MS Office	6
INFO3030	Basics of WEB technologies	6
INFO3035N	IT services and project management	6
INFO3040	Artificial intelligence and legal aspects	6
INFO3055	Database Warehouse	6
INFO3265	Personal Data Protection	6
LAWB4991	Law of Entrepreneurs	6
MATH3030	Quantitative methods of business analytics 3	6
MGMT1515	Business Ethics	6
MGMT2210	Fundamentals of the Strategic Management	6
MGMT2211	International Business	6
MGMT3151	Change Management	6
MGMT3221	Business Communications	6
	Credits sum:	174

Matrix Of Privequisites

In order to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, student is required to collect 180 ECTS, which includes: the program core courses - 150 ECTS, Blocks of university-compulsory elective subjects - 18 ECTS and the remaining credits (12 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