Business intelligence (BI) is one of five concentrations in the business administration major. Business administration majors may choose more than one concentration, and also combine with other majors.
Augustana’s academic emphasis in BI replaces a previous focus in MIS (management information systems), with MIS now playing a smaller role within the more advanced, more comprehensive BI processes of data collection, analysis, reporting and decision-making.
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It’s easy to picture computing and analytics as a STEM only discipline, but that is, for the most part, incorrect. Through the years and as the analytics industry evolves, the participation and influence of other disciplines, most notably liberal arts, have continued to grow stronger. In fact, per a LinkedIn report, liberal arts grads are joining the analytics tech workforce at a faster rate than STEM grads. → Continue reading
Four students represented Augustana at the 31st annual National Character and Leadership Symposium (NCLS) at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. NCLS is an annual two-day symposium in which participants hear distinguished scholars, military leaders, corporate executives and world-class athletes share stories of character and leadership.
Eight Augustana students won honors and prize money at the eighth annual Business Plan Competition.
Alexander Tosetti, a senior accounting and business administration major, plans to become a certified public accountant.
