This course introduces students to concepts, theories, and research in the field of Business Analytics. Students learn how to select and apply various components of Business Analytics to extract meaning and create actionable value from huge amounts of data inundating the corporate world. In addition to learning implementations and applications of descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive analytics the students also gain hands-on experience utilizing visual analytics tools. Students learn how to create dashboards, perform fundamental data mining and develop intelligent systems for decision support.