1. Business Analytics Enhances the

2. Power Up with Power BI #CCE2017 Corinne Hoisington, SC Author
Professor, Central VA Community College
John Daley, LCDR, US Navy (Ret)
Adj. Professor, University of St. Thomas,
Augsburg College, and Herzing University
Ben Youtz, Augsburg College student – Mortenson Construction

3. The Case for Teaching Business Analytics
Part One:
The Case for Teaching Business Analytics
John Daley, Adj. Professor
University of St. Thomas
Augsburg College
Herzing University
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4. Business Intelligence
vs.
Business Analytics?
What’s the difference?

5. What is Your Experience with Business Analytics?
Have you taught Excel?
Used Power Pivot?
Used Power Map?
Used Power BI?

6. What are students in my class really working for?
An opportunity to achieve their career goals
A learning experience worthy of their time and money
Insight on business and industry trends
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7. Relevant Learning Skills and techniques they will actually use
Differentiators – knowledge that makes a difference
Insight!

8. There is a new “equation” emerging in many career fields.
If you understand it, you can help your students achieve their career goals!
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9. Business Skills + Technology = Business Analytics
(a.k.a. Business Intelligence, or B.I.)
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10. Merging of Two Academic Disciplines
Computer Science
Business Admin
B.I.

11. KPMG, on changing skills for auditors:

12. Universities are Taking Notice
M.S. in Business Analytics
Expected increase of 22% in business data analyst jobs by 2020

13. Career Positions Becoming Extinct
Product Managers (who straddle between marketing and I.T.)
Business – I.T. Liaison (I.T. “translators” assigned to business units)

14. Ripped from the Headlines:

15. Who’s Hiring?

16. Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant” for Data Quality Tools

17. Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant”
for
Data Quality Tools

18. Conclusions:
The explosion of data by 2020 will be transformative for business.
Job descriptions for many fields are being modified to emphasize analytical skills.
Power BI from Microsoft enables an excellent transition from small-medium size analysis to big data analytics.

19. John Daley, Adj. Professor
Thank you!
John Daley, Adj. Professor
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)
Augsburg College (Minneapolis)
Herzing University (Online)