Oct 15, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate and Professional Studies Hill Book 
    
2025-2026 Graduate and Professional Studies Hill Book

DAT 601 - Data Analytics: Tools and Concepts

3 Credits
Offered Fall
Introduces the key concepts of data analytics and data science as applied to solving data-centered business problems in many industries. Emphasizes principles and methods covering the process from envisioning the problem to applying data science techniques to deploying the results to improve a business and help make decisions. Topics include an introduction to data-analytic thinking; application of data science solutions to business problems; very high-level data mining techniques, an intro to the SAS software suite, and achieving and sustaining competitive advantage with data science. Students will read and analyze data analytics case studies in various industries.

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Completion of a bachelor’s degree. Undergraduate or graduate course in statistics or quantitative analysis.