Business Analytics MSc

University of Wolverhampton

Data is the new fuel of modern organisations. In this module you will explore contemporary issues and challenges relating to the management of information systems, including big data management, analytics, and cloud systems. You will analyse the application of business intelligence and its impact on organisations, and consider the role of information and analytics in supporting the development of strategies.This module will enable you understand the sources of data, data generation to support business intelligence and analytics, the use of data warehousing and the design of effective information flows. The approaches to managing Business Analytics Projects along with the issues and challenges are considered.

This module looks at different data processing and mining techniques and state of the art data processing and mining tools. The topics include introduction to data mining and knowledge discovery process, data collection and processing with various data types from variety of sources, social web mining.

Data visualisation is an important visual method for effective communication and analysing large datasets. With the rapid increase of the data volume and complexity, users find that it is very difficult to understand and make sense of the data. Through data visualisation, data is presented in a meaningful and interactive way to users, so that users can draw conclusions from data that sometimes are not immediately obvious, and hence manipulate and use the data in for exploring, learning, communicating, solving problem and decision making. Specialist software (SAS) will be used during each week of the module and you'll use SAS to prepare your final assessment.

This module focuses on sustainable strategic management and the role of the leader in the crafting of a sustainable strategic plan, regardless of the industry or sector. It will include a critical review of the responsibilities of the leader in culture formation to support the achievement of the strategic plan. And it will encompass the bringing together of all of the other business functions, finance, people, operations, and marketing in the strategic planning process. It will take an international approach. This module will include an overview of the contemporary issues around strategic planning, together with the influence and issues brought about by internal and external forces and adapting to a continually changing world. It will also critically consider disruptive strategies and the advent and impact of globalisation and big data in strategic decision making.

Effective leaders, managers, citizens and employees need to be capable of basing their decision-making on information and knowledge derived from research. The aim of this module is to contribute to the research knowledge and skills appropriate for a taught master's programme and relevant for careers in professional or management roles. The participant is required to produce a dissertation, at an advanced level, based on independent research. This should demonstrate an understanding of the philosophy and core principles of research (empirical or non-empirical) and show their competence in the design, execution and reporting of a research-based dissertation. In this way the participant?s ability is developed to carry out subsequent research, independently and to commission, manage and evaluate the research activities of others. Therefore, the knowledge and skills acquired in the module and of producing the project, will contribute to the student's effectiveness throughout her/his career.