BMAL 720 Leveraging Data for Decision Making

This course provides an overview of the process and skills necessary for organizational leaders to make effective data driven decisions. Topics include: defining business analytics, quantify value it brings to an organization, harnessing the power of analytics to gain advantage.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student completing a Doctoral degree program and the organizational leader with analytical and forecasting skills essential for strategic decision making. This course supplies the leader with crucial strategic data analytics knowledge required at all levels of management.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (8)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. After reading the required course text on each weekly topic, the student will write a discussion thread that address the topic from the assigned reading, demonstrating critical thinking, synthesis, and comprehension.

Each thread must be 500-750 words and provide discussion using the student’s own professional work experience (if applicable) and content learned from the reading. Within your thread, the student must provide one (1) citation to the assigned course textbook readings for the week, one (1) citation to a Scripture passage that is relevant to the weekly topic, and one (1) citation to a high quality peer-reviewed journal article published within the last five years. The sources must be cited in current APA format. More sources can always be used and are encouraged, but the student is only expected to meet the minimum requirement. 

In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. All reply posts will be 250–500 words. Each reply must provide critical thinking and synthesis to the point stated in the original author’s post and include an analysis of the student’s classmates’ threads based on any experience from his/her own professional career (if applicable) that might be relevant. Within each reply, the student must provide one (1) citation to the assigned course textbook readings for the week. He/she must also provide either one (1) citation to a Scripture passage that is relevant to the weekly topic or one (1) citation to a high quality peer-reviewed journal article published within the last five years for each reply. The sources must be cited in current APA format. More sources can always be used and are encouraged, but the student is only expected to meet the minimum requirement. 

Faith Integration Paper Assignments (6)

There are six Faith Integration Paper Assignments in this course. Each paper will be at least 1,000–1,500 words (approx. 4–6 pages) with at least 4 high quality peer-reviewed sources. A 125–175 word abstract is required and does not count as part of the paper word count. Each paper should make use of current APA format.

Both course textbooks are required sources. At least one (1) peer-reviewed journal article must be included and must be published within the past 5 years. At least one (1) Biblical source must be cited and referenced. The student can always provide more sources, but the four (4) listed sources above are required.

Then answer the question being posed in the provided chart in the corresponding week to the assignment as a Christian leader with critical reflection of the topic, supported by in-text citations and examples. All Faith Integration Paper Assignments should provide discussion and analysis of how data analytics is applied in organizations and how leaders in the organization apply data analytics practices in day-to-day business operations. All assignments must be submitted via MS Word. PDF documents are not accepted. 

Project/Leadership Integration Essay Assignments (2)

There are two research-based (2) Project/Leadership Integration Essays in this course. Each essay will be 2,500-3,000 words in length (approx. 10–12 pages). A 150-250 word abstract is required and does not count as part of the paper word count. Each essay focuses on leadership integration and the use of data analytics. There must be at least 6 high quality peer-reviewed sources plus the course textbooks. At least two (2) peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last five years must be included as sources. At least two (2) Biblical sources must be cited and the Bible used referenced. The course textbooks are required sources. Each of these papers will be written in current APA format. In-text citations are required throughout the essay. The student may provide more peer-reviewed sources as desired, but he/she is only required to meet the minimum requirement.

The student must answer the question being posed as listed within the chart in Canvas as a Christian leader with critical reflection of the topic, supported by in-text citations and real-world practical examples. All assignments must be submitted via MS Word. PDF documents are not accepted.