这种专注的重点是为您提供实践技能。在整个程序中，您将学习如何识别潜在的业务问题以及所建议解决方案的业务含义。最佳实践将使您有机会将学到的技能应用于真实公司中的实际业务问题。MSU Business Analytics专注于实践技能的开发。课程指导是围绕使用实际数据集解决业务案例而组织的。商业分析实习是课程的关键组成部分，旨在帮助学生为过渡到行业做好准备。
Computing power and storage have become cheap, and today we have the ability to record everything that is done online – from browsing to buying to chatting to tweeting. Thus there is a tremendous amount and variety of data that is being created and stored. Properly exploited big data can provide businesses and governments with more precise and immediate information to make important decisions affecting critical issues. <br><br>Business analytics is the set of tools and techniques that makes it possible to translate big data into insight and information for efficient decision making. Professionals who are proficient in business analytics are in serious short supply and are very valuable to their employers. The job market for such people is huge and expected to increase every year for the foreseeable future.<br><br>The undergraduate concentration in Business Analytics has been designed to provide you with exactly these skills and make you competitive in this market. You will learn how to navigate the world of distributed storage and computing and learn how to use powerful statistical and mathematical techniques to arrive at implementable solutions to business problems.