BZAN6604 · Business Analytics

Management Science

Carroll School of Management

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John Neale

Professor of the Practice, Business Analytics · CSOM

20 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.8
Course: 4.5

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John Neale

Professor of the Practice, Business Analytics · CSOM

20 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.8
Course: 4.5

About this course

This course provides an overview of the concepts and methods of management science. Sometimes referred to as prescriptive analytics or decision analytics, management science is a subset of the larger field of business analytics and focuses on the use of math models to make better business decisions. The primary goal of the course is to help you become a more skilled builder and consumer of models. The course will show you how to use Excel spreadsheets effectively for business analysis and introduce you to some of the more important analytic methods including optimization and simulation. These methods will be applied to problems arising in a variety of functional areas including operations, finance, and marketing.STEM-designated.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.88 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.77 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.61 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.80 / 5

Weekly effort: ~5 hours

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Evaluation history 9 terms

All available terms for BZAN6604. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	2	4.6	4.8
Fall 2024	2	4.3	4.7
Spring 2024	3	4.6	4.8
Fall 2023	2	4.5	4.7
Spring 2023	2	4.5	4.9
Fall 2022	2	4.4	4.8
Spring 2022	2	4.8	4.9
Fall 2021	2	4.5	4.9
Spring 2021	3	4.5	4.8