NICK, ’20 Business Analytics

Business Analytics

Experiential Learning SAMPLE COURSES: Throughout their undergraduate careers, students work in small teams to solve real-world problems from local companies. • BALT 3330: Database Structures and Queries Students get a briefing from company executives on the problem • BALT 4320: Data and Text Mining and work all semester on the project scope and deliverables. At • FINA 4330: Predictive Analytics the end of the semester, the student teams present the results to the company. • BALT 4350: Web Intelligence and Analytics

Hackathon Benedictine hosts an annual Hackathon for current BenU students SIMILAR MAJORS: along with students from local community colleges. The event Finance, Marketing, Data Science offers students a chance to work collaboratively in small teams on an analytics and Big Data project. A more recent Hackathon was sponsored by IBM and teams explored Chicago crime data for their project. BUSINESS ANALYTICS ALUMNI Communication Skills Our alumni have built successful careers at Zurich All business analytics students have project-based classes which Insurance, Northwestern, Conversant, CDW, allow them to gain practical and valuable experience as well as Morningstar, UniFirst Corporation, Nicor Gas, learn how to communicate their findings effectively. Students Invesco, Ace Hardware, Dial America, Kraft Heinz learn how to present technical results through written and oral Company, FedEx, Crowe, First Midwest Bank, presentations. These skills are essential in a dynamic business and Chamberlain Group – just to name a few. world and are highly sought-after by employers.

WHY STUDY BUSINESS ANALYTICS AT BENEDICTINE? The growing field of analytics is transforming the way companies do business. Analytics can help improve managerial and organizational decision making by transforming data into actions and business insights. The business analytics major at Benedictine University prepares students for a career in corporate management across many business functions: management and data analysis, analytical consulting, financial planning, project management, and investment banking. Students majoring in business analytics acquire a solid education in basic analytical tools (including Excel, SQL, and SAS), specialized analytical tools (like ARCGIS, ExtendSim, XLMiner, and Solver), and statistics. Additionally, this major covers aspects of management, marketing, and business intelligence with the goal of creating well-rounded graduates who understand both the data and human components of successful businesses. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT BEN.EDU/COB DANIEL L. GOODWIN The Daniel L. Goodwin College of Business is a welcoming community comprised of dedicated faculty, staff, students, and alumni. We are proud of our strong foundation which is based in the Benedictine values of maintaining a high level of integrity, discipline, and a continuous yearning for advancement. Our faculty are excellent teachers, researchers, and practitioners with many years of business and managerial experience. We prepare our students for career success through engaged learning with close faculty and student interaction, applied experiential opportunities, and in-demand, competitive programs. The Goodwin College of Business is committed to helping our COLLEGE students achieve academic and professional excellence. OF BUSINESS

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4+1 PROGRAMS CAREER FOCUS B.B.A. DEGREES Undergraduate students in the Goodwin Goodwin College of Business students Our graduates earn a Bachelor of College of Business have the opportunity benefit from working with the College’s Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree to earn a master’s degree from BenU with own internship coordinator for help in – a business-focused, undergraduate just one year of additional study. securing job shadowing experiences, management degree that is considered to internships, and full-time employment. be a solid foundation for earning an M.B.A.

The Daniel L. Goodwin Hall of Business is the newest and largest academic building on campus. The 125,000-square-foot building was completed in 2015. It features a 6,000-square-foot global hall with a live digital stock ticker; a billboard-sized multi-screen high-definition media wall; a 40-seat state-of-the-art financial trading lab; a 600-seat auditorium for presentations and guest speakers along with our Goodwin Hall Coffee Shop, proudly brewing Starbucks.

Prior to graduation, an alumnus visited the Investment Club to discuss an internship opportunity with JPMorgan Chase & Co. Upon successful completion of the internship, I was “offered full-time employment at the company, which is an opportunity only made possible through the success of other alumni.

My time on the soccer team helped me learn to compete at the collegiate level, which was an invaluable lesson that prepared me for my career. In contrast to high school, both your coaches and your teammates are adults, which is rather similar to the workplace. Athletics taught me when to lead, when to follow, and how to play to my strengths. These lessons are ones I use each and every day when interacting with my team at work.”

TYLER ZACHARY, B.B.A.’12, FINANCE Business Finance Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

MAJORS WITHIN THE GET INVOLVED GOODWIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS College-Related Student Clubs and Organizations Accounting+ International Business Accounting Club Business Analytics+ and Economics+ American Marketing Association (AMA) Business and Management and Investment Club Economics+ Organizational Entrepreneurship+ Behavior+ Finance+ Marketing+ + Denotes majors that are also available as minors 57

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