Artificial Intelligence for Business Major

The Artificial Intelligence for Business major is designed to provide an opportunity to all business majors. They will gain an understanding of the applied use of data mining, data visualization, and machine learning and artificial intelligence.

The International Data Corporation (https://www.idc.com/) predicts that data will grow from 33 zettabytes to 175 zettabytes by 2025. A zettabyte is approximately the size of a trillion gigabytes. This is a 61% compounded annual growth rate. Around half of this data will likely live in the cloud. The numbers are staggering and the implications are huge. The program gives analysts the ability to process and find meaning in these extremely large data sets. These are not only prized skills, but will likely become the most demanded skill for job applicants in the coming years.

Further, the SAS Institute asserts that “…it's possible to quickly and automatically produce models that can analyze bigger, more complex data and deliver faster, more accurate results – even on a very large scale.” This helps organizations to be increasingly capable in a highly competitive world, while minimizing unknown risks (https://www.sas.com/en_us/insights/analytics/machine-learning.html).

Goal 1: Students will be able to demonstrate a conceptual and intuitive understanding of the common machine learning algorithms (inc. Supervised and Unsupervised Learning) and when each kind of technique may be appropriate.

Goal 2: Students will be able to define the structure and components of a Python program (using loops, decision statements, functions, and libraries). Additionally, they will be able to work with Python libraries for data processing, and data visualization.

Goal 3: Students will be able to design and implement various machine learning algorithms in a range of business applications.

Goal 4: Students will demonstrate the use of data mining models that can identify hidden patterns and rules.

Goal 5: Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively in composing and delivering oral presentations to the target audience.

Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements

Consist of 14 core and 2 overlay requirements. See below for additional detailed information on each of these requirements.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
First Year Course Requirements
ENG 101	Craft of Language	3
World History Course Area		3
Philosophy Requirements
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course.
Philosophy Level One		3
Philosophy Level Two		3
Theology & Religious Studies Requirements
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course.
Theology		3
Religious Studies		3
Diversity & INT 151 Requirements
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years
Diversity		3
INT 151	Inequality in American Society	1
Math & Natural Science Requirements
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements.
Mathematics		3-4
Natural Science		4
Social Science Requirement		3
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Non-Native Language Requirement		3-4
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement.
Literature Requirement		3
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement		3
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements.
Overlay Requirements
Writing-Intensive		3
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition).
Mission-Overlay		3
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science.
Total Hours		47-49

Business Foundation

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
ACC 101	Concepts of Financial Acct	3
ACC 102	Managerial Accounting	3
DSS 100	Excel Competency	1
DSS 200	AI in Business	3
DSS 210	Business Statistics	3
DSS 220	Business Analytics	3
ECN 102	Introductory Economics Macro	3
FIN 200	Intro to Finance ¹	3
or FIN 225	Fund of Quantitative Finance
MGT 110	Essent'ls of Organzational Beh	3
or MGT 120	Essentials of Management
MGT 360	Legal Environment of Business	3
MKT 201	Principles of Marketing	3
BUS 495	Business Strategy	3
Total Hours		34

¹: ECN 101 is a prerequisite for FIN 200 and may count towards the Cornerstone Core Curriculum Social Science requirement.

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
DSS 325	Open Source Program Lang	3
DSS 415	Data Wrangling & Visualization	3
or DSS 416	Data Wrangling: Ethics Int.
DSS 420	Introduction to Data Mining	3
DSS 451	Machine Learning for Bus I	3
DSS 455	Machine Learning for Bus II	3
Calculus (will count for CCC: Mathematics)		3-4
MAT 120	Precalculus
MAT 123	Differential Calculus
MAT 155	Fundamentals of Calculus
MAT 161	Calculus I
DSS Elective (select one of the following):		3
DSS 330	Database Management
DSS 425	Analytics Cup
DSS 435	Advanced Business Analytics
DSS 445	Statistical Programming Lang
DSS 447	Resilient Supply Chains
DSS 465	Supply Chain Analytics
DSS 470	DSS Special Topics I
DSS 471	DSS Special Topics II
DSS 493	Independent Study I
DSS 494	Independent Study II
Total Hours		21-22

Free Electives

Graduation requires 120 credits. Any credits necessary to reach that number outside of the CCC and major requirements are considered free electives.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Hours
DSS 100	Excel Competency	1
ACC 101	Concepts of Financial Acct	3
MGT 110 or MGT 120	Essent'ls of Organzational Beh or Essentials of Management	3
ECN 101 or ECN 102	Introductory Economics Micro or Introductory Economics Macro	3
Mathematics (MAT 123, 155 or 161)		3-4
ENG 101	Craft of Language (or World History)	3
	Hours	16-17
Spring
ACC 102	Managerial Accounting	3
ECN 102 or ECN 101	Introductory Economics Macro or Introductory Economics Micro	3
ENG 101	Craft of Language (or World History)	3
Non-Native Language		3-4
Literature		3
INT 151	Inequality in American Society	1
	Hours	16-17
Sophomore
Fall
DSS 200	AI in Business	3
DSS 210	Business Statistics	3
MKT 201	Principles of Marketing	3
FIN 200	Intro to Finance	3
Theology		3
	Hours	15
Spring
DSS 220	Business Analytics	3
Diversity		3
Natural Science		4
Philosophy Level One		3
Free Elective/Writing Intensive ^{consider FMK 250, HAD 304}		3
	Hours	16
Junior
Fall
DSS 325	Open Source Program Lang	3
DSS 415 or DSS 416	Data Wrangling & Visualization or Data Wrangling: Ethics Int.	3
MGT 360	Legal Environment of Business	3
Free Electives		6
	Hours	15
Spring
DSS 420	Introduction to Data Mining	3
Philosophy Level Two		3
Major Elective		3
Free Electives		6
	Hours	15
Senior
Fall
DSS 451	Machine Learning for Bus I	3
BUS 495	Business Strategy	3
Fine & Performing Arts, Design & Creativity		3
Free Electives		6
	Hours	15
Spring
DSS 455	Machine Learning for Bus II	3
Religious Studies		3
Free Electives		9
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	123-125