Department of Business Information Systems and Analytics

Pankaj Chaudhary, Chairperson

Mission

The Department of Business Information Systems and Analytics prepares professionals with necessary business, information technology, and analytics skills for the information systems field, which offers diverse career choices. The emphasis of the curriculum is to understand and analyze organizational issues and problems using business knowledge and business/data analytics and offer information technology based solutions to solve those problems for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness. Data driven decision making is emphasized and students are made familiar with the complete analytics life-cycle. Innovation in process design through the use of information technology is also incorporated. The programs align with the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics’ strategy to employ effective and innovative pedagogy to enhance students’ data analytic and technology skills and its mission to develop agile, culturally competent, and diverse leaders who use analytical skills to meet the challenges of the future.

Accreditation

The Business Information Systems and Analytics programs are included in the programs accredited by AACSB International- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Degrees Offered

Business Analytics - Bachelor of Science - Offered on campus and online
Business Information Technology - Bachelor of Science - Offered on campus and online
Management (Management Information Systems concentration) - Bachelor of Science

Certificate Offered

The Business Information Systems and Analytics department administers a Certificate in Business Analytics that offers all students an application-oriented learning experience to build key knowledge, skills, and abilities to make effective decisions using data extracted from internal and external sources and analyzed using techniques in statistics, machine learning, and data mining. Students learn skills needed to excute the complete analytics life cycle comprised of data discovery, data aggregation, model construction, model execution, communication of results, and operationaliztion. Students can use the skills gained in the certificate to make data-driven decisions in their major field of study.

The certificate is open to all undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a degre program at North Carolina A&T University and have a GPA of 2.5 and above. Interested students are required to complete 18 semester hours of the following courses: BUAN 132 , ECON 206 , BUAN 280 , BUAN 320 , BUAN 434 , and BUAN 400 . A grade of ‘C’ or better is required for all courses in the certificate. Aditional prerequisites of MATH 111 or equivalent, and MGMT 260 may be required for non-business majors.

College Requirements

Students in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics must earn a minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 100 , ENGL 101 ; MATH 111 (or the combination of MATH 103 and MATH 104 ), MATH 112 (or MATH 115 ); ACCT 221 , ACCT 222 ; BUAN 132 ; ECON 200 , ECON 201 , ECON 206 ; FIN 343 ; MGMT 110 , MGMT 201 , MGMT 260 , MGMT 303 , MGMT 315 , MGMT 495 ; and MKTG 230 .

Department Requirements

Students in the department must complete general education courses and required business core courses in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics,. Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each of the 10 course (30 credit hours) listed as major program requirements. In addition, all students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in the designated major courses.

Business Information Technology and Business Analytics students must also select additional major electives from an approved list..

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Department of Business Information Systems and Analytics are prepared for career opportunities such as business analysts, systems analyts, data anlysts, information technology specialists, consultants, project managers, and a variety of other careers in business, industry, government, and other organizations. There are ample discipline-specific opportunities in the analytics area in different fields like marketing analytics, security analytics, supply chain analytics, etc.

Directory of Faculty

Hayward P. Andres; Associate Professor
B.S., Southern University; M.S., University of West Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University

Pankaj Chaudhary; Associate Professor and Chairperson
B.Tech., IIT Delhi; M.B.A., IIM Ahmedabad; Ph.D. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Jae Hoon Choi; Assistant Professor
B.A., Yonsei University; M.S., C.A.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Colorado

Sherrie Drye; Associate Professor
B.S., M.S.B.E., M.S.I.T.M, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Stephanie Kelly; Professor
B.S., M.S., Murray State University; Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Ewuukgem Lomo-David; Associate Professor
B.S., Mankato State University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Memphis

Richelle Oakley; Associate Professor
B.S., M.B.A., University at Albany, State University of New York; Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Belinda P. Shipps; Associate Professor
B.A., Michigan State University; A.A.S., Richland College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Hong Wang; Professor
B.S., Dalian University of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Alexander Yap; Associate Professor
B.A., University of the Philippines; M.A., Williams College; M.B.A., Exeter University; Ph.D., Copenhagen Business School