MIS 422: Business Intelligence and Analytics

Management Information Systems · 4 credits · Decision Sciences

Business intelligence and analytics is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, visualizing, and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better business decisions. The course will include both conceptual and skill components related to business analytics and visualization, including projects using appropriate software platforms.

Offered in 17 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Winter 2027).

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Prerequisites

MIS 320 or ACCT 321

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

MIS 320 Principles of Management Information Systems
requires MIS 220 (minimum grade S) or MIS 220 Equivalency Exam, score 080
- MIS 220 Introduction to Business Computer Systems
ACCT 321 Accounting Information Systems I
requires ACCT 245 and MIS 220
- ACCT 245 Managerial Accounting
  requires ACCT 240
  - ACCT 240 Financial Accounting
- MIS 220 Introduction to Business Computer Systems (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (2)

MIS 492, MIS 495

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

MIS 492 Systems Implementation Project
- MIS 495 Corporate Information Systems Management
MIS 495 Corporate Information Systems Management

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Chen, Xiaofeng	17	Spring 2021 to Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (17 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2027	0	12986	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	0/30	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026	0	40680	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	28/30	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	13837	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	22/25	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	0	40737	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	14/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	23558	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	22/25	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	0	40789	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	10/25	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2024	SOL	30962	Lecture/Lab	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	3/25	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2024	0	23026	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	15/25	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	40891	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210	Chen, Xiaofeng	17/25	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2023	SOL	30324	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	13/25	Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2023	0	23551	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B	Chen, Xiaofeng	11/25	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0	40921	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210	Chen, Xiaofeng	16/25	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2022	S6L	30426	Lecture	TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	13/25	Distance Instr-OnLine
Winter 2022	0	13830	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · PH 210B TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	14/25	Hybrid
Fall 2021	0	41016	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	16/25	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2021	S06	30470	Lecture	TWR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	9/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	S16	20682	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Chen, Xiaofeng	20/25	Face to Face Instruction