Business Analytics

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Course Objectives

Analytical skills are important in business in various jobs and functions within an organization. The objectives of this course are to understand the necessary principles and methods of basic quantitative analysis and gain the ability to use quantitative analysis to facilitate decision-making in practical business settings, such as in business planning or creating proposals. In this course students will:

Learn about the significance of quantitative analysis and its processes
Study various concepts and methods of analysis that will allow them to process and interpret data, predict the future and make decisions
Look at real world business examples and use the techniques they have learned

This course is recommended for all students to acquire the basic analytical skills and be able to use quantitative analysis in practical business settings. It is recommended that students take this course as early as possible, so that they can apply what they learn to future courses.

Course Details

Programs: Full-time MBA, Part-time & Online MBA, Pre-MBA
Discipline: Critical and Analytical Skills
Course Level: Fundamental Course
Required/Elective Course: Required Elective Course
Number of Credits: 1.5
Report: Day 4
Hours Per Class: 3 hours
Class Capacity: 35

Duration 12 weeks, every other week

Format Online/On-Campus

Tuition JPY 128,000

Course Level Fundamental

Theme/Reading Materials

Day 1

Session A

THEME	An Overview of the Benefits of Quantitative Analysis
CASE	・Original Textbook ・Blueberry Suppli

Session B

THEME	Collecting data
CASE	・Original Textbook

Day 2

Session A

THEME	The process to quantitative analysis and analytical perspectives
CASE	・Original Textbook ・Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process

Session B

THEME	Perspectives in analyzing output, and analytical approaches
CASE	・Original Textbook

Day 3

Session A

THEME	Analyzing the output-input mechanism inductively
CASE	・Original Textbook

Session B

THEME	Analyzing the output-input mechanism deductively
CASE	・Original Textbook

Day 4

Session A

THEME	Integrated Exercise
CASE	・Colgate-Palmolive: Cleopatra

Session B

THEME	Integrated Exercise (Continued)
CASE	・Colgate-Palmolive: Cleopatra

Day 5

Session A

THEME	Making decisions under uncertainties (Visualizing)
CASE	・Original Textbook ・Crithink 21 Co., Ltd.

THEME

Making decisions under uncertainties (Visualizing)

CASE

・Original Textbook

・Crithink 21 Co., Ltd.

Session B

THEME	Making decisions under uncertainties (Selecting options)
CASE	・Original Textbook ・Freemark Abbey Winery

Day 6

Session A

THEME	Analyzing complex mechanisms (A hypothesis-based approach)
CASE	・Original Textbook ・Delidish Co., Ltd.

Session B

THEME	Analyzing complex mechanisms (Search-based approach)
CASE	・Original Textbook ・Delidish Co., Ltd.

If you wish to start from the Pre-MBA,

Tuition Fee per course: 128,000 yen
Please find more about the Pre-MBA Program.

Course Schedule

Faculty

Takatomo Itoi

Critical and Analytical Skills, Innovation

Innovation and growth are inextricably linked. Driving innovation is one thing for a start-up company, however it poses entirely different challenges for large, established corporations.In Business Transformation through Innovation, we will identify and understand the underlying causes of transformation failure and get to the heart of what matters most in building a breakthrough business.

Kenichi Suzuki

Critical and Analytical Skills

"There are two types of students in any B-school. For those who love numbers, I promise I'll take you to the wonderland of numbers. For those who hate numbers, I promise I'll help you get through the labyrinth of numbers."

Faculty

Takatomo Itoi

Critical and Analytical Skills, Innovation

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Kenichi Suzuki

Critical and Analytical Skills

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