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Capitol Technology University Course Catalog

   
    Dec 30, 2024  
2024-2025 Course Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Course Catalog

Business Analytics and Data Science, Ph.D.


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The Doctor of Philosophy in Business Analytics and Data Science is designed to prepare accomplished professionals for senior positions in either public or private sectors. The program enables professionals from the field to understand and evaluate the scope and impact of decision sciences and associated technology from both institutional and industry perspectives. The program will provide doctoral level research experience allowing innovative and practical contributions to the management and data science body of knowledge.

All required courses are offered exclusively online in an 8-week asynchronous format.

Student Outcomes

Upon graduation, graduates will be able to

  • Integrate alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within Decision Science.
  • Present scholarly data presentations via appropriate communication channels.
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in data handling.
  • Analyze various information to draw data-supported conclusions.
  • Execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly research in data analytics.
  • Synthesize various sources of data to produce robust conclusions.
  • Apply data analysis to determine the validity of data
  • Compare data to determine the trends and spurious results

Course Requirements


Doctor of Philosophy 54 Credits

Year 1


First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


Year 2


First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


Year 3


First Semester


Second Semester


Notes


  • This program may be completed with a minimum of 54 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 54 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course.
  • Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense.

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