New Sophia Course Business Data Analytics

[animuscerebri]

if they made a calculus 2 course they'd get a lot of enrollees

Exactly. I had to take Calc 2 at a Finnish uni to get more advanced math into my CS degree.
Therefore, I'd go even further:
In terms of Math: Calc 2, 3, 4, Linear Algebra, Discrete Math, Logic, Numerical Analysis, and any other upper-level math course that is more advanced
In terms of CS: Data Structures and Algos 1 and 2, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Computer Compiler, Theoretical CS, Operations Research, or any other upper-evel CS course that is not some standard programming course.

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In terms of languages and after Spanish 1 and 2 (Sophia simply had to offer those two at the beginning, because most of the people want that), I'd add Chinese 1 or Japanese 1, some other non-Indo-European language to add something new to the mix.

[infradata.it@gmail.com]

Based on that course description this could be one of the hardest courses on Sophia since you have to know Python before taking the course.

A student with the "will" and a small amount of ability, can pass intro to py on sophia in 4 to 5 hours (less with pre-skill), including writing your 1st "working proto production app" (simple but blah)

Heck any "free AI" could teach you, sans Sophia, to do the same inside an hour, either Py or Java (or others)
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I'm sticking with "Calculus I" or "Intro to Relational Databases" as the "current hardest" ... (I'm biased, I dislike math) BUT "these" have the "most touchstones": (that I have seen)

• Introduction to Psychology
  
• Operations Management
  
• Business Communication
  
• Workplace Writing II
  

Other than languages...
If your an English speaker... French I is "near" class "B" (la/le, reverse tense/structure, etc), but Spanish I should be a "cake walk" with "the will do do it" (Spanish II might be alot harder???)
I ONLY speak English and I find French difficult (always have)

[animuscerebri]

If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate to take any of them. According to the posts on this forum, they didn't seem too hard - they are designed for beginners.
The whole purpose of those courses is to make you get into the "flow" of learning them. Sure, if you knew some of the languages before, I'm pretty sure you'd fly through them, but you definitely don't have to be proficient to pass 'em.

[Jonathan Whatley]

Sophia Business Data Analytics is now available here.

15 Challenge quizzes, 6 Milestone unit tests, 2 Touchstone assignments, no final Milestone. Both Touchstones involve analyzing an Excel workbook of business data. Given several issues to address, you will present that analysis in a slideshow with speaker notes.

[bluebooger]

Touchstone 2: Carl’s Cookies (100 points): Students will analyze sales, marketing, financial trends,
customer behavior, and inventory management for a boutique bakery. Using Excel-based analysis and
visualizations, students will assess product performance, evaluate marketing effectiveness, forecast
financial trends, examine customer spending habits, and determine the impact of discounts on satisfaction.
The final deliverable is a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, providing actionable insights and
strategic recommendations to help Carl optimize operations, increase profitability, and improve decision-
making.

Touchstone 6: TechGear Inc. (100 points): Students will analyze historical sales data for TechGear Inc. using
various analytical techniques. Using Python, students will apply linear regression, forecasting, machine
learning, Monte Carlo simulations, and linear programming to derive actionable insights that can help
optimize marketing strategies and production planning. The final deliverable is a PowerPoint presentation
with Python code snippets, visualizations, and speaker notes explaining the findings, enabling TechGear
Inc. to make data-driven decisions for improving sales and profitability.

[bjcheung77]

Got this course on my radar, since it's UL, I'll try the class out after I renew my membership with Sophia.org

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Touchstone 2: Carl’s Cookies (100 points): Students will analyze sales, marketing, financial trends,
customer behavior, and inventory management for a boutique bakery. Using Excel-based analysis and
visualizations, students will assess product performance, evaluate marketing effectiveness, forecast
financial trends, examine customer spending habits, and determine the impact of discounts on satisfaction.
The final deliverable is a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, providing actionable insights and
strategic recommendations to help Carl optimize operations, increase profitability, and improve decision-
making.

Touchstone 6: TechGear Inc. (100 points): Students will analyze historical sales data for TechGear Inc. using
various analytical techniques. Using Python, students will apply linear regression, forecasting, machine
learning, Monte Carlo simulations, and linear programming to derive actionable insights that can help
optimize marketing strategies and production planning. The final deliverable is a PowerPoint presentation
with Python code snippets, visualizations, and speaker notes explaining the findings, enabling TechGear
Inc. to make data-driven decisions for improving sales and profitability.

Wow! This sounds like a great course to explore.