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Prerequisites for a BI education at a business school

Nordqvist, Rasmus LU and Jangvik, Carl LU (2020) INFM10 20201
Department of Informatics
Abstract
The rise of Business Intelligence (BI) have received attention the last years from both IS re-searches and organizations. Research gaps in BI literature indicates a need to cover BI educa-tion from a country specific context, a graduate student perspective and to review the skillset and domain knowledge for BI professionals. This thesis aims to cover those gaps by exploring the prerequisites for a BI master at a business school. Based on a literature review, three key areas were identified surrounding BI education. Carrying out interviews with students, aca-demia and industry all based in Sweden, the findings conclude that fundamental skills of a BI professional is analytical skills, communication skills, and information technology and... (More)
The rise of Business Intelligence (BI) have received attention the last years from both IS re-searches and organizations. Research gaps in BI literature indicates a need to cover BI educa-tion from a country specific context, a graduate student perspective and to review the skillset and domain knowledge for BI professionals. This thesis aims to cover those gaps by exploring the prerequisites for a BI master at a business school. Based on a literature review, three key areas were identified surrounding BI education. Carrying out interviews with students, aca-demia and industry all based in Sweden, the findings conclude that fundamental skills of a BI professional is analytical skills, communication skills, and information technology and business knowledge. It also concludes a need for input from industry when designing a BI education, and the importance of having relevant practical training in BI education. Furthermore, BI should be viewed as an interdisciplinary field and involve input from multiple academic disci-plines, where IS could have a central role. Those disciplines are covered at most business schools, making it a relevant housing alternative for a BI education. Lastly, online delivery of BI education is something that should be considered. (Less)
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author
Nordqvist, Rasmus LU and Jangvik, Carl LU
supervisor
organization
course
INFM10 20201
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence education, Information Systems curriculum, Business School, Business Intelligence skillset, BI Education, Business Intelligence Prerequisites
report number
INF20-052
language
English
id
9014633
date added to LUP
2020-06-26 16:55:12
date last changed
2020-06-26 16:55:12
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  abstract     = {{The rise of Business Intelligence (BI) have received attention the last years from both IS re-searches and organizations. Research gaps in BI literature indicates a need to cover BI educa-tion from a country specific context, a graduate student perspective and to review the skillset and domain knowledge for BI professionals. This thesis aims to cover those gaps by exploring the prerequisites for a BI master at a business school. Based on a literature review, three key areas were identified surrounding BI education. Carrying out interviews with students, aca-demia and industry all based in Sweden, the findings conclude that fundamental skills of a BI professional is analytical skills, communication skills, and information technology and business knowledge. It also concludes a need for input from industry when designing a BI education, and the importance of having relevant practical training in BI education. Furthermore, BI should be viewed as an interdisciplinary field and involve input from multiple academic disci-plines, where IS could have a central role. Those disciplines are covered at most business schools, making it a relevant housing alternative for a BI education. Lastly, online delivery of BI education is something that should be considered.}},
  author       = {{Nordqvist, Rasmus and Jangvik, Carl}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Prerequisites for a BI education at a business school}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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