SMG SM 321: Analytics Component of SMG SM 323, The Cross Functional Core. This course will improve students' ability to structure and think about complex business problems. Students will gain hands-on experience with spreadsheet modeling in Excel and will develop a toolkit of quantitative skills that will help them make informed decisions in an uncertain world. Students will learn how to build models for decision-making, how these models are used to identify the best choice from a range of options, and how the best choice may change in response to changes in the model's parameters. The course will also provide an introduction to simulation analysis and the measurement and management of risk. The course will cover several applications relevant to aspects of the Cross-Functional Core project. 4 cr.