Associate of Business - Business Analyst (101021)

The Business Analyst (BA) associate degree prepares learners to work as liaisons among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operation of an organization. Learners use techniques to gather and analyze business requirements, using best practices and relevant technologies. Graduates will be prepared to function as liaisons with IT and subject matter experts. Graduates will be able to support the needs of businesses in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, and finance.

Program Outcomes • Demonstrate professional communication in a business environment. • Organize and coordinate business analysis efforts throughout the organization. • Conduct elicitation activities and confirm results. • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs of strategical or tactical importance. • Describe the requirements life cycle by establishing relationships between related requirements and designs, assessing, analyzing and gaining consensus on proposed changes. • Specify and model requirements and designs; validate and verify information; and identify solutions meeting business needs. • Assess the performance of and value delivered by a solution during strategy analysis. • Apply appropriate technology skills. • Demonstrate appropriate underlying competencies defined by the BABOK.