Faculty of Economics and Management

Introduction to Business Analysis_051

ABSTRACT OF THE EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINE

«Introduction to business analysis»

Recommended for applicants of the first (bachelor) level of higher education

1.  The goal of mastering the academic discipline.

The purpose of studying the academic discipline is to form knowledge about the system of analytical methods and techniques aimed at identifying the regularities of the flow of business processes and the development of economic situations on the basis of a holistic information model of the enterprise, as well as the ability to use the acquired knowledge in relation to solving the problems of business analysis in a modern enterprise

Interdisciplinary connections of the discipline.The educational discipline "Introduction to Business Analysis" by its nature belongs to the basic disciplines, which are designed to provide fundamental economic training of bachelors,integrating with such disciplines as"Macroeconomics", "Microeconomics", "NationalEconomy"and "Enterprise Economy".Theformation of a full-fledged specialist -an economist is impossible without creative economic and interdisciplinary research,which allows you to master the patterns of enterprise development and understand the logic of the processes taking place in the modern domestic economy. Basic knowledge of the methodology of economic research is laid down by the science "Philosophy". Ageneral idea of the possibilities of using mathematical apparatus and information processing tools in business analysisis provided by "Applied Informatics", "Statistics" and "Higher Mathematics", in the process of training they are supplemented by relevant normative disciplines and components of the specified analytical package. The use of interactive learning methods in practical classes (creative tasks, work in small groups, solving situational tasks, problem-searching method, types of game activities) takes place with the help of the tools of such sciences as "Sociology" and "Psychology and pedagogy".

2.  Learning outcomes,learning methods and diagnostic tools:

Table1– Learning methods and tools for diagnosing learning outcomes from the study discipline "Introduction to Business Analysis" in accordance with learning outcomes

Learningoutcomesbyacademicdiscipline

Teachingmethods

Tools

1.

Knowledge:

1.1

basic concepts and areas of knowledge of business analys is as a field of professional activity;

lecture,seminarclass, discussion

presentation, survey, test, case-study, control (modular)

work,exam

1.2

methods and techniques of analytical processing of quantitative and qualitative data.

1.3

approachestotheorganizationofthebusinessanalysisprocessatthe enterprise

2.

Skills/Abilities:

2.1

chooseinformationsourcesadequatetothetasksofbusinessanalysis

seminarclass,case-study

presentation, survey,case- study,control

(modular) work,exam

2.2

usevariousmethodsandtechniquesofinformationprocessingto analyze economic situations,

2.3

diagnoseproblemsandjustifybalancedmanagementdecisions

discussion

3.

Communication

3.1

conveyinginformation,ideas,problems,solutions,ownexperience and argumentation

seminarclass,discussion, solvingspecificproblems and situations

presentation of calculation works,case- study

3.2

theabilitytoworkinateam-totakeresponsibilityforachieving the set goal

4.

Responsibilityandautonomy

4.1

formingjudgmentsthattakeintoaccountsocial,scientificand ethical aspects;

discussion, solving specificproblemsand situations, analytical report

 

 

case-study,

4.2

withtheabilitytocontinuelearningwithasignificantdegreeof autonomy;

4.3

when justifying operational, tactical and strategic management decisionsregardingvariousaspectsoftheenterprise'sfunctioning;

 

3.  Contentof theacademicdisciplinebytopic

Topic1.Subject and object of business analysis.The purpose and tasks of the discipline.

Topic 2. Essential and substantive characteristics of business analysis as a field professional activity.

Topic3.Analysis of documents.

Topic4.Techniques of expert analysis.

Topic5.Technologies for analyzing company problems.

Topic 6. Benchmarking in business analysis.

Topic7.Analytical support for the development and adoption of management decisions in a business organization.

4.  Scientific and pedagogical workers who provide teaching of the academic discipline and their e- mail addresses:

Pazdriy V., candidate of economic sciences, associate professor, associate professor of the department of business economics and entrepreneurship, e-mail: vitalii.pazdrii@kneu.edu.ua

Budyaev M., candidate of economic sciences, associate professor, associate professor of the department of business economics and entrepreneurship,e-mail:maksym.budiaiev@kneu.edu.ua

5.  Recommendedinformationsources:

1. BABOK manual A Guide ToThe Business AnalysisBodyOf Knowledge IIBA, International Institute of Business Analysis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 502 p. ― Access mode http://www.theaba. com/administrator/components/com_event/uploads/59014e456ca677.92343092BABOK_Guide_v3_Member.pdf

2.  Provost Foster, Fawcett Tom, DataScience for Business. How to collect, analyze and use data / trans. From English Anastasia Dudchenko. - 2nd edition. - K.: Nash format, 2020. - 400 p.

3. Harmon Paul. Business Process Change: A Business Process Management Guide for Managers and Process Professionals / Paul Harmon – 4th Edition, 2019. – P. 512.

4.  IIBA              Global              Business              Analysis              Core              Standard              // https://publications.iiba.org/public/IIBA_Global_BusinessAnalysis_CoreStandard.pdf

Last redaction: 05.03.25