This document outlines a 12-month timeline for a Business Intelligence Master's program, with courses covering foundations of business intelligence, data management, analytics, visualization, leadership skills, and a capstone project. Each month focuses on a different topic area and lists relevant readings, videos, and online courses to complete on platforms like Lynda.com and Ebscohost. Upon graduating, the student will have demonstrated mastery of business intelligence concepts through an infographic presentation summarizing their learning.

2. Timeline at a Glance
Mastery: Personal
Development and
Leadership
Foundations of
Business Intelligence
Enterprise Data
Management
Business Intelligence
Technologies
Business Intelligence
Analytics
Data Mining
Patterns and
Recognition
Process Modeling
and Analysis
Data Visualization
and Creative
Reporting
Business Intelligence
Leadership &
Communication
Skills
Business Intelligence
Case Studies
Business Intelligence
Capstone
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12

3. Mastery: Personal
Development & LeadershipResources
Accounts:
Tumblr,
Feedly,
Diggio,
Linkedin
Ebscohost Read:
Mastery by
Robert Greene
Videos
Talks by:
Randy Pausch
and
Robert Green
To acquire the necessary tools to embark on the journey towards
mastery both professionally and personally while rediscovering myself
May 2014

4. Foundations of Business
Intelligence
Understand the core concepts, processes, and tools of Business Intelligence
and understand the designs and concepts
Lynda.com
Building your
Professional
Network
with
Dave
Crenshaw
Ebscohost Read:
Business
Analysis
Fundamentals
By
Haydn
Thomas
Lynda.com
Leading with
Emotional
Intelligence
with
Britt
Andreatta
June 2014

5. Enterprise Data Management
To understand the big picture of how data is interpreted across an
organization and gain an understanding of various business processes
July 2014
Lynda.com
Up and
Running with
Tableau
with
Curt Frye
Ebscohost Read:
Five steps to
Complete
Enterprise
Data
Management
Strategy
Lynda.com
Implementing
a Data
Warehouse
with
Microsoft SQL
Server 2012
with
Martin Guidry

6. Business Intelligence
Technologies
To understand how business intelligence software is used to
solve problems and make companies more successful
August 2014
Lynda.com
Leading with
Emotional
Intelligence
with
Britt
Andreatta
Ebscohost Read:
Collaborative
Business
Intelligence:
Theory
Becomes
Reality
Lynda.com
Performance
Review
Fundamentals
with
Todd Dewett

7. Business Intelligence
Analytics
To understand statistical and analytical techniques and how
they are used in forecasting and predictive analysis
September 2014
Lynda.com
Wayne
Winston on
Analytics
with
Wayne
Winston
Ebscohost Read:
Five steps to
Complete
Enterprise
Data
Management
Strategy
Lynda.com
Web Analytics
Fundamentals
with
Matt Bailey

8. Data Mining
To understand how data mining tools, techniques, and intelligent
processes are used to identify patterns in data that yield
information, insight, and enterprise intelligence
October 2014
Lynda.com
Data
Visualization
Fundaments
with
Bill Shander
Ebscohost Read:
Five steps to
Complete
Enterprise
Data
Management
Strategy
Lynda.com
Google
Analytics Tips
with
Corey Koberg

9. Patterns and Recognition
To examine advanced data-mining concepts and techniques used to identity
meaningful statistical patterns and relationships in data
November 2014
Lynda.com
Graphic
Design for
Business
Professionals
with
Justin Seeley
Ebscohost Read:
The Rise of
the Algorithm
in Business
Intelligence
Lynda.com
SPSS Statistics
Essential
Training
with
Barton
Poulson

10. Process Modeling and
Analysis
To understand how business intelligence systems are used to support
the analysis and improvement of business processes
December 2014
Lynda.com
Business
Analysis
Fundamentals
with
Haydn
Thomas
Ebscohost Read:
Modeling
Processes
Depends on
Your
Application
Lynda.com
Up and
Running with
Excel What-If
Analysis
with
Curt Frye

11. Data Visualization and
Creative Reporting
To learn the use of dashboards, web-based and desktop
Widgets and stand-alone software applications
January 2015
Lynda.com
Projects for
Interactive Data
Visualization
with Processing
with
Barton
Poulson
Ebscohost Read:
Data
Visualization
Throughout
the Ages
Lynda.com
Illustrator
Creative Cloud
Updates
With
Justin Seeley

12. Business Intelligence Leadership
& Communication Skills
To refine overall leadership abilities and communication
with others verbally and visually
February 2015
Lynda.com
Leadership
Fundamentals
with
Britt
Andreatta
Ebscohost Read:
Manage Your
Work, Manage
Your Life
Lynda.com
Leading with
Emotional
Intelligence
with
Britt
Andreatta

13. Business Intelligence
Case Studies
To use creative problem solving and critical thinking to support a range
of BI decision-making processes by using real
world scenarios to solve problems
March 2015
Lynda.com
Data Driven
Presentations
with Excel
and
PowerPoint
With
Gini Courter
Ebscohost Read:
Additional
Case Studies –
Business
Intelligence
Lynda.com
Leading with
Emotional
Intelligence
with
Britt
Andreatta

14. Business Intelligence
Capstone
I will demonstrate mastery skills of what I’ve learned throughout the course.
I will deliver a presentation that summarizes what
I’ve learned using infographics and data visualization.
GRADUATE!
April 2015
Lynda.com
Creating
Infographics
with
Illustrator
with
Mordy
Golding
Ebscohost Read:
More about
Business
Intelligence
Lynda.com
Designing an
Infographic
with
Nigel French

15. Current Full Sail Community
Club Membership
0 Business Intelligence Master of Science
0 Creative Writing Club
0 Black Student Union
0 Social Media Club
0 Christian Campus Fellowship
0 Christian Living Bible Studies

16. Characteristics of Mentor
0 Master of their own craft
0 Positive Attitude
0 Approachable
0 Passionate
0 Zealous, supportive, and honest
0 Be able to give constructive criticism and feedback

17. Mentors in My Field
0 Jon Nugent - Linkedin
0 Kingslee Rathinam - Linkedin
0 Euan Morton – Linkedin
0 Irfan Ahmad – Linkedin
0 Jessica Morgan - Linkedin
0 David McMahan – 405.230.7254 ; david.mcmahan@clr.com