BUS220: Business Intelligence and Analytics

Spring 2026 | Kyiv School of Economics

Course Overview

Welcome to Business Intelligence and Analytics (BUS220). This course teaches practical BI skills using spreadsheets, Syto for data preparation, and Tableau for visualization and dashboarding.

Instructor: Oleh Omelchenko (o_omelchenko@kse.org.ua)

Schedule: 8 weeks, 1 lecture + 2 practice sessions per week

Course Map

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Lecture
Spreadsheets
CwD 1–2
Adv. Spreadsheets
SWD 1–2
Data Prep & Tableau
PT 1–4 ADP 3
Metrics & KPIs
LA 1–6
Adv. Calculations
PT 13, 16
Interactivity
PT 14–15 SWD 3–4
Polish & Design
SWD 5, 7
Integration
SWD 8 CwD 8–9
Practice
Formulas & Cleaning
ADP 1–2
Pivots & Formulas
BBoD 1 FDV 5–6
A1 due
Syto → Tableau
PT 5–7 CwD 3
Calc fields & Dashboard
PT 8–12 BBoD 5 CwD 7
A2 due
Table calcs & LOD
ADP 4–5 LA 7–8 BBoD 10
A3 due
Params & Actions
PT 47+ BBoD 4 CwD 5–6
A4 due
Refinement
ADP 7–8 PT 54+ BBoD 32+ FDV 17, 19
A5 due
Presentations
SWD 9 PT 76+ LA 31
Project due
SWD Storytelling with Data CwD Communicating with Data LA Lean Analytics PT Practical Tableau BBoD Big Book of Dashboards FDV Fundamentals of Data Viz ADP Avoiding Data Pitfalls