Graduate Faculty Application
Fall 2022
Undergraduate and Graduate
Graduate Faculty Application for Dr. Michael Floren
Dr. Michael Floren
Finance, Economics, and Data Analytics
Sanders College of Business and Technology
SACSCOC Credentials Guidelines:
1. Faculty teaching undergraduate general education and/or baccalaureate courses: Doctorate or Master’s degree in the teaching discipline or Master’s degree with a concentration in the discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline).
2. Faculty teaching graduate and post-baccalaureate course work: Earned Doctorate/ terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline (a minimum of 18 hours above the Master’s degree in the teaching discipline).
DA 675. Business Analytics. (3 Credits)
This course expands on methods of Data Analytics used to address business challenges. Methods covered include confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, data visualization, regression, and data mining techniques. This course offers a hands-on approach to methods used in this new and exciting field. Prerequisite: MBA 601. (Fall)
EDBA 820. Organizational Problem Solving; Design and Measurement. (3 Credits)
A graduate-level Research Methods course designed for experienced business professionals to frame organizational problems in the context of a scientific research study. Students learn to design a research study with consideration of operationalizing theoretical constructs and instrumentation. Topics include reliability, validity, survey design and administration, random sampling, generalizability, measurement scales, and psychometrics.
SRM 502 Applied Statistics (3); SRM 608 Experimental Design (3); SRM 609 Sampling Methods (3); SRM 610 Statistical Methods III (3); SRM 625 Applied Multiple Regression (3); SRM 627 Survey Research Methods (3);
Qualifications:
Does this faculty member hold a terminal degree in this discipline or a related field?
Yes
Ph.D in Applied Statistics/Research Methods
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