University of Redlands

Analytical skills enable students to approach business problems with logical thinking, and then to model and solve them using measurable data, quantitative methods, and critical reasoning. Contemporary, real-world problems are often complex and cut across contexts. Analytical reasoning helps us make sense of this complexity, and analytical skills, which build bridges across business disciplines and organizational functions, help us to solve 21st-century problems. Building a framework that links analytically-based courses is a curricular focus, as is compiling a library of teaching resources (cases, assignments) to accompany that framework. Co-curricular opportunities exist with online resources (e.g. ALEKS), tutoring, and robust assessment at the beginning of the student experience.