ADSA 8015 Sports Analytics
Sports analytics is a rapidly evolving industry with careers in professional and amateur organizations, in the media, in supporting tech/agency companies, and elsewhere. Students will expand their critical thinking skills and explore the current state of sports analytics with a focus on business operations. Students will hear from industry professionals, summarize data creatively, improve data-based decision-making, optimize metric outputs, and improve presentation skills. Most importantly, students will think critically about real-world problems, where there isnt one correct solution and where there are many valid approaches.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.19 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.37 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 6
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Gregory Krug | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 11 of 15 |
| Summer 2025 | Gregory Krug | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | 7 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Gregory Krug | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 15 |
| Summer 2024 | Gregory Krug | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Spring 2024 | Gregory Krug | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | — | 15 of 22 |
| Spring 2023 | Stephen Shea | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 7–9 hrs/week | 14 of 20 |