BZAN 7706 Data Analytics 1: Model Building
Machine Learning, big data, data mining, predictive analytics. These are what the course covers. They consist of the creation and use of mathematical computer models to predict important quantities and events with uncanny accuracy. As one book put it, " Who clicks, who buys, and who dies." The course teaches both the principles and the details of the major methods of making and applying these models to actual business problems. To produce models on the computer, students also learn the R coding language. This is the preferred high-level software for Machine Learning and statistical applications. STEM-designated
Course overview
- Department
- Business Analytics
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- BZAN7703
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.12 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.39 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 14
| 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 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 40 of 46 |
| Fall 2025 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 40 of 44 |
| Summer 2025 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 21 |
| Spring 2025 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 45 |
| Fall 2024 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 46 of 52 |
| Summer 2024 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 28 |
| Spring 2024 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 54 of 61 |
| Fall 2023 | Pieter Vanderwerf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 of 63 |
| Summer 2023 | Pieter Vanderwerf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 of 28 |
| Spring 2023 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 51 of 63 |
| Fall 2022 | Jiri Chod | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 38 of 43 |
| Fall 2022 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 22 |
| Summer 2022 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 9 of 32 |
| Spring 2022 | Pieter Vanderwerf | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 40 of 81 |
| Fall 2021 | Jiri Chod | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 44 of 84 |
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01