BZAN 7708 Data Analytics 3: In Practice

Modern information systems now generate massive volumes of data. Organizations everywhere struggle to aggregate, analyze, and monetize the growing deluge of data. Business Analytics capitalizes on this data by combining statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, and fact-based management. Managers can explore patterns, predict future trends and develop proactive, knowledge-driven decisions that affect all parts of modern organizations. This course provides students with a pragmatic familiarity with the capabilities and limitations of emerging analytics techniques, an introduction to Python, an overview of methods and tools, and a core understanding required to be an intelligent manager, designer, and consumer of analytics models. STEM-designated This course was formerly numbered: ISYS7705

Course overview

Department
Business Analytics
School
CSOM
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
BZAN7703 and BZAN7706

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.47 / 5 · Very Good
170 responses
Instructor rating
4.73 / 5 · Excellent
170 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Jonathan Beebe4.24.54.64.74.54.44.34.54–6 hrs/week31 of 31
Fall 2025Jonathan Beebe4.44.64.84.84.74.74.54.44–6 hrs/week35 of 38
Summer 2025Jonathan Beebe4.54.74.94.94.74.84.34.87–9 hrs/week36 of 41
Spring 2025Jonathan Beebe4.54.84.94.84.74.74.54.54–6 hrs/week34 of 34
Fall 2024Jonathan Beebe4.74.94.94.94.74.94.74.64–6 hrs/week34 of 38

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Jonathan Beebe
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.73/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Jonathan Beebe · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Jonathan Beebe · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Jonathan Beebe · On-line Asynchronous · Offered