BZAN 8067 Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

This course builds on Data Analytics 1 to provide students with advanced tools and skills forMachine learning (ML) in business practice. On the technical side, the course content extends to a wider range of algorithms as well as advanced methods for data sampling and model building and evaluation. More depth in application comes from student reports on current events in Machine Learning, and a course project that involves complete model construction and analysis for an actual business problem with an actual corporate data set. The course assumes the student has experience with the basic machine learning algorithms and the R codinglanguage. STEM-designated.

Course overview

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

Catalog details

Prerequisites
BZAN7703 and BZAN7706 or BZAN7716

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.17 / 5

Based on 189 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Pieter Vanderwerf
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.57/5
  • Merve Unuvar
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 2.88/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Pieter Vanderwerf · Fulton Hall 245 M 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered