The course takes place in period

1 (2019-08-01 to 2019-10-27)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is...

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected
to
be able to...

Course contents

In this course the students will be introduced
to
the basic concepts and methods in business
analytics, with a special focus on the notion of
optimization as the basis of prescriptive
analytics and also its role in other areas. The
students will be introduced the to process of
problem solving in analytics from data
understanding and preprocessing, through
modelling choices and implementation until the
interpretation, visualization and utilization of
the analysis. We will look at typical real-life
applications of business analytics from various
domains (marketing, finance, and others depending
also on the students background and interest).
The course will provide hands-on lectures to
performing the steps of modeling and analysis.

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
Examination 1 ....
Examination 2.... etc.
(examinations include written examination tests,
demonstrations and presentations, reports and
produktions, essays, and also presence at
specified occasions)

The examinations contribute to the final grade
as
follows: ...

Teacher

  • Scherbakov-Parland Andrej
  • Westerlund Magnus

Examiner

Westerlund Magnus

Group size

No limit (47 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2019-08-12 to 2019-09-08

Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2019-09-04 13:00 - 18:00 F249 Introduction to Analytics Westerlund Magnus
2019-09-06 13:00 - 18:00 F249 Introduction to Analytics Westerlund Magnus
2019-09-12 13:00 - 18:00 B320 Introduction to Analytics Westerlund Magnus
2019-09-13 13:00 - 18:00 F249 Introduction to Analytics Westerlund Magnus
2019-10-03 13:00 - 18:00 F249 Introduction to Analytics Westerlund Magnus
2019-10-04 13:00 - 18:00 F249 Introduction to Analytics Westerlund Magnus

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