Graduate Course Descriptions

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5604. Predictive Modeling for Managers

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: BADM 5103, or BADM 5180 and 5181; open only to MBA students, others with consent.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduces the techniques of predictive modeling in a data-rich business environment from a managers point of view. Covers the process of formulating business objectives, data selection, preparation, and partition to successfully design, build, evaluate and implement predictive models for a variety of practical business applications. Predictive models such as neural networks, decision trees, Bayesian classification, and others will be studied. The course emphasizes the relationship of each step to a company's specific business needs, goals and objectives. The focus on the business goal highlights how the process is both powerful and practical.

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