DS 671 (01) - Data Visualization and Prescriptive Analytics

Data Viz & Prescript Analytics

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ::Decision Sciences
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 30 
Term:  Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
CRN:  12965
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
The course focuses on Descriptive and Prescriptive Analytics. Students gain modeling and data analysis and visualization skills necessary to address a wide variety of business problems. In Descriptive Analytics, students learn principles of data visualization, data cleanup and wrangling, advanced data analysis and visualization tools, and dashboard design. In Prescriptive Analytics, students learn advanced spreadsheet modeling/programming, formulating and solving a variety of optimization problems, and performing sensitivity analysis.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): ADMN 410 with minimum grade of C- and ADMN 510 with minimum grade of C-
Equivalent(s):  DS 766
Classes not allowed in section: Freshman
Instructors:  Roger Grinde

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 2:10pm - 3:30pm PCBE 235
Final Exam12/13/2024 12/13/2024 F 3:30pm - 5:30pm PCBE 175