Timeroom: Fall 2022

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 444 (H01) - Meaning of Entrepreneurship

Hon/Meaning of Entrepreneurshp

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 13589

This course explores the idea and ideals of entrepreneurship, the creating of value through individual initiative, creativity and innovation. The idea of entrepreneurship is of significant relevance in the highly dynamic and competitive 21st century global economy. It is an idea that is important for students to understand and to critically consider and apply. Encourages the development of multiple views of entrepreneurship, and uses a broad, not just business, approach to the study as it engages students in the subject matter. Open to all majors.

Section Comments: Open only to new freshmen in June. Continuing students who will be freshmen or sophomores in the fall may register when WEBCAT registration re-opens in mid-July.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed classes in section: Freshman, Sophomore

Only the following students: Honors Program

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery), Honors course, Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)

Instructors: Jeffrey Sohl

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	PCBE 205

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 650 (01) - The Mel Rines Student Angel Investment Fund

Rines Angel Fund

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 13479

The Mel Rines Student Angel Investment Fund is a cross-disciplinary, undergraduate, student-managed private equity fund. The Fund allows students to learn angel and venture capital investment strategies through the first-hand experience of investing in start-up companies. Students evaluate entrepreneur pitches, conduct due diligence on potential investments, work with angel partners, and present to an investment committee their recommendations to invest capital. Students interested in joining the Fund must submit an application and undergo an interview process. Students in good standing may retake the course.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

Instructors: Jeffrey Sohl

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE 225

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 662 (01) - Programming for Business

Programming for Business

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14412

Introduces students to programming concepts. Covers fundamentals including functions, variable types, conditionals, and data structures. Students apply these concepts to a variety of business analytics problems including data collection, wrangling, reshaping, summarizing , and visualization. Prereq: ADMN 410.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): DS 562

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Maryann Clark

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	MW	9:40am - 11:00am	PCBE 225

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 662 (02) - Programming for Business

Programming for Business

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14413

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): DS 562

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Maryann Clark

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	PCBE 225

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 671 (01) - Data Visualization and Prescriptive Analytics

Data Viz & Prescript Analytics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14408

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. Prereq: ADMN 410, ADMN 420.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): DS 766

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Roger Grinde

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE 165

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 671 (02) - Data Visualization and Prescriptive Analytics

Data Viz & Prescript Analytics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14409

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): DS 766

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Roger Grinde

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	MW	3:40pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 165

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 673 (01) - Database Management

Database Management

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14410

Provides students with the skills necessary to understand the database environment of the firm. Topics include data models, normalization, SQL, data warehouses, and nosQL databases. Students learn to design and implement moderately complex relational databases in multi-user, client/server environments. Prereq: ADMN 410.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): DS 773

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Instructors: Ermira Zifla

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	PCBE G59

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 673 (02) - Database Management

Database Management

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 14411

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): DS 773

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Instructors: Ermira Zifla

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	PCBE G59

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 720 (01) - Topics in Decision Sciences II

Top/Predic Analyt:Regres Model

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 27
CRN: 15394

Introduces students to commonly used predictive analytics techniques and necessary programming with focus on regression analysis and model building. The course coverage is supported with real data applications and illustrations. The topics include linear and non-linear regression model building/selection, residual analysis, search algorithms, generalized linear models/classification, and clustering algorithms.

Section Comments: Full Title: Predictive Analytics: Regression Modelling

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Gorkem Turgut (G.T.) Ozer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	W	5:10pm - 8:00pm	PCBE 235

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 741 (01) - Private Equity/Venture Capital

Private Equity/Venture Capital

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2022 - Full Term (08/29/2022 - 12/12/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 10911

The focus is private equity in the context of financing innovation especially from the investor?s perspective. This course covers screening entrepreneurial ideas and business plans through the spectrum of entrepreneurial financing stages from seed, start-up, later-stage financing, to acquisition/buyouts and IPOs. Students will research, discuss and present state-of-the-art analyses and practices and have exclusive access to PitchBook database that provides users intelligence on the private markets, angels, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and private companies. Prereq: ADMN 570 and senior standing.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:ES

Instructors: Jeffrey Sohl

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/29/2022	12/12/2022	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	PCBE 215