Timeroom: Spring 2023

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: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 53219

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.

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Instructors: Jeffrey Sohl

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	PCBE G25

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 662 (01) - Programming for Business

Programming for Business

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 54105

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Instructors: Maryann Clark

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE 125

Additional Course Details:

This hands-on course empowers you with essential programming skills needed in today's tech-driven business world. Through interactive coding activities, you'll learn to use the Python programming language to extract, analyze, and visualize data to generate business insights. No coding experience required. You'll gain confidence with core programming concepts through collaborative practice. Join us to learn essential Python coding skills you'll rely on throughout your career.

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Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 671 (01) - Data Visualization and Prescriptive Analytics

Data Viz & Prescript Analytics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 54141

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Instructors: Alison Chen

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	PBLANE 216

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 673 (01) - Database Management

Database Management

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 54140

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Instructors: Jing Wang

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	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: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 54176

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

Equivalent(s): DS 773

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Instructors: Jing Wang

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	PCBE G59

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 720 (01) - Topics in Decision Sciences II

Top/Pred Analy: Regress Model

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 55227

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: Top/Predictive Analytics: Regression Model Also listed as DS 898.01

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.

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Instructors: Gorkem Turgut (G.T.) Ozer

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	M	5:10pm - 8:00pm	PCBE 215

Additional Course Details:

2022-2023 Update: This course covers applied machine learning methods such as logistic regression, random forests, and XGBoost with a focus on solving actual business problems using as recent as 2022 data from companies such as Airbnb, Walmart, Carvana, Spotify, and Boston Bluebikes. The course also introduces artificial intelligence for business use by briefly covering deep learning and neural networks.

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 774 (01) - E-Business

E-Business

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 52859

Covers the concepts, tools, and strategies for understanding the challenges and exploiting the opportunities associated with e-commerce/e-business. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of online payment systems, cyber security, e-commerce marketing and advertising, web development, and web and social media analytics. Prereq: ADMN 410 and junior standing. DS 562 or CS 405 is strongly recommended.

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Instructors: Inchan Kim

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	T	5:10pm - 8:00pm	PCBE 235

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 775 (01) - Corporate Project Experience

Corporate Project Experience

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50794

Provides real-life experience in organizations. Work in groups on information systems and/or business analytics projects identified by sponsoring organizations. Integrate concepts and skills learned in prior business, analytics, and information systems courses. Learn project management concepts, work with project management tools, and use presentation techniques. Prereq: DS 673 and 2 ISBA Electives.

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Senior

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Nagaraj Bukkapatnam, Peter Zaimes, Roger Grinde

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	F	9:10am - 12:00pm	PCBE 215

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 775 (02) - Corporate Project Experience

Corporate Project Experience

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 52137

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Senior

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Nagaraj Bukkapatnam, Peter Zaimes, Roger Grinde

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	F	9:10am - 12:00pm	PCBE G59

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 775 (03) - Corporate Project Experience

Corporate Project Experience

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2023 - Full Term (01/24/2023 - 05/08/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 52415

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed classes in section: Senior

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Nagaraj Bukkapatnam, Peter Zaimes, Roger Grinde

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/24/2023	5/8/2023	F	9:10am - 12:00pm	PCBE G85