Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 444 (H02) - Meaning of Entrepreneurship

Hon/ Meaning Entrepreneurship

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 16419

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.

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

Only the following students: Honors College Admit, Honors Program

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

Instructors: Jeffrey Sohl

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	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 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 12429

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
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	12:40pm - 2:00pm	PCBE G25

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 662 (01) - Programming for Business

Programming for Business

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 12969

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.

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

Prerequisite(s): ADMN 410 with minimum grade of C-

Equivalent(s): DS 562

Only listed colleges in section: Paul College of Business&Econ

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Instructors: Maryann Clark

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE G59

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: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 12965

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

Mutual Exclusion : SC 671

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Roger Grinde

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	2:10pm - 3:30pm	PCBE 235

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Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 673 (01) - Database Management

Database Management

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 12967

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.

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

Prerequisite(s): ADMN 410 with minimum grade of C-

Equivalent(s): DS 773

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Ermira Zifla

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	PCBE 235

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Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 741 (01) - Private Equity/Venture Capital

Private Equity/Venture Capital

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 10712

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.

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

Prerequisite(s): ADMN 570 with minimum grade of C-

Classes not allowed in section: Sophomore

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:ES

Instructors: Lisa Keslar

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	PCBE 175

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 742 (01) - Internship in Entrepreneurial and Management Practice

Internshp Entreprenr &Mgt Prac

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 10828

Involves working for leading companies and dynamic entrepreneurs, as well as classroom instruction. The priority experiential, real-world, and real-time learning in the high-growth environment of entrepreneurial ventures. Focus on several topic areas, including venture capital.

Section Comments: See Laura Hill in Room 236 to get permission for this course.

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

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:ES

Instructors: Lisa Keslar

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	PCBE 135

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 774 (01) - E-Business

E-Business

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 10711

This course immerses students in the intersecting realms of technology and business. Students will explore key domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Global e-Business, Application Design, and Enterprise Systems, engaging in a hands-on, collaborative curriculum. Students will develop a strategic perspective on using IT innovations to drive business value, tackle real-world challenges, and build in-demand skills for dynamic technology careers.

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

Prerequisite(s): ADMN 410 with minimum grade of C-

Cross listed with : DS 898.01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Only listed majors in section: BUSADM:INFSYSAN

Instructors: Daniel Silverman

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	T	5:10pm - 8:00pm	PCBE 235

Additional Course Details:

The textbook for DS774 is Essentials of MIS, 15th edition along with MyLab. We will utilize the My Lab platform, case studies, simulations, and dynamic study modules. The ISBN for the book will be available mid-August. The latest version includes case studies from 2024. We will be given preferential pricing ($74.99)

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 801 (02) - Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Term 1 (08/26/2024 - 10/18/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 32
CRN: 13901

This course is designed to introduce students to the skills needed to succeed in today's big data environment through the application of data management techniques, business-oriented hands-on cases and exercises. Students will acquire concepts and application of data management techniques, business-oriented hands-on cases and exercises. Students will acquire concepts and techniques in the theory, design, and implementation of relational databases and Data Warehousing (DW) systems, queries in Structured Query Language (SQL), next generation query language (NoSQL).

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

Only listed majors in section: BUSINESS ANLYT

Instructors: Jing Wang

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	10/18/2024	M	8:10am - 11:30am	PCBE G45

Durham Paul College of Business&Econ :: Decision Sciences

DS 802 (03) - Probability and Simulation

Probability and Simulation

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Term 1 (08/26/2024 - 10/18/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 15652

The course is designed to provide an introductory understanding of the fundamentals of uncertainty quantification in business decision making. The course will serve as a building block for subsequent course work in inferential statistics, predictive analytics, and time series analysis. The topics include the axioms of probability theory, random variables, probability distributions, random variable generation using simulation methods, and system simulation for relevant business applications (e.g. inventory management, supply chain management, and staffing in call centers). An introduction to the programming language R will be part of the learning experience.

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

Instructors: Tevfik Aktekin

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	10/18/2024	F	8:10am - 11:30am	PBLANE 216