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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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ECON 634 001 (CRN: 14523)
MACHINE LEARNING FOR COMP ECON
Long Title: MACHINE LEARNING AND ALGORITHMS FOR COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS
Department: Economics
Instructor: Coleman, Chase
Meetings:
4:00PM - 6:30PM F (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
8:00PM - 8:50PM F (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 4
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: ECON 510
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 1
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 30
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 2
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 2:18AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: This course will cover supervised learning (both regression and classification) , reinforcement learning, and model selection via validation procedures. The course prepares students to apply a variety of classical and cutting-edge machine learning techniques to problems in economics. Students will be taught principled approaches that adhere to best practices and promote understanding and transparency. Cross-list: ECON 434. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ECON 634 if student has credit for ECON 434.