Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2021

     

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MGMT 782 001 (CRN: 14538)

TECH TOOLS FOR BUSINESS

Long Title: TECH TOOLS FOR BUSINESS
Department: Management
Instructor: Kakhbod, Ali
Meeting: 12:30PM - 2:00PM MW (23-AUG-2021 - 4-OCT-2021) 
Part of Term: MBA Term I
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1.5
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
MBA for Professional Extended
MBA for Professionals
MBA for Professional Weekend
MBA - Executive Program
MBA
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Graduate Quadmester
Prerequisites: MGMT 595 OR MGMP 595 OR MGMW 595 OR MGMT 895
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required)
Section Enrolled: 50
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2024 12:14PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
 
Description: Introduces tools for business data analysis beyond Excel, including python and SQL. Teaches how to query SQL databases using SQL clients, Excel, and python. Teaches how to filter, reshape, summarize, and visualize data in python. Provides an introduction to machine learning methods for forecasting, including data transformations and ways to avoid overfitting. Teaches how to implement the methods in python.