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Spring 2016  |  MBA 6240 Section 001: Competing in a Data-Driven Digital Age (55496)

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Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
01/19/2016 - 03/07/2016
Mon, Wed 09:55AM - 11:35AM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-123
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Course Catalog Description:
Contemporary managers must understand how the convergence of mobility, analytics, social media, cloud computing, and embedded devices are transforming firms, industries, markets and society. Using the foundation of data-driven business analytics, this course provides tools and frameworks for competing in the digital age. Students will learn general state-of-the-art analytics skills in the context of new platform based business models, digital search, big-data, social networks, social media and open innovation that pervade competition in the digital age. These will include the fundamentals of predictive modeling, large scale A/B testing, social networks analysis and an exposure to the work-horse tools of data-driven classification and prediction to explore patterns in rich datasets (such as k-nearest neighbors, classification trees and the design of recommendation systems). While this course will use case studies in the digital domain, the methods taught here have a wide range of applicability across functions and verticals in modern business environments. prereq: FT MBA student
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55496/1163

Spring 2016  |  MBA 6240 Section 002: Competing in a Data-Driven Digital Age (55495)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
01/19/2016 - 03/07/2016
Mon, Wed 01:45PM - 03:25PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-123
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Contemporary managers must understand how the convergence of mobility, analytics, social media, cloud computing, and embedded devices are transforming firms, industries, markets and society. Using the foundation of data-driven business analytics, this course provides tools and frameworks for competing in the digital age. Students will learn general state-of-the-art analytics skills in the context of new platform based business models, digital search, big-data, social networks, social media and open innovation that pervade competition in the digital age. These will include the fundamentals of predictive modeling, large scale A/B testing, social networks analysis and an exposure to the work-horse tools of data-driven classification and prediction to explore patterns in rich datasets (such as k-nearest neighbors, classification trees and the design of recommendation systems). While this course will use case studies in the digital domain, the methods taught here have a wide range of applicability across functions and verticals in modern business environments. prereq: FT MBA student
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55495/1163

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