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Course No: MIST.6170-082; SIS Class Nbr: 13628; SIS Term: 3510
Course Status: Open
Course Description
This is an advanced course on machine learning, data science, and AI for business. In this course, students learn how to analyze, design and develop machine learning and AI techniques and tools for business analytics. Applications to both strategic and operational problems in today's data-driven ecosystem will be discussed. Topics include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, statistical learning, ensemble learning, model and performance evaluation, text feature learning, text analytics, neural networks, deep learning, attention mechanism and transformers, large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and machine-learning and AI related ethical and social issues. The course will be taught using the Python programing language, but no prior experience with Python is required.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: MIST.6060 Business Intelligence & Data Mining or equivalent, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Xiaobai Li
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2025 Fall: Oct 27 to Dec 20
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1965
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.S. in Accounting Analytics, M.S. in Business Analytics
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