MISM 6212 — Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: MBostonNo campus, no room neededOnlineOne-On-OneOnlineTraditional
Examines data mining perspectives and methods in a business context. Introduces the theoretical foundations for major data mining methods and studies how to select and use the appropriate data mining method and the major advantages for each. Students use contemporary data mining software applications and practice basic programming skills. Focuses on solving real-world problems, which require data cleaning, data transformation, and data modeling.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 19 | 100 | 19% | 81.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 51 | 140 | 36% | 44.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 4 | 176 | 230 | 77% | 13.5 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 37 | 40 | 93% | 3.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 17 | 100 | 17% | 83.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 25% | 30.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 5 | 140 | 245 | 57% | 21.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 54 | 55 | 98% | 0.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 32 | 240 | 13% | 104.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 5 | 118 | 180 | 66% | 12.4 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 54% · T 13% · W 14% · Th 6% · F 0%
Common patterns: M (40% of sections), async (27% of sections), MW (14% of sections), T (13% of sections), R (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Xiaoping Liu (66% of students) · reviews
- Christoph Riedl (34% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Bhawesh Sah (68% of students) · reviews
- Anand Nair (11% of students) · reviews
- Xavier Babu (10% of students) · reviews
- Norman Jacknis (7% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Xiupeng Wang (98% of students) · reviews
- Xiaoping Liu (2% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Paul Cerrato (53% of students) · reviews
- Christoph Riedl (47% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (MISM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All MISM courses · Plan it at numap.app
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