BMGT347F

Prerequisite: BMGT340; must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in BMGT343. Credit only granted for: BMGT347 or BMGT448G. Formerly: BMGT448G. Introduces students to data science for financial applications using an industry-standard programming language. Students will use tools ranging from regression models to machine learning to investigate questions across a variety of areas within finance including asset management, corporate finance and FinTech. The course will illustrate how big data and data analytics can improve financial decision-making by focusing on problems facing finance professionals. Restricted to Quantitative Finance Fellows.