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Data Sciences and Operations (DSO)
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in BRI; phone (213) 740-0172.
- BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum of 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate applications and forms are available by calling 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Applied understanding of how spreadsheets are used to analyze business information. Create real world software applications for use in accounting, finance, marketing and operations. Duplicates credit in former IOM-401.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16214R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Monday | 34 of 48 | Francis Pereira | JFF LL103 | PDF (793167 KB) |  |
| 16215R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Francis Pereira | PDF (793167 KB) | | |
| 16216R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 20 of 40 | Francis Pereira | JFF LL103 | PDF (793167 KB) | |
A variety of forecasting techniques used by a variety of businesses. Emphasis on learning to apply these techniques to real data.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16218R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 48 | Robertas Gabrys | JFF LL103 | Word (605845 KB) | |
An overview of key concepts of big data and related digital technologies and their applications to different business problems. Hands-on experience at introductory level.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16219R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Thu, Sat | 17 of 36 | Erik Krogh | JFF LL102 | PDF (368764 KB) | |
| 16220R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 40 of 40 | Mohammed Alyakoob | BRI5 | |
Problem-solving and algorithmic thinking. R programming for business. Small programs that solve specific business analytics tasks. Assessing the validity of analytics-based recommendations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16226R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 36 | Inga Maslova | JFF331 | PDF (495677 KB) | |
Implement strategies and approaches for defining, performing and presenting business analytics. Analyze cases through the lens of descriptive, predictive and prescriptive tools. Uses Python programming.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16335R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 35 of 35 | Austin Pollok | ACC236 | PDF (524567 KB) | |
Foundational knowledge for managing a small business on the internet including strategies, tools, and resources integrated with hands-on skills for developing a small business website. Duplicates credit in former IOM-462.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16236R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 44 of 47 | Richard Selby | JFF LL103 | |
Selected topics reflecting current trends and recent developments in data sciences, information systems, operations management, and statistics. May be repeated only if topic is different.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| 16239R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 23 of 34 | Paat Rusmevichientong | HOH2 | PDF (284621 KB) | |
Sustainability concepts and frameworks, design for environment, closed-loop supply chains, sustainability in sourcing, green facilities, renewable energy, facility location and transportation decisions, strategic sustainability implementation.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Business, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Analytics, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 16301 is for students enrolled in the MSGSCM program only. Section 16302 is for MBAs and other students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16301D | 277 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 51 of 60 | Christopher Gopal | ONLINE | PDF (326134 KB) |  |
| 16302D | 277 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | Canceled | PDF (326134 KB) | |
Foundational knowledge for business analytics, including strategies, methods, and tools integrated with hands-on skills for defining business analytics for data-driven decision making and innovation.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Finance
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Graduate Visitor, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16303R | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 47 of 56 | Lorena Martin | JKP212 | | |
| 16304R | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 37 of 54 | Richard Selby | JKP102 | |
Principles of probability methodology. Application for providing structure to uncertainty. Develop, implement, and use probability models.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Business Taxation, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student, Graduate Visitor
- Note: Section 16307 is for MBAs and other students. Section 16308 is for MSBA students only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16307R | 411 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 35 of 40 | Dawn Porter | JKP212 | PDF (150303 KB) | |
| 16308D | 411 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 22 of 26 | Dawn Porter | JKP212 | PDF (150303 KB) | |
Introduction to data-warehousing, multidimensional database, on-line analytical processing, and survey of business intelligence applications that extract useful information from data warehouses. Business applications emphasized.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Research, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Finance
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 16277 is for MBT students only. MBAs and other graduate studetns should choose section 16273.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16273R | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 38 of 56 | Arif Ansari | JKP112 | | |
| 16277D | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 14 | Arif Ansari | JKP112 | |
Computer-assisted analysis of business data; advanced multiple regression analysis, survey analysis, ANOVA testing for Marketing-type applications and Times Series Analysis methods will be covered.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (GSBA 506B or GSBA 524 or GSBA 545)
- Note: Section 16268 is for MBA's and other graduate students. Section 16269 is for MSBA students only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16268R | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 27 of 33 (2 on waitlist) | Dawn Porter | JKP112 | PDF (226260 KB) | |
| 16269D | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 29 of 29 | Dawn Porter | JKP112 | PDF (226260 KB) | |
Overview of highly computational modern statistical learning methods; applications of logistic regression, neural networks, LASSO, trees, boosting and GAM, etc., to finance and marketing data.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Analytics, Business Administration/Pharmacy
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: DSO 530 is an MS in Business Analytics core course. Sections 16270, 16275, and 16276 are for strudents admitted to the MSBA program only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16270D | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 62 of 65 | Xin Tong | JKP212 | | |
| 16275D | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 58 of 65 | Xin Tong | JKP112 | | |
| 16276D | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 61 of 65 | Xin Tong | JKP112 | |
Developing a strategic perspective on emerging digital innovations shaping consumer-oriented businesses. Topics include artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, augmented/virtual reality, post-screen usability and cybersecurity.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Global Supply Chain Management, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: section 16271 is for MBAs and other students. Section 16279 is for MSBA students only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16271R | 415 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 40 of 41 | Inge Lindholm | JKP212 | PDF (513448 KB) | |
| 16279D | 415 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 12 of 15 | Inge Lindholm | JKP212 | PDF (513448 KB) | |
Application of Monte Carlo simulation to determine a range of outcomes for all possible courses of action. Application of Excel simulation.
- Corequisite: DSO 516
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 16283 is for MBAs and other students. Section 16284 is for MS Business Analytics students only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16283R | 415 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 14 of 24 | Cosimo Arnesano | JKP212 | | |
| 16284D | 415 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 20 of 29 | Cosimo Arnesano | JKP212 | |
Data cleaning and reshaping; good vs. bad graphics; univariate, bivariate, trivariate, hypervariate and time series graphics; interactive graphics; web-related computing.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Finance
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16278R | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 43 of 56 | Lorena Martin | JKP202 | |
Application of decision analysis, simulation and optimization techniques to managerial problems. Learn how to create and present useful spreadsheet models to analyze practical business models.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 16280 and 16286 are for MSBA students only. Section 16281 and 16282 are for MBAs and other students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16280D | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 10 | Bala Subramanian | JKP204 | | |
| 16281R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 46 | Bala Subramanian | JKP204 | | |
| 16282R | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 31 of 51 | Ashok Srinivasan | JKP212 | | |
| 16286D | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 4 of 5 | Ashok Srinivasan | JKP212 | |
Application of Six Sigma practices and techniques to improve operations in organizations. Duplicates credit in ISE 507.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Analytics, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student, Professional Year 1
- Note: DSO 549 is a core class for students in the MSGSCM program only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16287D | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 35 of 35 (18 on waitlist) | Nick Vyas | BRI202 | | |
| 16289D | 372 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 53 of 54 | Nick Vyas | ONLINE | | |
| 16291D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 33 of 35 | Nick Vyas | BRI202 | |
SQL; relational database systems; data storage; data manipulation; data aggregation.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Global Supply Chain Management, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16290R | 415 | Lecture | 11:00-1:50pm | Monday | 46 of 54 (1 on waitlist) | Robertas Gabrys | JKP102 | PDF (305830 KB) | |
NoSQL; semi-structured and unstructured databases; data storage; data manipulation; distributed databases.
- Prerequisite: DSO 552
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Global Supply Chain Management, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: DSO 553 is a core class for students in the MSBA program only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16292D | 411 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 66 of 70 | Joydeep Banerjee | JKP112 | | |
| 16294D | 411 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 73 of 73 (13 on waitlist) | Joydeep Banerjee | JKP212 | | |
| 16296D | 415 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 50 of 70 | Joydeep Banerjee | JFF LL105 | |
Designing and executing business strategies for sustainability (environmental, economic, social/cultural) enabled by digital technologies. Emerging market contexts; team consulting project; international travel. (Duplicates credit in the former GSBA 554.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Business, Global Supply Chain Management
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Course schedule for 7 select Saturdays in attached course guide. This class includes 5 semester-long Danish company team field projects and a virtual international field trip to Copenhagen, Denmark in Spring break March 14-18. The Spring break Virtual Denmark week will start very early morning in LA to be able to visit the Danish companies in European time afternoon and get company briefings followed by MBA/MS project mid-point presentations with feedback from company managers. Please note that first session is on Saturday, January 22nd and it is required to attend the first session.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16274R | 033 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Saturday | 21 of 30 | Inge Lindholm | JKP202 | PDF (463385 KB) | |
Study of global logistics infrastructures - water, rail, road, and air - through readings, team research and presentation, international site visits, and final written report. Open only to Global Supply Chain Management majors. Duplicates credit in former IOM 557a.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Global Supply Chain Management
- Note: DSO 557a is a core class for students in the MSGSCM course only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16328D | 415 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 33 of 36 | Nick Vyas | BRI202 | | |
| 16329D | 415 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 36 (6 on waitlist) | Nick Vyas | BRI202 | | |
| 16331D | 277 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 52 of 60 | Nick Vyas | ONLINE | |
Python programming for descriptive data analytics and technical tools for business applications. Solving business problems and formulating actionable business recommendations including their limitations.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Due to the introductory nature of this course, MS Business Analytics students are restricted from taking this course.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16327R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 55 of 57 (8 on waitlist) | Robertas Gabrys | JKP202 | PDF (79383 KB) | |
Acquire, analyze, visualize and perform natural language processing (NLP) on text data. Apply Python, machine learning packages, statistical methodology and computer code to business decision-making.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16297D | 277 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 65 of 65 (36 on waitlist) | Yu Chen | ONLINE | |
Fraud detection model systems; identify normal vs. outlying behavior; malicious adversaries; complex datasets; supervised and unsupervised fraud statistical models; measures of model efficacy.
- Prerequisite: DSO 545
- Corequisite: DSO 530
- Note: **Proficiency in R or Python Programing Language required for enrollment in DSO 562** Sections 16237 and 16238 are MS Business Analytics courses and are intended for students admitted to the MSBA program only. However if any seats are available as of 12/6, other students can register via USC Web Registration. If the class is full, students can request a Wait List Request form from registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16237R | 372 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 65 of 72 (2 on waitlist) | Stephen Coggeshall | ONLINE | | |
| 16238R | 372 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 65 of 77 | Stephen Coggeshall | ONLINE | |
Analytics for supply chain planning. Data-driven decision making, solving real-world problems, utilizing scalable technology, current industry best practices and inventory/network optimization.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 16299 is an MS Global Supply Chain Management course and is intended for students admitted to the MS GSCM program only. However, if any seats are available as of 12/7, other students can register via USC Web Registration. If the class is full, students can request a Wait List form from registration@marshall.usc.edu. Section 16300 is for student enrolled in the MSBA program only.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16299R | 372 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 55 of 58 (5 on waitlist) | Robert Wang | ONLINE | PDF (1921396 MB) | |
| 16300D | 372 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 22 of 22 (1 on waitlist) | Robert Wang | ONLINE | PDF (1921396 MB) | |
Applications and models of marketing-related data analyses to the development of data-driven marketing strategies and making data-driven marketing decisions. Duplicates credit in the former DSO 566.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Global Supply Chain Management, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MKT department but may qualify for major credit in DSO. To register, enroll in MKT 566.
- Note: Sections 16522, 16542, and 16546 are for MBA and other graduate students. Section 16544 is for MS Marketing Students only. Section 16545 is for MS Business Analytics Students only. Please be mindful of registering for the correct section for your program.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16522R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 24 of 25 (8 on waitlist) | Kalinda Ukanwa | JKP102 | PDF (339896 KB) | |
| 16542R | 033 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 39 of 42 (2 on waitlist) | Kalinda Ukanwa | JKP104 | PDF (339677 KB) | |
| 16544D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 27 of 29 | Kalinda Ukanwa | JKP102 | PDF (339896 KB) | |
| 16545D | 033 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 12 (1 on waitlist) | Kalinda Ukanwa | JKP104 | PDF (339677 KB) | |
| 16546R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 52 of 55 (1 on waitlist) | Kalinda Ukanwa | JKP112 | PDF (339677 KB) | |
Decision making under uncertainty using real data applying the most advanced optimization, statistical and probability methods. Duplicates credit in former IOM 570.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Global Supply Chain Management, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Finance
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16272R | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 36 of 52 | Paat Rusmevichientong | JKP102 | PDF (317468 KB) | |
How companies can implement 'big data' initiatives to improve business activities. How leading companies have successfully implemented 'big data' initiatives and why some have failed.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Global Supply Chain Management
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Previously offered as DSO 599 Getting the Organization Ready for Big Data. Students who have taken Getting the Organization Ready for Big Data may not take DSO 574 for credit. Section 16319 and 16324 are for MSBA students only. Section 16317 and 16318 are for MBAs and other students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16317R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 40 of 40 | Milan Miric | JKP212 | | |
| 16318R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 13 of 11 | Milan Miric | JKP212 | | |
| 16319D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 49 of 49 (1 on waitlist) | Milan Miric | JKP212 | | |
| 16324D | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 21 of 22 | Milan Miric | JKP212 | |
Issues in supply chain management. Supply chain performance and dynamics. Tools for planning, control and coordination. Supply chain design and strategy. Recommended preparation: GSBA 504b or GSBA 534.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16288R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 56 | Bala Subramanian | JKP112 | PDF (459184 KB) | |
Development of conceptual and analytic skills for improving operations. Analysis of business strategy, formulating and implementing operations strategy, process analysis and design, and project management.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Strategy and Management Consulting, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Analytics, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 16325 is an MS Global Supply Chain Management course and is intended for students admitted to the MS GSCM program only. However, if any seats are available as of 12/7, other students can register via USC Web Registration. If the class is full, students can request a Wait List Request form from registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16325R | 372 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Saturday | 59 of 60 (20 on waitlist) | Tathagata Dasgupta | ONLINE | |
Application of operations management tools and techniques to improve the performance of healthcare delivery systems. May include international travel.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Sustainability and Business, Global Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16330R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 32 of 35 | Sriram Dasu | ACC201 | PDF (770453 KB) | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC. Open only to master's students. Duplicates credit in former IOM-590.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16295D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Individual or team projects studying the practices of an industry, company, government agency, country, geographic region, etc. Proposal, data collection, analyses, and written report. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: completion of required M.B.A, M.Acc., or M.B.T. courses. Open only to graduate students. Duplicates credit in former IOM-592.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16310D | 033 | 0.5-3.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16309D | 415 | 0.5-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 30 | Francis Pereira | OFFICE | | |
| 16311D | 033 | 0.5-3.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 20 | Dawn Porter,Xin Tong, Francis Pereira,Murat Bayiz | OFFICE | | |
| 16313D | 033 | 1.5-3.5 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Dawn Porter,Francis Pereira | OFFICE | |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest (Curricular Practical Training). Recommended preparation: completion of required MBA, MSGSCM, or MSBA courses.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Analytics, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Global Supply Chain Management, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Optimization and Supply Chain Management, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16312D | 033 | 0.5-2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 28 of 30 | Dawn Porter,Nick Vyas | OFFICE | | |
| 16315D | 033 | 1.5 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 30 | Dawn Porter,Nick Vyas | OFFICE | | |
| 16321D | 415 | 0.5-2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 30 | Dawn Porter | OFFICE | |
Hands-on practical experience working with a Marshall faculty member in the Data Sciences and Operations Department on an ongoing research project. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: completion of all required courses in the student's program. Open only to graduate students. Duplicates credit in the former IOM-596.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16314D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations. Open only to graduate business students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Global Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16320D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 36 | Robertas Gabrys,Dylan Fonseca | OFFICE | |