You will learn some of the world's most powerful predictive models. We cover a variety of machine learning algorithms and survival models. We have a hands-on approach, working on real case studies to deepen our understanding of how machine learning solves business problems. You will be exposed to Python and learn to write Python code. In teams, you will compete with peers to develop the best predictive models using machine learning algorithms.

Covers end-to-end processes relating to the capture, organization, use, and protection of data for analytical purposes. You will learn how to build an optimized relational database and use SQL to extract data to support an organization's analytics strategy and provide important managerial insights from raw data. Extraction, transformation, load (ETL) and data privacy/security will also be discussed in the context of modern organizations.

Prototyping and Product Development is an action-oriented and project-based course. You and your team will identify a problem, develop multiple prototypes that address the problem, and test prototypes through iterative experimentation. Class sessions will be a mix of hands-on exercises, selected readings, and guest speakers. The majority of class time will be devoted to project work to help teams complete their prototypes.

We cover natural language processing, deep learning, and artificial intelligence to apply them to text and image data. You will learn algorithms that are the backbone of technologies used by Google and Tesla. You will also learn about Transformers, a revolutionizing concept that has caused a paradigm shift in artificial intelligence. In teams, you will compete with peers to develop the best predictive models to process and analyze text data.

This course will introduce the latest practices and technologies for managing big data. It will first compare and contrast big data to relational data in both operational and analytical data systems. It will then explore modern technologies (e.g., Spark and NoSQL), cloud computing (e.g., AWS), and reference architectures for retrieving, storing, integrating and analyzing big data. Finally, it will demonstrate big-data-enabled AI applications.

In this course, you acquire skills in analytics project scoping, planning, risk analysis and management, resource allocation and budgeting, monitoring, and real options thinking. You will use state-of-the-art software such as Microsoft Project and Jira to plan and execute large-scale projects. You will also consider the challenge of managing projects and develop an awareness of behavioral decision-making biases in project management.

Why are some countries poor and how can growth be increased? How do we ensure basic services for the poorest? This course examines capacity, demand, and influence in development, covering poverty, inequality, and growth. Topics include land, labor, credit, human capital, environment, urbanization, risk, decentralization, and corruption. Students test theories of effectiveness, design anti-poverty programs, and write policy memos.

Graduate-level poetry writing workshop for advanced writing students. A weekly 2.5 hour workshop discussion of student poems. For more details, visit our program website at creativewriting.virginia.edu.

International relations studies often overlook underlying geographic, economic, & intern¿l order dimensions that varyingly benefit some states & disadvantage others. How does access to open seas or having a veto at the UN benefit a country? How does being landlocked or lacking natural resources disadvantage a country? Course highlights underlying dimensions shaping how a country perceives its interests & what it emphasizes in foreign policy.

Leading in the public context requires an understanding of one's own & others' thoughts, feelings, & motivations; & tools for working toward mutually valued outcomes. Course uses behavioral science to develop this understanding & build a toolkit. Through exercises, lectures, discussion, readings, & projects, students will learn general behavioral principles that they can leverage to work toward valued communal goals within public institutions.