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BBAN4001

Data Science

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides a theoretical and practical introduction to a number of topics in data analysis and statistical learning, with special emphasis on applications in the field of economics.

These topics may include:

  • Linear, non-linear and logistic regression
  • Linear and quadratic discriminant analysis
  • Cross-validation
  • Bootstrapping
  • Decision trees and boosting
  • Support vector machines
  • Clustering
  • Neural networks
  • Data visualization

The course provides an introduction to the use of the programming language R or Python for data analysis. Use of other computer tools, such as SQL, can also be included.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate should:

  • Have a good knowledge of the basic techniques of data science
  • Be able to link applications of data science to issues related to the economic-administrative field

Skills

The candidate should:

  • Be able to perform basic data analyses in the programming language R or Python
  • Be able to understand and evaluate advanced data analyses as well as results from certain machine learning techniques

General Competence

The candidate should:

  • Be able to use data science to express, analyze and communicate economic issues
  • Have an understanding of data science and basic machine learning that can form the basis for further studies and lifelong learning

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises. The mandatory assignment must be approved before students can take the exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Assignment

Further on evaluation

Written school exam.

Information about compulsory exercises will be given at the start of the semester.

Note: students who attend the Master in Accounting and Auditing will have access to a postponed exam in August without any requirement of a valid due date or fail due to a potential need to achieve a C requirement in the course. These students must contact the department before the registration deadline of 9 July.

In the case of a re-sit exam and the last exam after the course has been discontinued, the form of assessment may be changed to an oral exam

Course materials

Textbook (subject to changes):

Shmueli, G., Bruce, P. C., Gedeck, P., & Patel, N. R. (2019). Data mining for business analytics: concepts, techniques and applications in Python. John Wiley & Sons.

Which chapters are on the syllabus, as well as possible additional reading materials, will be specified during the semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
BMRR4015 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
TMA4268 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Statistics
  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

NTNU Business School

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-11-24 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL430
13 candidates
Room SL311 grønn sone
9 candidates
Room SL410 blå sone
13 candidates
Room SL311 lyseblå sone
2 candidates
Room SL520
3 candidates

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.