Seminar Applied Business Analytics

 
 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Philipp Baumann

 Content
  • Students form groups and implement a machine learning system for a real-world business case
  • Each group submits a written report that describes the applied algorithms and the obtained results
 Degree level Master
 Semester Fall
 Language English
 Prerequisites
  • Recommended master courses: Big Data Analytics or Portfolio Optimization
  • Recommended bachelor course: Data Visualization and Machine Learning
  • Basic Python skills from recommended courses above 
  • Free online course that covers required Python skills: https://www.coursera.org/learn/python-data-analysis

 Dates (preliminary)

  • 14.09.2026: Introduction and assignment of machine learning algorithms to groups
  • 28.09.2026: Machine learning with Python
  • 19.10.2026: Interim code review
  • 30.10.2026: Submission deadline for implementation
  • 02.11.2026: Presentation of guidelines for written report
  • 09.11.2026: Discussion of implementation with lecturer
  • 30.11.2026: Submission deadline for written report
 Registration

Please register until September 10 via e-mail to philipp.baumann@unibe.ch; please include an up-to-date sheet of grades from your Bachelor's and Master's studies.

 Further information

KSL

ILIAS

Detailed information (as of May 4, 2026)

 Evaluation results

Evaluation fall semester 2025

 

Honored with the ALL Award for outstanding teaching