June 13, 2015

Class Update - Week 7


During week 6, we used the case of Harrah’s (now known as Caesar’ Entertainment) to review the material on data analytics and we had a brief introduction to database theory.
In the seminar, we used data from the wireless market to explore and try to understand hypercompetition.
Topics and Readings for Week 7
Theory: Continue or introduction to database theory (Chapter 5) and how to create sql queries. Answer questions related to the midterm.
Reading: Read chapter 5.
Seminar: There is no seminar in Week 7. In lieu of the seminar, I will hold extra office hours for the midterm.
Assignments for Week 7
The data collection part of the project is due on Monday, June 15th.
The midterm exam is scheduled for Friday, June 19th from 5:30-7:00 pm. The exam is open books - open notes, and it will be based on  everything we covered in lectures and seminars, except for database theory.