This course has three objectives. Please consider your interest in these objectives as you decide whether or not to register for this course.
1. Learn basic coding skills in SAS®, a data analytics platform used by leading European firms such as Allianz, HSBC, ING, Lufthansa, Nestle, Rabobank, Vodafone, and Volvo (more details in section III page 3), plus an extra credit opportunity to receive SAS® certifications.
2. Apply your SAS coding skills to case-based exercises to solve business problems in industry and corporate settings, including airlines such as Lufthansa, commercial banks such as Commerzbank, consumer products firms such as Adidas, and investment banks such as Deutsche Bank.
3. Apply your SAS coding skills to perform a medium-length coding project on a business-society topic of interest to you (more details in section IX on pages 9-12)
We will achieve objective 1 through asynchronous video from March to May, objective 2 through in-person class meetings on the OTH campus during June, and objective 3 during the final exam period in July.