Study location	Germany, Berlin
Type	On Campus, full-time
Nominal duration	4 weeks (6 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	Winter School
Accreditation	6 ECTS

Tuition fee	€2,150 per programme The program price consists of the course/tuition fee (student or working professional, see details below) plus the registration fee (€60). Student course/tuition fee: €2090 Working professional course/tuition fee: €2510 This course/tuition fee covers the course, course materials and a cultural program.
Registration fee	€60 one-time The registration fee is in addition to the course/tuition fee and covers the processing of your application. It is payable upon registration. Please note that the registration fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification	At least one year of university experience or equivalent work experience The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. Please upload one of the following documents: University degree Transcript of records University enrollment certificate

Language requirements

English All applicants are required to upload a document or certificate to demonstrate their proficiency in English language. If you are a non-native English speaker, you must prove you have a score equivalent to the level B2 or above in the European system (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or CEFR), or provide evidence that you’ve undertaken an equivalent degree/studies in English. A list of scores from the main providers is included for reference. Certificates from other providers are also accepted. CEFR: B2 IELTS: 5-6 Cambridge exam: First certificate in English FCE (A-C) TOEFL iBT: 87 TOEFL Paper based: 600 Chinese CET – 4: 493 Chinese CET – 6: 450 TOEIC: 685 More details: www.tu.berlin/international/summer-school/requirements If you are a native English speaker, please select this during registration. You will then be exempt from having to upload proof of English level.

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Please upload your health insurance policy in English (all pages).

More information	tu.berlin/international/summer-school

Overview

The course of Business Data Science with Python contains the learning materials, practices and case studies to develop the knowledge and skills of the students in the field of data science and its application in the real business/work world.

The students will learn how to apply analytical techniques and scientific principles to extract valuable information from business data for decision-making, strategic planning.

This skills-based specialization is intended for learners who have a basic programming background and want to apply statistical, machine learning, information visualization, and data analysis techniques through python programming language and other tools.

Learning Goals:

• Understanding statistical association and the difference between causation and correlation
• Understanding and developing the skills to apply descriptive techniques and Statistical inference in the real business cases, social and marketing studies
• Structural Equation Modeling SEM, Confirmatory Factor analysis CFA , Path analysis
• Time-series Analysis
• Advanced visualization techniques as an initial step to solve data analysis problems, including Geo-based visualization and Network visualization
• Machine Learning (ML) process, supervised vs unsupervised, validation approaches, over/ under fitting
• Introduction to basic Clustering approaches
• Introduction to basic Classification approaches
• Introduction to Social Network concept and its principles and applications.

Main course components:

Principles of Python

• Descriptive techniques
• Statistical inference
• Linear Regression
• Nonlinear Regression
• Structural Equation Modeling SEM
• Time series
• Clustering
• Classification