FIN 550

Fall 2025 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

Big Data Analytics in Finance for Predictive and Causal Analysis

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Credit: 4 hours.

Recent trends in "big data" present both enormous challenges and opportunities for businesses. This course introduces concepts and techniques of data analytics and shows how they can be used for making predictions, and to distinguish between correlation and causation, in the context of financial and economic analysis. Covered tools include data visualization, machine learning, regression analysis, randomized trials, A/B testing, and quasi-experiments.

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FIN 550 class schedule data for fall 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
76742	Lecture-Discussion	BD1	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Martinez Garcia, H Reif, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Section Info: Registration for FIN 550 has an application period during which interested students must complete an online application at https://go.gies.illinois.edu/FIN550Apply .This application period ends once open registration begins, after which the course will be open to all MSF and MSFE students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Financial Engineering, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
76741	Lecture-Discussion	BD2	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	3007 Business Instructional Fac	League, R Martinez Garcia, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Section Info: . Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Analytics - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
76755	Lecture-Discussion	BD3	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	3041 Business Instructional Fac	League, R Martinez Garcia, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Section Info: Registration for FIN 550 has an application period during which interested students must complete an online application at https://go.gies.illinois.edu/FIN550Apply .This application period ends once open registration begins, after which the course will be open to all MSF and MSFE students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Financial Engineering, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
77523	Lecture-Discussion	BD4	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	3007 Business Instructional Fac	League, R Martinez Garcia, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Analytics - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
80661	Lecture-Discussion	BD5	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	3039 Business Instructional Fac	Martinez Garcia, H Reif, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Section Info: Registration for FIN 550 has an application period during which interested students must complete an online application at https://go.gies.illinois.edu/FIN550Apply .This application period ends once open registration begins, after which the course will be open to all MSF and MSFE students. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Financial Engineering, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.