BADM 590

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Seminar in Business Admin

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Special topics in the general area of business. Topics are selected by the instructor at the beginning of each term.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated if topics vary; unlimited credit hours for graduate and professional students.

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BADM 590 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
37917	Lecture-Discussion	IS1	9:30AM -12:20PM	M	104 Irwin Doctoral Hall	Pant, G	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Txts&Ntwrks: LLMs&GNNs Bus Res Section Info: This course will meet in 104 Irwin Doctoral Study Hall. Business scholarship is a text-intensive field that draws on earnings calls, patents, online reviews, news articles, job postings, SEC filings, survey responses, social media posts, and contracts. Moreover, business phenomena are fundamentally relational. Firms exist within supply chain networks, alliance networks, co-invention networks, board interlock networks, competitive networks, and labor mobility networks. This doctoral seminar examines how large language models (LLMs) and graph neural networks (GNNs) can be applied to the two dominant forms of unstructured data in business research: text and networks. All substantive readings are drawn from leading journals. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Business Administrtn -UIUC.
49036	Lecture-Discussion	QFA	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	2007 Business Instructional Fac	Subramanyam, R	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: QuantFoundations for BusAnalyt Section Info: This section is cross-listed with BADM 373. Provides students a comprehensive overview of essential mathematical and statistical concepts necessary for effective data-driven business decision-making. The course covers linear algebra, probability theory, statistics foundation, exploratory data analysis, predictive analytics focusing on multivariate models and time series forecasting, and prescriptive analytics including optimization techniques and Monte Carlo Simulation. Through theoretical lectures and practical sessions using widely available software tools, students will develop the analytical skills required to solve real-world business problems. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Business Analytics - UIUC.
46671	Lecture-Discussion	QRM	1:00PM -3:50PM	W	ARR Business Instructional Fac	Graebner, M	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Qualitative Res Methods Section Info: This course will meet in 4001 BIF. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Business Administrtn -UIUC.
54729	Lecture-Discussion	SIB	5:00PM -6:20PM	M	ARR Wohlers Hall	Somaya, D	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: SEIB Brown Bag Section Info: This course will meet in 4001 BIF. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Business Administrtn -UIUC.