STSCI 5981
Sports Analytics in Practice
This practicum course provides an applied framework for understanding and implementing data analytics within the sport industry. Students will engage in individual or collaborative projects addressing authentic analytical challenges in sport contexts. Through these projects, students will integrate analytical knowledge with practical application, critically examining how quantitative methods and data-driven approaches inform strategic and evidence-based decision-making.
Topics
- Apply analytical frameworks to sport industry datasets, demonstrating how data-driven insights inform strategic and operational decisions.
- Employ data management and analytical techniques to identify, prepare, and interpret variables relevant to sport data science and business analytics challenges.
- Synthesize project findings to develop and communicate actionable recommendations grounded in quantitative evidence and contextual understanding.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
background equivalent to: CS 1110 or CS 1112 or STSCI 2110.
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Catalogue variants
- Sports Analytics in Practice · 2.0 · Graduate