Courses

ISS5096 Methods

Experiments and Causal Inference

Spring Thursday, 14:20–17:20 TSMC Building, Room R406 Graduate

A graduate seminar on experimental and quasi-experimental designs for causal inference. This course introduces methods widely used in domains such as marketing, information systems, and the social sciences for establishing cause-and-effect relationships from data.

Key Topics

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) Difference-in-Differences (DiD) Matching Methods (PSM, CEM) Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) Instrumental Variables (IV) Causal Machine Learning DAGs & Causal Mechanisms Panel Data & Fixed Effects
ISS4066 Skills

Programming for Business Analytics (Undergraduate)

Fall 2026 Monday, 14:20–17:20 TSMC Building, Room R421 Undergraduate

An undergraduate introduction to data analysis with R for business: wrangling and visualizing data, evaluating causal claims, linear regression, and quantifying uncertainty.

Key Topics

R Programming Fundamentals Data Wrangling & Visualization Causality & Regression Statistical Uncertainty Bootstrapping vs. CLT Professional Workflow (R, RStudio, Git, GitHub)
ISS5066 Skills

Programming for Business Analytics (Graduate)

Fall 2026 Thursday, 14:20–17:20 TSMC Building, Room R421 Graduate

A graduate course on empirical analysis with R: from data wrangling and visualization to causal reasoning, regression, and uncertainty quantification, culminating in a research-grade project that prepares students for Experiments and Causal Inference.

Key Topics

R Programming Fundamentals Data Wrangling & Visualization Causality, DAGs & Covariate Selection Regression & Prediction Statistical Uncertainty Professional Workflow (R, RStudio, Git, GitHub)

The Fall 2026 PBA course websites serve as the digital course syllabi and are updated throughout the semester. Check the relevant Course Homepage regularly for the latest schedule, required readings, lecture slides, and R scripts.