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  • Information and Syllabus

    Welcome to the course! 

    Please take a look at the Course syllabus (updated 12.10.2023) to find important information regarding course content, structure, assessment, etc. All study materials, except the course books, will be provided and made available on the pages found in the sidebar. Please, check the course schedule in the syllabus or at the respective modules pages.

    All lectures and tutorials are pre-recorded and uploaded every Mon each week. You are free to watch at any time.

    There will be on-campus introductory session, Tue, 24.10.2023 16.30-18.30, Room T2-C105, Computer Science building (Konemiehentie 2). Other Q&A session will be held online via zoom. The link is given below.

    Zoom live session is only for Q&A: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/69442844707 every Tuesday (16:30-18:30) starting from 31.10.2023We encourage everyone to join the session and be interactive with teachers. Please, come to the beginning of the session - if there are no students or questions, the session is ended earlier.

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      Updated on October 12, 2023

    • DSFB II 2023 Schedule

    • Contacts


      Professor: Pekka Malo, D.Sc. (quant. methods), M.Sc. (math)

      Assistant 1: 
      Iaroslav Kriuchkov, M.Sc. (Management/CEMS)
      • Email: iaroslav.kriuchkov(at)aalto.fi
        • Theory-related questions in Module 1, 4
        • Questions about tutorial, assignment and grading in Module 1, 3, 4
        • Questions about enrolment
        • Practical arrangements of the course
        • Please write to me in English
        • Use the subject DSBquery in your email

      Assistant 2: Zhiqiang Liao, M.Sc. (industrial engineering)
      • Email: zhiqiang.liao(at)aalto.fi
        • Theory-related questions in Module 1
        • Questions about tutorial, assignment and grading in Module 2
        • Please write to me in English
        • Use the subject DSBquery in your email

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      This course is supported by DataCamp, a great learning platform where you can learn R, Python and SQL through a combination of short expert videos and hands-on-the-keyboard exercises. We have arranged a Classroom license for all DSFB II students that will grant you access to DataCamp's premium content for 6 months starting from October 25. DataCamp courses won't be mandatory, but we will recommend the courses for the topics of our course. We also encourage all students to use this chance and explore also more advanced courses. 

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