The seminar provides students with knowledge and skills to develop actuarial and financial databases, and implement statistical modeling techniques as an integral part of automated data analysis. Real data will be used so that students may have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in assisting decision making related to the actuarial field and financial market. Microsoft Access, especially Access Basic and DLL (Dynamic Link Library), as well as SAS will be used as major computer tools. Offered in the fall semester.