Prerequisites: AD571. - Explore web analytics, text mining, web mining, and practical application domains. The web analytics part of the course studies the metrics of websites, their content, user behavior, and reporting. The Google Analytics tool is used for the collection of website data and doing the analysis. The text mining module covers the analysis of text including content extraction, string matching, clustering, classification, and recommendation systems. The web mining module presents how web crawlers process and index the content of websites, how search works, and how results are ranked. Application areas mining the social web and game metrics will be extensively investigated. R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course.
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Padalkar |
EPC 208 |
M 2:30 pm-5:15 pm |
Prerequisites: AD100, ADR100, METAD571 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| O1 |
Padalkar |
|
ARR 12:00 am-12:00 am |
Prerequisites: AD100, ADR100, METAD571
Students are assigned into class sections of about 15 with a member of the teaching team.
F1 student visa holders should contact the MET Administrative Science Department: adminsc@bu.edu prior to registering for any online class |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Padalkar |
|
T 6:00 pm-8:45 pm |
Prereq: AD571, AD100 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A2 |
Dickson |
|
R 12:30 pm-3:15 pm |
Prereq: AD571, AD100 |
Note that this information may change at any time. Please visit the MyBU Student Portal for the most up-to-date course information.
