{"id":2976,"date":"2025-04-30T15:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/adminsc\/?page_id=2976"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:05:07","slug":"py200","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/adminsc\/programs\/preparatory-labs\/py200\/","title":{"rendered":"PY200: Python Applications for Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jump-links\"><a href=\"\/adminsc\/preparatory-labs\/\" class=\"button small\">\u2190 Back to Preparatory Labs<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Python Application for Business PY200 is a non-credit lab, offered in self-paced and an instructor-led formats, and at no charge to BU MET graduate students.<\/p>\n<p>In PY200, attendees will learn how to apply Python techniques and write code to solve specific finance and business problems as this lab offers an advanced application of Python with a focus on data analysis and finance.<\/p>\n<p>After completing this self-paced laboratory, students will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use APIs to work with various finance and business databases.<\/li>\n<li>Perform regression and clustering analysis<\/li>\n<li>Get familiar with supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning techniques<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to use random forests, neural networks, and dimensionality reduction techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The PY200 Lab consists of four units that are worked on consecutively. At the end of each unit, students must pass a quiz, and score above 60% to unlock the next unit. Upon completion attendees will have an understanding of advanced data analysis in Python programming that will boost their ability to succeed in the following courses at BU MET:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/finance\/#course-METAD587\">Financial Analytics AD 561<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/finance\/#course-METAD587\">Interdisciplinary Methods for Quantitative Finance AD 587<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/courses\/analytics-data-business\/#course-METAD599\">Introduction to Python &amp; SQL for Business Analytics AD 599<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PY200 also features optional live sessions that run for approximately one hour (live sessions will be recorded and available for replay).<\/p>\n<h2>How to Register and Access PY200<\/h2>\n<p>The Self-Paced and Instructor-led laboratories are only available if you have a BU identification number and email address.<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Students without BU ID and Kerberos account<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nIf you are a newly accepted student of the Applied Business Analytics graduate program but have not received your BU identification number and email address, please complete the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to the following site to request a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/security\/iam\/authentication\/kerberos\/kerberos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">computing account<\/a>. This is where you\u2019ll establish your BU email address and password.<\/li>\n<li>Once step one is completed, email <a href=\"mailto:tkelly89@bu.edu\">Tara Kelly<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:mmtrain@bu.edu\">Megan Trainor<\/a> indicating your interest to be enrolled in the laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Back to Preparatory Labs Python Application for Business PY200 is a non-credit lab, offered in self-paced and an instructor-led formats, and at no charge to BU MET graduate students. 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