John Sparks
Email Address: jspark4@uic.eduCollege: Business Administration Department: Information and Decision Sciences
Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Office: 2430
Webpage: http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/ids/facultyprofiles/jsparks.html
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
Analysis of business data. Statistical analysis of stock data for investment strategies. Data mining. Minimum time commitment in hours per week: Qualifications of a Student:
Students need to have some knowledge of statistical software such as SAS or R. I teach this software in IDS462 so a good path is for a student to take that course and then sign up for this program. Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
Prepare data for analysis. Analyze data for a business goal. Prepare written communication of the analysis. Contact researcher via URE Email Webform