MBA Core Course · English Edition

Data, Models, and AI-Empowered Decision Making

Eight interactive, self-contained units that take students from data and statistical inference to prediction, optimisation, simulation and portfolio decisions.

8 units40 interactive demonstrations40 classroom exercisesWorks offline

How to Use the English Edition

Open any unit directly in Chrome or Edge. Each file works without an internet connection and calculates its examples from embedded course data.

Orange panels are interactive demonstrations; green panels are classroom exercises. Answers and reading progress are stored locally in your browser. Each unit ends with an English–Chinese glossary.

UNIT 01

Data, Descriptive Statistics and AI Fundamentals

Descriptive statistics, Excel workflows, AI model families, LLMs, prompting and AI agents.

6 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 02

Probability, Hypothesis Testing and Experiment Design

Sampling, confidence intervals, the four-step test, A/B experiments and AI-assisted verification.

5 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 03

Regression Analysis

Model specification, Excel output, significance, collinearity, dummy variables and log models.

5 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 04

Time Series and Text Data

Forecasting, seasonal adjustment, causal models, LLM labelling and human agreement checks.

5 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 05

Linear Programming

Formulation, graphical intuition, Excel Solver, shadow prices and sensitivity analysis.

4 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 06

The Art of Modelling and Integer Programming

Model design standards, integer and binary decisions, scheduling and setup costs.

5 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 07

Decision Making under Uncertainty and Simulation

Decision criteria, probability trees, Bayesian updating, utility and Monte Carlo simulation.

5 demonstrations · 5 exercises
UNIT 08

Non-linear Optimisation and Portfolio Selection

Curve fitting, multiple starts, marketing costs, efficient frontiers and evolutionary search.

5 demonstrations · 5 exercises