This course introduces the data mining methodology and techniques. In this course, students learn how to turn a vast amount of information into useful resources. This course will cover data mining functionality, data warehousing, active data mining, text and web mining, using classification models, emerging trends of data mining, evaluation and scaling of data mining algorithms, identifying appropriate data to address questions, Expressing business problems as manageable analytical questions, and more. Students will learn- class discussion on each topic- class exercises through practical case studies- homework will be provided to ensure students’ practice. This course can be taken in-person or instructor driven via Zoom.