MIS770A - Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Start Anytime |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | Nil |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously: | Analytical Skills Foundations |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | For students enrolled in M722, M622, M522: MIS070 All other students: Nil From Trimester 2 2020: Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MIS770 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including online content for each topic which is available on demand. |
| Note: | This is a Start Anytime unit.
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Content
This unit aims to develop foundation skills and knowledge required for data driven, evidence based approaches to business decision making and business performance analysis. To this end, the unit first introduces the skills necessary to enable an understanding of business metrics. This is followed by descriptive analytical techniques that transform both structured and unstructured data into meaningful information for the purpose of decision making and understanding and reviewing business performance. Techniques and principles of data visualisation are introduced that enable graphical depictions of data that can improve comprehension, communication and decision-making. Then, the unit introduces quantitative reasoning skills so students are able to review business performance to find problems or areas of opportunities, and identify patterns and trends in data using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available for Assessment 3.
Unit Fee Information
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