FIT1006 - Business information analysis

Overview

This unit is designed to give you an introduction to statistical and quantitative methods within a business-related framework and to provide you with a sound foundation for more advanced statistical and quantitative studies. The unit will provide opportunities for you to gain skills in the presentation of business and economic data, the use of frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, principles of probability, use of probability distributions, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, the use of indices and forecasting methods.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor David Dowe

Teaching approach

Peer assisted learning

Assessment

1 - Assignment 1

2 - Online quiz

3 - Assignment 2

4 - In class quizzes

5 - Assignment 3

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Applied sessions

Seminars

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Technology resources

Students may need to use the university laboratories to access statistical software during private study.

Students will use SYSTAT and Microsoft Excel to perform computer-based statistical calculations.

On campus students will participate in peer-assisted learning activities during lectures using their own mobile devices or laptops. Students DO NOT need to purchase additional equipment for these activities.

Availability in areas of study

Business information systems
IT for business