In a world where organisations are confronted with a vast amount of information, there is an ever-increasing demand for graduates who can make effective use of data. This subject will help you to become a more competent user of information and will enable you to develop an understanding of decision-making … For more content click the Read more button below.
In a world where organisations are confronted with a vast amount of information, there is an ever-increasing demand for graduates who can make effective use of data. This subject will help you to become a more competent user of information and will enable you to develop an understanding of decision-making processes. The subject will assist you to attain an introductory level of statistical literacy and apply statistical concepts to critical business problems and major social issues.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Learning resources
Prescribed - Book - Business Analytics
Title:Business Analytics
Resource requirement:Prescribed
Author/editor:Eliyathamby A Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan & Gerald Kelly
Year:2016
Publisher:Cengage
Prescribed - Other resource - Subject Learning Videos
Title:Subject Learning Videos
Resource requirement:Prescribed
Author/editor:Hayat Khan
Year:2016
Publisher:HK
Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Graduate capabilities
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
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Critically analyse the role of information management and data analysis in effective decision-making in organisations
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Describe basic procedures that modern organisations have developed to manage risk
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Select and use appropriate software tools to calculate descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and forecasting
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Demonstrate an ability to use statistical techniques to form a solution to a problem, and to use and communicate data to support conclusions
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Select and apply appropriate statistical methodology to a variety of problems relating to social, organisational and business settings
Learning activities
On-line and face to face learning activities, face to face workshop, formative and summative assessments, final exam.
