ETC5510 Introduction to data analysis
Faculty of Business and Economics
ETC5510 Introduction to data analysis is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ETC5510
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ETC5510
No unit lists ETC5510 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
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Overview
Business analytics involves sourcing or collecting appropriate data, reading the data into suitable software, tidying and wrangling the data into shape for analysis, building models and making useful visualisations to achieve effective data-driven decision-making. This unit will introduce each of these aspects of business analytics, and will build oral and written communication skills.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
learn to read different data formats, learn about tidy data and wrangling techniques
- 2
apply effective visualisation and modelling to understand relationships between variables, and make decisions with data
- 3
develop oral and written communication skills in data reporting.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dianne Cook
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ETC5510?
ETC5510 has no prerequisites.
When is ETC5510 offered?
In 2020, ETC5510 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ETC5510?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.