ETO5510 Introduction to data analysis
Faculty of Business and Economics
ETO5510 Introduction to data analysis is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ETO5510. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ETO5510
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ETO5510
2 units list ETO5510 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course A6032, B4008, B6025, B6026, B6028 or B6059 to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
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 you to each of these aspects of business analytics, and build your oral and written communication skills.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Project50%
- Written50%
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
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Hao Chen
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ETO5510?
ETO5510 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after ETO5510?
ETO5510 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ETO5513 and ETO5922.
When is ETO5510 offered?
ETO5510 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ETO5510?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ETO5510 have an exam?
No. ETO5510 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.