ETS2111 Business data modelling
Faculty of Business and Economics
ETS2111 Business data modelling is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2021 in Summer B at South Africa. It needs ETB1100, ETS1102 or ETW1000 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 2 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Summer B
- South Africa
- Assessment
- Exam 60%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ETS2111. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ETS2111
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ETS2111
1 unit list ETS2111 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit aims to provide an understanding of sampling designs and inference, confidence limits and tests on means, proportion, differences, cross tabulation, with chi square, simple and multiple linear regression (regression with non-linear terms), regression with dummy variables, and an introduction to the analysis of variance. This unit uses Excel.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester B | South Africa | Block on |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment40%
- ExaminationThreshold hurdle60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
choose and apply an appropriate sampling design
- 2
understand and interpret confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for means, proportions and variances, and be able to identify significant differences
- 3
understand and conduct regression analyses to interpret and communicate the business value of the results
- 4
understand and conduct one way analysis of variance in business problems
- 5
understand the concept and application of Chi-square test for independence between business variables.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based 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. 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.
Lecture and tutorials or problem-solving during tutorial/computer lab classes
Learning resources
Required resources
Lecture notes available on Moodle.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Cynthia Bedwei-Majdoub
Common questions
What can I take after ETS2111?
ETS2111 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including ETS2410. Those lead on to 2 units in all.
When is ETS2111 offered?
In 2021, ETS2111 runs in Summer B at South Africa.
How much work is ETS2111?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ETS2111 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021