ETW3482 Data mining for business
Faculty of Business and Economics
ETW3482 Data mining for business is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ETW3482
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ETW3482
No unit lists ETW3482 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students must have completed 12 credit points of level 2 units prior to enroling in this unit.
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Overview
This unit will cover the key concepts of data mining with an emphasis on model evaluation and interpretation. Students will learn the fundamental techniques used to pre-process data and the practical use of data mining workbench. Students will use data from a variety of sources, be exposed to hands-on case studies from outside the classroom. Students will become acquainted with various popular learning algorithms (both supervised and unsupervised learning) to gain an appreciation of the foundational skills necessary in building data mining models.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand and differentiate a supervised learning method from an unsupervised learning method
- 2
perform data pre-processing in preparation for building data mining models
- 3
evaluate and compare the quality of different learning models built
- 4
work with appropriate data mining tools efficiently
- 5
understand multi-dimensional datasets using various data mining techniques.
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.
Where it fits
ETW3482 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Elsa Phung
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ETW3482?
ETW3482 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ETW3482 offered?
In 2020, ETW3482 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is ETW3482?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ETW3482?
ETW3482 is part of Business analytics.