ITO5004 Learning analytics fundamentals
Faculty of Information Technology
ITO5004 Learning analytics fundamentals is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITO5004
No prerequisites or corequisites.
After ITO5004
2 units list ITO5004 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
This unit will provide an overview of the foundations of learning analytics – general issues, definitions, challenges, critical issues, relationships with other fields. The unit will examine and critically appraise the interdisciplinary nature of learning analytics. The unit will also critically discuss connections between the three critical dimensions of learning analytics – data analytics, design, and theory. The process of data analysis along with selected data analysis techniques commonly used in learning analytics will be introduced. The unit will consider how learning analytics can be used for personalisation and decision-making. Ethical use of data and privacy protection will be explored.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Online |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Define and critically analyse dimensions of learning analytics
- 2
Review and assess emerging trends and tools in learning analytics
- 3
Explain and appraise ethical and privacy implications in adoption of learning analytics
- 4
Develop a detailed plan for learning analytics implementation and critically assess its main elements
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week
independent learning, discussions, collaborative learning, and feedback & reflections.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Gasevic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ITO5004?
ITO5004 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after ITO5004?
ITO5004 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ITO5008 and ITO5010.
When is ITO5004 offered?
ITO5004 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
How much work is ITO5004?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.