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Predictive Analytics (BISY90016)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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Predicting key business variables has become increasingly important, as it drives both objective decision-making and improved profitability within organisations. This subject covers the main methods used to predict business variables, based on historical data. These include traditional regression, time series analysis, forecasting models, survival analysis, data mining, support vector machines and sentiment analysis. Throughout the subject, the focus will be on understanding how these methods are applied in various business problems, and identifying which predictive approach is the most appropriate to use, given a specific context. The importance of benchmarking different methodologies, as well as the use of prediction in decision-making frameworks, will also be emphasised.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand a wide range of models and methodologies relevant to predicting business outcomes.
- Apply appropriate modelling skills to business contexts such as resource allocation, product development and consumer behaviour.
- Develop forecasting techniques to identify potentially attractive market and investment opportunities.
- Translate forecasting outputs into insights that form the basis of recommendations addressing relevant business problems.
- Determine which metrics to use in critiquing and comparing competing predictive methodologies.
- Identify what additional data would be required to create more robust prediction models, given a certain business context
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolled in one of the Master of Business Administration courses and completion of 112.5 credit points of core subjects in the courses and 70% or above in the subject Data Analysis
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual assignment
| Week 5 | 20% |
Syndicate assignment (equivalent to individual 1000 words assessment)
| Week 8 | 30% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- September
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 19 September 2020 Pre teaching requirements students are required to complete approximately 15 hours of readings to prepare for the subject during pre-teaching period Teaching period 26 September 2020 to 31 October 2020 Last self-enrol date 19 July 2020 Census date 2 October 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 October 2020 Assessment period ends 7 November 2020
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022