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Visualisation and Data Wrangling (BUSA20001)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 2
Derick Lyle: derick.lyle@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides an introduction to the essential skills for the management of business data to enable the application of analytics and evidence-based decision-making in business. It entails the study of the principles and tools for business data management and modelling. The focus of the subject is enabling business decision-making, and includes consideration of effective presentation and reporting of business data. Data sets will be drawn from multiple industries and business disciplines.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Manage common issues in the manipulation of business data of different types (e.g., timestamp, textual data)
- Collect and compile business data from multiple sources
- Define appropriate business metrics and variables for a given data set
- Explain the principles and issues involved in the effective presentation of business data for decision-making purposes
Generic skills
- Collaborative learning
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Use of computer software
- Application of theory to practice
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ACCT10001 | Accounting Reports and Analysis |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Summer Term (Online)
|
12.5 |
AND
One of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ECON10005 | Quantitative Methods 1 |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST20004 | Probability |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST20006 | Probability for Statistics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual data assignment
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Two data projects (in groups of 3-4 students). Each student will contribute the equivalent of 2000 words for both projects
| Second half of the teaching period | 40% |
Take home exam
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Derick Lyle Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour workshop per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Derick Lyle: derick.lyle@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour workshop per week
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- 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: 31 January 2024