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Introduction to Business Problems (BUSA90499)
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
Overview
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This subject is the introduction to the program of Masters in Business Analytics. The subject will focus on two issues: (I) introduce students to business problems that are best addressed with analytics and the complexities of business problems, and (2) the complexities of possible solutions to those problems. To address the implementation of those solutions, team processes will be examined and project management tools will be provided.
Students will be presented with a data set and a case study of an organization facing a significant business problem. Students will be asked to prepare possible solutions to the problem, which will be revisited in the Business Analytics Applications subject at the end of their program of study. Assessment in this subject will focus on the team processes and project management tools applied to this case study.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Understand the wide variety of business problems that are best addressed with analytics.
- Define business problems in ways that are insightful.
- Understand the complexity of business problems, and solutions to those problems.
- Understand the complexity of business data.
- Understand the complexity of implementing solutions to business problems.
- Understand the multitude of organisational stakeholders, and their different, and often opposite, objective functions.
- Understand the complexity of managing the implementation of analytics projects.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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One syndicate oral presentation (1500 individual words or equivalent)
| Week 3 | 40% |
One individual test
| 55% | |
Individual assignment
| Week 3 | 5% |
Attendance (minimum 80%) Hurdle requirement: students need to attend at least 80% of classes to pass the subject | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- March
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 21 March 2022 to 29 April 2022 Last self-enrol date 29 March 2022 Census date 1 April 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 April 2022 Assessment period ends 29 April 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students admitted to MC-BUSANA, or students with permission of the Master of Business Analytics course coordinator
Last updated: 31 January 2024