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Coding for Business Problems (BUSA90537)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Solving problems in business often requires computer programming to manipulate, analyse, and visualise data. This component helps students, with little or no background in computer programming, learn how to design and write programs using a high-level procedural programming language, and to solve problems using these skills. Topics such as cyber security, cyber ethics and privacy regarding the collection of individual data will also be discussed.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Read, write, and debug programs to solve business problems.
  • Use fundamental programming constructs (sequence, alternation, selection), data structures (arrays, records, lists, associative arrays), abstraction constructs such as functions, and basic algorithms to solve business problems.
  • Understand ethical issues regarding privacy and cyber security.

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Admissions

Admission into one of the following: MC-BUSANA Master of Business Analytics, GD-BUSANA Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics, GC-BUSANA Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, PR-BUSANA Professional Certificate in Business Analytics

Students admitted to the MBA course may enrol in this subject as an elective subject. Students are required to achieve 70% or above in 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: 31 January 2024

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Mid-term test

  • 1 hours
Week 515%

Syndicate project

  • 30 hours (of work required)
Week 725%

Final Examination

  • 3 hours
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to pass the final examination to pass the subject.		Week 960%

Last updated: 31 January 2024

Dates & times

  • March
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period11 March 2024 to 3 May 2024
    Last self-enrol date21 March 2024
    Census date 5 April 2024
    Last date to withdraw without fail19 April 2024
    Assessment period ends10 May 2024

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Last updated: 31 January 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

Last updated: 31 January 2024