Data Analysis (BUSA90061)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Contemporary business is awash in data. Modern businesses’ business processes and activities usually involve multiple streams of data from areas as diverse as marketing activities, operational processes and financial activities. Therefore, managers are frequently confronted with how to harness these to understand their business better, so that they can make more informed decisions. Data analysis is the process of converting such raw data into meaningful information to inform business decision-making.

This subject provides an introduction to the fundamental data analysis skills and techniques that are used in contemporary business and management. These skills are essential both for later MBA subjects, and also for solving managerial problems in your later career. The course is computer based and students are required to perform all manipulations and computations themselves.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to apply quantitative methods in management decision making processes. Specifically they should be able to:



  • find probablities for normal distributions
  • compute a confidence interval for a mean, proportion and the difference between two means
  • conduct a hypothesis test for a mean or a proportion
  • identify possible errors or biases in sampling
  • compute the correlations between variables
  • use Excel to run a regression analysis
  • interpret the output of a regression analysis and evaluate the validity and usefulness of a regression model in the context of the business issues that are being analysed

Last updated: 4 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
BUSA90480 Leadership
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 6.25
BUSA90481 Managerial Ethics & Business Environment
September (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 6.25

OR

One of:

BUSA90351 BUSA90350 BUSA90352 BUSA90354 BUSA90353

OR

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the EMBA course at Melbourne Business School.

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: 4 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Contribution to class learning

Throughout the teaching period10%

Personal reflection of learning through case discussion

  • 1500 words
Throughout the teaching period30%

Syndicate assignment report (equivalent of individual 600 words)

  • 600 words (each)
Day 410%

Final Syndicate project report (equivalent of individual 1,200 words) and presentation (equivalent of individual 500 words)

  • 1700 words (equivalent)
Day 720%

End-of-semester examination

  • 90 minutes
Hurdle requirement: Students need to pass the final exam to pass the subject		During the examination period30%

Last updated: 4 March 2025

Dates & times

  • March
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours3 hours of teaching sessions x 10 sessions
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Pre teaching start date 6 February 2025
    Pre teaching requirementsstudents are expected to complete approximately 40 hours of preparation in the pre-teaching period.
    Teaching period 6 March 2025 to 6 April 2025
    Last self-enrol date11 February 2025
    Census date 7 March 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail14 March 2025
    Assessment period ends 6 April 2025

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Additional delivery details

This subject is only available to students admitted to GD-BA, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, 294PN, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator

Last updated: 4 March 2025

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 GD-BA, MC-BAPT, MC-BAPTME, 294PN, or students with permission of the MBA course coordinator

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Business Administration
  • 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: 4 March 2025