BUSANA 7000 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024

Students will be introduced to essential computing and programming skills necessary to solve business analytic problems. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of data-driven decision making, providing a basis to transform qualitative business queries into quantifiable analytic solutions. In addition, the concepts of data warehousing and data wrangling will be covered as well as topics on cybersecurity and ethics.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code BUSANA 7000
    Course Fundamentals of Business Analytics
    Coordinating Unit Finance and Banking
    Term Semester 2
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Corequisites CORPFIN 7033 - can be taken as a Pre-Requisite
    Assessment Exam/assignments/tests/tutorial work as prescribed at first lecture
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Mr Pide Lun

    Course Instructors

    Dr Pide Lun


    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Explain the background of business analytics

    2. Demonstrate  programming methods to locate, warehouse and wrangle data

    3. Utilize decision analysis as a means to build solutions for business queries

    4. Relate ethical principles to the collection, storage and use of data by business and government
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)

    Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth

    Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.

    2-3

    Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving

    Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.

    1-3

    Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills

    Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.

    1-3

    Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness

    Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.

    1-3

    Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency

    Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.

    3

    Attribute 6: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency

    Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.

    1-3
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Resources necessary for each topic covered in the course are advertised in the MyUni course website.
    Recommended Resources
    (e-book version) Camm, J. D., Cochran, J. J., Fry, M. J. and Ohlman, J. W., (2023). Business Analytics (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. Enrolled students may be eligible for a discounted price offered by Cengage.

    DataCamp.com. Available at https://www.datacamp.com

    Wickham, H. and Grolemund, G., (2017). R for Data Science. Available at https://r4ds.had.co.nz/
    Online Learning
    Please refer to the MyUni course website for online resources used in the course.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    This course will be taught entirely online and include a mixture of pre-prepared lecture material that students are expected to learn prior to live (online) workshop sessions with the students on a weekly basis.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    Students should allocate up to eight hours per week of study time to do appropriate readings, solving set questions, problems,
    and assignments in addition to attendance at scheduled class sessions.
    Learning Activities Summary

    Topic Details (approximately follows week-by-week breakdown of classes)



    1.  Introduction to Business Analytics and R

    2.  Basic Data Manipulation

    3.  Introduction to Visual and Descriptive Analytics

    4.  Using Loops and Conditional Statements in R

    5.  Data Wrangling

    6.  Web Scraping

    7.  Writing efficient R code & Review of R packages

    8.  Decision Analysis and Making Data-Driven Decisions

    9.  Cluster Analysis

    10. Introduction to Text Mining & Analysis

    11. Statistical Inference

    12. Cybersecurity and Ethics

  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Value Format Scheduled Related CLO
    5% Short take-home test (individual or with one partner) Week 4 2
    30% 1st Online Test Week 7 1-2
    30% Group Assignment Weeks 9-13 1-4
    35% 2nd Online Test Week 12 2-4
    Assessment Related Requirements
    Important information related to the assessments:
    1. To pass this course, a cumulative score of at least 50% is required.
    Assessment Detail
    DataCamp Task (Week 4):
    Covering topics 2, 3, and 4

    Test 1 (Week 7):
    Covering topics 1 - 6

    Test 2 (Week 13):
    Covering topics 8 - 12

    Group Assignment (Week 13):
    Covering topics 1 - 11
    Submission
    All assessment tasks must be submitted by the deadline.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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