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Courses Handbook 2015

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MATH5008 (v.1) Information for Business Decisions

Area: Curtin Graduate School of Business
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 5700 (v.6) Information for Business Decisions 550 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: This unit focuses on developing a systematic and structured approach to coping with the ever-increasing quantity of business-related data. This unit gives students the tools and techniques for converting data into useful information and for developing the ability to structure complex decision problems into a rational framework, thus leading to coherence and consistency in decision-making. This unit covers statistical methods, relating and determining associations between the various aspects of relevant data and information, and causal models for forecasting and decision-making. Though not a computing unit, students need access to a computing package that allows statistical data analysis.
Field of Education: 010100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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