Online Courses Handbook 2003

5700 (v.6) Information for Business Decisions 550

Area:	Graduate School of Business
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Provides tools and techniques that will assist decision makers to better analyse and understand business related data that is readily available in increasing quantities. Four basic areas of support namely, statistical methods (descriptive and inferential), relating and determining associations between the various aspects of relevant data and information, casual models for forecasting and decision analysis (focusing on techniques) that will provide a rational framework for decision making are included.